Thinking Right by Charles R. Swindoll James 1:19–25 Wouldnt you love to live courageously in spite of the odds? Doesnt it sound exciting to be divinely powerful in day-to-day living? Arent you anxious to become authentic in a day of copy-cat styles and horrendous peer pressure? Of course! It all begins in the mind. Thinking right always precedes acting right. That is why I emphasize the importance of the renewed mind. It is really impossible to grasp the concept of serving others—or to carry it out with joy, without fear—until our minds are freed from the worlds mold and transformed by the Lords power. Now some so-called religious leaders and gurus exploit others by calling them to servanthood in order to control them and use them for their own purposes. I feel the need to warn you against becoming a victim of some strong personality who wishes to use you. How easy it is to encourage servanthood so others might serve us. That is not the way our Master walked and neither should we. Servanthood starts in the mind. With a simple prayer of three words: Change me, Lord. Lord, make me a servant who asks of you and of others, what can I do for you?
Posted on: Wed, 12 Nov 2014 18:56:06 +0000
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