Order My Thoughts

 

Hello, this is Multiply a podcast for Village Church Planters, Pastors and all who are serving God by serving others. We are Brad and Daneille Snowden. 

There is a quote that says, “Prayer gives the brain the chance to process thoughts,” this is saying when we pray, the thoughts that come from anyone but our Lord, will then be changed to the thoughts of God our Father. 

Through out our lives and even today, Daneille and I wrestle with being so busy, that we experience clutter in our thought life that can lead to a whole lot of frustration.

Oh goodness yes, I remember as the children were young and we were pastoring, and Brad, you were working your construction business when we were so busy. We had to be sure our lives were well planned out. If we’re not careful, we started doing a lot of things that truthfully wasn’t God’s plan. 

The important lesson that we realized was that when our thoughts are cluttered with busyness, it floods our minds (meaning our thought life) what is called having a NOISY BRAIN! It feels like situations, ideas, and needs are all yelling at us inside. This can bring us all much stress, but sadly squeeze out the thoughts of God Himself. 

In Isaiah 55:8 God says: “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways.”   

This is so important, when we allow God to renew us as stated in Romans 12:2, our feet will go where our thoughts lead us. We will walk in peace, as we accomplish God’s Will for our lives. And our brain will not be filled with noise that causes so much confusion and stress. We will have the thoughts of our Maker, Father and Friend Who is God Himself.

Amen Daneille, let us all pray Psalms 139:23-24 saying: “Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me and lead me in the way everlasting.”

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