Set my mind on Christ
{"Image DocumentName": "Set my mind on Christ", "Image ImageDescription": "So how do I spend time so that I set my mind on Christ. Let\u2019s try a little experiment. For the next minute empty your mind of everything. Try not to think of anything at all \u2013 to just be still. It is difficult to empty our mind completely for even a minute. Be still and know that I am God is so powerful. Letting go of our will and thoughts long enough to seek God sets our mind so that we are putting Him first. Often we come to God without first seeking Him as our God - the creator of the universe. We don\u2019t acknowledge him as our provider and savior. You see our daily quiet time is not just for us! John 4:23 reminds us that the Lord Himself desires our fellowship and delights in our worship. He longs for that one on one time with His child just as you long for that time with your child. The ultimate purpose of spending time with God is to commune with God. We are made for relationship with God (Ecclesiastes 3:11), and so, in order to have fullness of joy and to be what God wants us to be, He needs to cultivate that relationship. We can\u2019t have a relationship with God if we don\u2019t know him. He can not grow us into His daughters if we don\u2019t seek Him \u2013 actively seek Him through His Word. Why do we think He gave it to us? II Tim. 2:15 Study to show yourself approved unto God, a daughter that doesn\u2019t need to be ashamed. When we study, then we will learn to have a heart for God\u2019s things instead of our own. Our time will be spent in pleasing God because we love Him and loving others because God loves them. James 4:8 says, Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. The reason we must have time with God is because God asks us to. He wants us to want Him, and so He waits for us. The promise for us is sure that if we draw near to Him we can be sure that He will be there for us. He won\u2019t run, He won\u2019t hurt us, He won\u2019t ignore us, He won\u2019t abandon us, and He will listen. He is God and always has time for you, his daughter. He is the perfect friend and Father, and He always has all the time we could ever need. In addition, He has the power to effect change and truly impact our lives. We draw near to God through His Word and through prayer. I Thessalonians 5:17 pray without ceasing . (16,18) It is this attitude or heart of prayer that stays with us throughout our day. It\u2019s like taking Him with us were we go \u2013 to work, to the grocery store, to our homes\u2026 In this way we don\u2019t have to make time for God \u2013 we live in His time with Him. Note Slide 2.", "Image XResolution": "37", "Image YResolution": "37", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Centimeter", "Image Software": "SlidePlayer", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Centered"}