Don’t Mind Me
There is a certain passage in the Bible that talks about how we are supposed to live the Christian life. For those raised in the church or for those who attend a Christian University/College, these words are all too familiar, the words of Christ in Luke 10:26-28:
"26And He said to him, "What is written in the Law? How does it read to you?" 27And he answered "YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR STRENGTH, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND; AND YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF." 28And He said to him, "You have answered correctly; DO THIS AND YOU WILL LIVE."
Here we have the story of a Lawyer asking Jesus how he must inherit eternal life, but I feel that the Holy Spirit wants believers to get more out this verse than just love your neighbor with your heart, soul, and strength. Christ tells the Lawyer to use his all his mind.
We as Christians, me included, are the most unintelligent people in America today. Because of this unintelligence (which includes a lack of understanding of Sound Doctrine, correct Theology, Non-hollow and captive Philosophy, no understanding of religions other than Christianity, and countless more) we have become Christians with no passion. We don't tell others about Christ because we are afraid of what questions they may ask to counter our attempt at spreading the Gospel. We have failed to Love the Lord our God through using our minds. And we wonder why our culture has become more infatuated with sex, money, and fame rather than with Christ.
The whole idea of using our minds as a means to Love God was embraced by Paul, who reasoned with Jews and Gentiles in the synagogues (Acts 17:16-17), by Daniel, who was chosen by Nebuchadnezzar because he showed intelligence in every branch of wisdom (Daniel 1:4), and by countless others who used their God-given brain to reason, debate, argue, and persuade with Love.
How have we become so dull when it comes to using our minds to Love God? Have we let laziness sleep with Christianity? Have we abandoned the study of the Logic of God (theology)? Doctrine? Has the Church been led astray by moral relativism? Have we abandoned the utmost call on our lives to Love God with our mind?
We cannot share the Love of Christ because we fail to Love God with our mind. We become awkward believers because we don't know about any other culture other than the sub-culture that we are in. We become a hindrance to other believers willing to grow. Pastors become lazy in the pulpit and focus more on using their speech techniques than on using their minds.
I urge you to become aware with the world around you, ask God for wisdom and knowledge, get out of your Christian sub-culture, and leap over hurdles of fear when attempting to Love God with all of your mind.
Love the lord your God with all your heart, soul, strength, and mind.