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Strengthen your mind
'Concentrate on doing your best for God' 2 TIMOTHY 2:15
Ever go back upstairs to remind yourself of why you originally went downstairs? Well, just like our bodies don't work too well without proper exercise; neither do our minds! Doctors say that all those hours in front of the TV, avoiding mental stimulation, result in the shrinking of our mind's capacity, including our memory.
'Brain fitness' experts assure us that our brains don't grow old from working too hard, but from hardly working at all! When you just let your mind 'vegitate' and don't stretch it with deep reading, creative thinking, or challenging conversation, it can become old; even when it's young! On the other hand, if you challenge your mind regularly, your brain stays young even as you get older.
Here's a great way to strengthen your mind: 'Concentrate on doing your best for God, work you won't be ashamed of, laying out the truth plain and simple.' That word 'concentrate' comes from a Greek word that means to push yourself mentally. Paul is telling Timothy to push his mind by studying God's Word. Paul didn't want Timothy's mind to turn into a vegetable! He knew that God promises those who feed on His Word daily will become '...like a tree planted by streams of water...which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither.' (Psalm 1:3 NIV). Don't let your mind 'wither'; exercise and strengthen it by studying the Scriptures today!
written by Bob Gass
'Concentrate on doing your best for God' 2 TIMOTHY 2:15
Ever go back upstairs to remind yourself of why you originally went downstairs? Well, just like our bodies don't work too well without proper exercise; neither do our minds! Doctors say that all those hours in front of the TV, avoiding mental stimulation, result in the shrinking of our mind's capacity, including our memory.
'Brain fitness' experts assure us that our brains don't grow old from working too hard, but from hardly working at all! When you just let your mind 'vegitate' and don't stretch it with deep reading, creative thinking, or challenging conversation, it can become old; even when it's young! On the other hand, if you challenge your mind regularly, your brain stays young even as you get older.
Here's a great way to strengthen your mind: 'Concentrate on doing your best for God, work you won't be ashamed of, laying out the truth plain and simple.' That word 'concentrate' comes from a Greek word that means to push yourself mentally. Paul is telling Timothy to push his mind by studying God's Word. Paul didn't want Timothy's mind to turn into a vegetable! He knew that God promises those who feed on His Word daily will become '...like a tree planted by streams of water...which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither.' (Psalm 1:3 NIV). Don't let your mind 'wither'; exercise and strengthen it by studying the Scriptures today!
written by Bob Gass
