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The Israelites secretly did things against the LORD their God that were not right. They built high places in all their towns from watchtower to fortified city. 2 Kings 17:9 CSB
God was offended. The people were breaking His law, and it seemed they thought He wouldn’t notice. Most weren’t sinning openly but rather behind closed doors. They had set aside the seriousness of their relationship with God and did what they wanted.
The biggest problem with using your mind to entertain the idea of breaking God’s law is that the more you think about sinning, the more likely you will be to sin. Maybe that’s why God gives you so many good things to consider. It’s why He gave you His Word. It’s why you always have an invitation to pray.
You have only so many minutes in life, so ask yourself if it makes sense to waste any of your time entertaining ideas that keep you from the purpose for which God created you.
It’s sort of like a well-balanced diet. You stay away from an all-cotton candy diet because it will never lead to good health. And you don’t have a healthy spiritual life if you refuse quality spiritual food. God notices your walkaway choice—even when no one else suspects. Shift you thinking strategies, and allow truth to change your heart and mind.
Prayer: Redirect my thinking, Father. I don’t want to get sidetracked in my walk with You, but sometimes it’s too easy to do. The things You ask me to think always lead to Your best for me.
God was offended. The people were breaking His law, and it seemed they thought He wouldn’t notice. Most weren’t sinning openly but rather behind closed doors. They had set aside the seriousness of their relationship with God and did what they wanted.
The biggest problem with using your mind to entertain the idea of breaking God’s law is that the more you think about sinning, the more likely you will be to sin. Maybe that’s why God gives you so many good things to consider. It’s why He gave you His Word. It’s why you always have an invitation to pray.
You have only so many minutes in life, so ask yourself if it makes sense to waste any of your time entertaining ideas that keep you from the purpose for which God created you.
It’s sort of like a well-balanced diet. You stay away from an all-cotton candy diet because it will never lead to good health. And you don’t have a healthy spiritual life if you refuse quality spiritual food. God notices your walkaway choice—even when no one else suspects. Shift you thinking strategies, and allow truth to change your heart and mind.
Prayer: Redirect my thinking, Father. I don’t want to get sidetracked in my walk with You, but sometimes it’s too easy to do. The things You ask me to think always lead to Your best for me.
