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Dear Church Family:
For many people this time of physical distancing brings us more opportunities to be alone with our own thoughts than we have ever experienced before. Many folks throughout history have described the mind as being like an untamed monkey. You should see how the neurons and synapses of Pastor Donny are twirling and swirling around his brain cage this morning as he merely attempts to write this devotional. Worse yet, I haven’t even turned on the coffee pot so far. Boy, are you folks in for it today- Ha! Ha! I am approaching this subject with some levity but for many people too much time alone with their own thoughts can be a bit of a scary thing. I can focus on my disappointments of all the things my family is missing out on right now. I can focus on the fears of what may be happening in our world just around the corner that I cannot see. All of a sudden my chaotic thoughts turn my mind into a dark prison and I cry, Ahhh!!! Who can deliver me from the bondage of being inside my own head! The apostle Paul recommends a different path for the people of God. He beckons us to “Take every thought captive to the knowledge of Christ”. He urges us in Romans 12:2 to “be transformed by the renewing of our minds”. He uses a word in this passage that pictures the amazing transformation a caterpillar goes through in becoming a butterfly. It is an exquisite portrayal of what happens to us spiritually when we allow God to move within our thoughts. We can begin together to have the mind of Christ. We begin to experience transformation from the inside out, we become more beautiful, and we are set free from the prison our minds can sometimes become. I encourage you to begin your day offering to God as an act of worship. I encourage you to end your day allowing God to gently walk you through the paths where your mind has taken you the past 24 hours. I encourage you throughout your day to capture moments for the scriptures or songs of praise to wash over you. “It is for freedom that Christ has set us free”. My prayer for you is that you will claim that as your birthright today. Amen! Pastor Donny
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Rosanna Kingsley
5/4/2020 01:21:57 pm
Thank you, Pastor Donny, for this timely devotional. Have a blessed day
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