INTRODUCTION
God has already declared his thoughts toward us in Jeremiah 29:11-thoughts of peace, hope, and a future. That’s the blueprint for all-round fulfilment.
But God’s plan only becomes our reality when we learn to walk in His thoughts.
Colossians 3:1-2 (MSG) tells us how we can walk in this thought of God for us:
1. Act in Line With God’s Thoughts
“act like it.” – Colossians 3:1.
▪︎ The life of Christ is a good and perfect life. It is God’s thought for us so act (live) like (you have) it.
2. Pursue Things That Activate God’s Thoughts
“Pursue things over which Christ presides”
Philippians 4:8.
Things that are True, Honest, Just, Pure, Lovely, Of good report, Virtuous, Praise-worthy.
3. Have The Right Focus
“Don’t shuffle along…”
To Shuffle is to walk slowly by dragging or sliding your feet along the ground without fully lifting them (often due to fatigue, age, or laziness).
▪︎ Don’t drag yourself around ungrateful, unthankful, unmindful of the goodness of God.
“…with your eyes to the ground, absorbed with the things right in front of you.”
▪︎ Don’t focus on yourself alone.
▪︎ Don’t focus on the things happening around you. Focus on your dream like Joseph.
▪︎ Don’t focus on the things on the ground- Colossians 3:2 (KJV). Prioritize things that have eternal value.
▪︎ Don’t be carried away or be terrified by things happening around you.
▪︎ Renew your mind (Romans 12:2).
“Look up”
Walking in God’s thoughts means lifting our gaze to His higher plan for total fulfilment (Psalm 121:1-2; Isaiah 55: 8-9)
“… be alert to what is happening around Christ.”
▪︎ Be sensitive to the perfect life where Christ reigns.
4. See Things From God’s Perspective
Isaiah 43:18-19
“Behold” (See; capture it)
Don’t see/consider the old, see the new.
▪︎ See what God is seeing
▪︎ Stop seeing the problem, see solution. See beyond obstacle (Exodus 14:15-16, 21-22; 1Samuel 17:33,36; Joshua 6:2,16; Genesis 41:40-41; 50:20).
▪︎ The moment you begin to see things from God’s perspective, you will live a peaceful and victorious life.
WHAT ARE YOU SEEING?
5. Release Your Heart for God’s Peace.
“.. thoughts of peace.” (Jeremiah 29;11)
God promised a perfect peace (Isaiah 26:3)
▪︎ You must submit the totality of your heart to God for you to experience and enjoy perfect peace.
▪︎ Don’t release any part of your heart for worry, anxiety, fear, or bitterness. You will not enjoy peace in those areas.
Peace does not necessarily mean absence of storm but seeing God’s presence in the midst of storm.
▪︎ Stay in the Word (Isaiah 59:19) “…when the enemy comes like a flood, the Spirit of God will raise a standard against him.”
CONCLUSION
God’s thoughts toward us is already set: peace, hope, a future, and an all-round fulfilment. Our part is to walk in them.
Stop keeping your eyes to the ground. Look up to Christ, see from God’s perspective, and you will step into the fullness of God’s plan for your life.
PRAYER
Lord, renew my mind and shift my focus today. Help me to think Your thought, walk in Your path, and experience the all-round fulfilment You have planned for me, in Jesus’ name, Amen.