Are You Making Jehovah's Thoughts Your Own? - ADOPTING GOD'S THOUGHTS AS YOUR OWN

Read Romans 12:2.  The apostle Paul here describes what is involved to think like Jehovah.The preceding article helped us to appreciate that in order to "stop being molded by this system of things," we must refuse to feed on worldly viewpoints and attitudes.  But Paul also mentioned the need for us to 'make our mind over.'  This involves studying God's Word with a view to grasping his thoughts, meditating on them, and bringing our thinking into alignment with God's thinking.

Study is more than superficial reading and involves much more than merely highlighting the answers to study questions. When we study, we consider what material tells us about Jehovah, his ways, and his thinking.  We try to understand why God commands one thing  and condemns another. We also give thought to what changes we need to make in our life and in our thinking.  Although all these aspects might  not be considered in every session of study, we profit by spending time-perhaps half of each study period-meditating appreciatively on what we read. -Psalm 119:97, 1 TImothy 4:15.

 As we meditate regularly on God's Word, something extraordinary happens.  We 'prove to ourselves,' yes, convince ourselves that Jehovah's reasoning on matters is perfect. We begin to see things from his point of view, and we come to agree with that viewpoint.  Our minds are 'made over,' and we develop a new pattern of thinking. Progressively, we make Jehovah's thoughts our own.

Next time: Are You Making Jehovah's Thoughts Your Own?  - OUR THOUGHTS AFFECT OUR ACTIONS

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