\u201cMine!\u201d That\u2019s what toddlers say when another child wants to play with their toys. I remember my own children saying \u201cMine!\u201d It took some time to change their \u201cminds\u201d to be generous, kind and giving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But that \u201cMine!\u201d attitude isn\u2019t easy to break. Even, as adults, \u201cmine\u201d is a part of our DNA. My plans. My ideas. My way. My life. In the words of Frank Sinatra \u201cI did it MY way!\u201d Not anything against Frank, but that wasn\u2019t a love song about a girl, a boy or even a city \u2014 it was about me, me, me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I am from the Baby Boomer generation that was dubbed the \u201cMe\u201d generation aka the narcissistic, self-made, self-fulfillment generation. But it didn\u2019t start there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
From the beginning, \u201cMine\u201d was an issue. Out of all the lush beauty and best of fruits to eat \u2013 Adam and Eve weren\u2019t satisfied. They HAD to have THAT apple.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Samson HAD to have Delilah. King David HAD to have Bathsheba. Judas HAD to have the 30 pieces of silver. We see the trouble “mine” got them. It seems to have carried over through all generations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s Satan\u2019s tactic. He authored it. It was about his glory as the highest of all angels, but he wasn\u2019t contented. Instead, Satan desired to be God. \u201cMINE\u201d was and is his mode of operation. That\u2019s why he isn\u2019t content. He wants us, too!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You know the phrase: “My way or the highway”. I\u2019m singing to the choir and a choir of angels are singing to us. Romans 12:10 calls us to \u201cBe kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honor preferring one another.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I’ve had plenty of time to get it right. I’m still learning. I’ve learned that my mind, mouth, mood, and attitude are all intricately connected. When they run amuck, it\u2019s because \u201cIt\u2019s all about me!\u201d Mine. My feelings. My way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For years, I didn\u2019t make the connection between my thoughts and the rest of my life. But God, in His loving ways, taught me many things from His Word about the \u201cmind connection\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The longer I follow Jesus, the more I learn the attitude of humility. Philippians 2:5-9 explains it well: \u201cLet this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God. But made Himself of no reputation, and took upon Him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men. And being found in fashion as a man, He humbled Himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death on the cross.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
No longer about ME and MINE! It is about HE. May God help us to humble our hearts AND our minds to become more like Him. More of You, Lord. Less of ME!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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