Free my Mind for Good Things ...

Wednesday, Oct 23, 2013. Sometimes life can be strange and curious. In particular, when writing about some part of the bible, some passage or verses in a New Testament book …

Meaning Renewed …

How are you reading such things? Personally, I usually have some opinion. I have heard most parts of the bible by now, many of them many times. I have heard sermons about it … and when I read some part, I often feel like: I know that. I know what it says. I know its meaning.

But then, there are days where things happen which turn this prejudice around. There are days when biblical verses can gain a completely renewed meaning. It is like we would go from one level to another, to a deeper understanding. It is like opening a door to another floor, or like suddenly being on a mountain with a completely different perspective on the same valey.

It looks like God can show us much more about his book “bible” than we see in our normal days. He can guide us to see much more of him, to understand more, to have our hearts much cleaner and full of excitement and surprise!

Renew my mind …

I have been thinking about freedom last week, basically initiated by an exhibition I have been visiting recently in Washington. Freedom of the press, freedom of faith, freedom of doing good! More recently, the freedom from trouble was added to this. How do you gain distance to things which trouble you? How do you keep you balanced mind when there are sincere problems?

I realised that it is a key step to focus on the Lord. He is good. He is balanced. He is full of thoughts of peace and prosperity - for everyone of us. He is NOT filled with trouble or hatred or ignorance.

So it is an important excercise to turn to him, and be with him in prayer. Here, with him, there is peace. With him, there is a perspective. With him, there is truth, and fairness, and all what our heart longs for, all we need. Then, the tough statement “he is everything I need” get a new meaning. He is everything which is needed to resolve the situation. It will not completely destroy all trouble. But it will fill my mind with something else, with good thoughts, with his presence. (Roland Potthast) ... more texts