Question #1 Nov. 16th, 2010

Let's pretend we are walking down the street and spot a wad of fabric near a trash can. As we approach, the stench accosts you! Even so, you pick up the nasty fabric and discover it's a woman's blouse. 

Hmm, you think, I wear blouses! I wouldn't have chosen this one, but here it is....So you hang it by your favorite pair of jeans and think, I don't like this, but it's here, so I guess I'll keep it. 

Now the whole closet reeks and your clean, lovely clothes get dirty as you shove it in place. It has no value; but now it's yours. 

Unlike clothes we don't wear, everything from our thought closets gets worn. Uck! We put on untrue, fateful, hurtful labels. When we allow them in, we take dirty, ill-fitting words and store them in the sanctity of our minds! We must continue to crush those wrong thoughts, capture those lying words, and make each word and label concur with truth because we are to have a particular mind. (Philippians 2:5 "Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus. KJV)

Your thought closet is designed to host the mind of Christ. That's why you can't let it become cluttered with wrong words and ill-fitting labels. 

Look at the word mind in the following activity, and post words that describe the mind of Christ. I've put in some Scripture hints if you need them. 

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Psalm 8:1 (New International Version)

¹ LORD, our Lord,

   how majestic is your name in all the earth!

   You have set your glory
   in the heavens. 

Psalm 103:8 (New International Version)

⁸ The LORD is compassionate and gracious,
   slow to anger, abounding in love. 

Matthew 11:29 (New International Version)

²⁹ Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.

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Luke 23:4 (New International Version)

 ⁴ Then Pilate announced to the chief priests and the crowd, “I find no basis for a charge against this man.” 

Titus 2:7 (New International Version)

⁷ In everything set them an example by doing what is good. In your teaching show integrity, seriousness 

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Philippians 4:8 (New International Version)

 ⁸ Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. 

Revelation 19:16 (New International Version)

¹⁶ On his robe and on his thigh he has this name written:

   KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.

Psalm 34:18 (New International Version)

¹⁸ The LORD is close to the brokenhearted
   and saves those who are crushed in spirit. 

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2 Timothy 1:7 (New International Version)

⁷ For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline. 

2 Timothy 2:15 (New International Version)

¹⁵ Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth.