My BSF [Bible Study Fellowship] lecturer made this statement: “God is thinking about you.” Isn’t that wonderful? The truth that God thinks about us is amazing.
But God doesn’t stop at thinking about us. God acts on His thoughts for our behalf.
What does the Bible say about God’s thoughts?
Isaiah 55:8-9 teaches us that God’s thoughts and ways are superior to our thoughts and ways: “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.” Since God’s thoughts are superior to ours, shouldn’t we spend more time in the Bible, because it contains God’s thoughts?
What does God do with His thoughts? Jeremiah 29:11 helps us to understand that God uses His thoughts to plan for our future. Isn’t it wonderful that our all-powerful, sovereign God thinks about our future: “For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.” Please note that His plans for us are for our benefit. That doesn’t mean our circumstances will always be easy, but God will care for us through the challenges of this life, until He chooses when it is time for us to go to Jesus.
Hebrews 4:12 reminds us that God’s Word, which comes from His thoughts, is living and active: “For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.” God’s Word is powerful. He discerns our thoughts and intentions of our hearts. After all, He did speak and all of creation came into existence!
Creation came from God’s thoughts. I’m grateful God created us and thinks about us!
Psalm 139:17 shows one reason to praise God for His thoughts: “How precious to me are your thoughts, O God! How vast is the sum of them!” Are God’s thoughts precious to you?
The greatest demonstration of God thinking about us is found in John 3:16: “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.” God developed the plan of salvation. The Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit coordinated their power to secure eternal life for all who confess their need for salvation from their sins.
Jesus is the only Name by which anyone can have their sins forgiven and receive eternal life. Have you taken that step? If not, what are you waiting for? If you have accepted God’s gift of eternal life through Jesus, what are you doing for God’s kingdom with this precious gift?
Since our thoughts need to align with God’s, how does that happen? Colossians 3:2-5 provides direction: “Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ who is your life appears, then you also will appear with him in glory. Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.”
Romans 8:6 speaks further to the reason why we must align our thoughts and our lives with God’s thoughts as detailed in the Bible: “For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace.” We can spend too much time looking at our phones, on social media or shopping online. Psalm 119:37 tells us to: “Turn my eyes away from worthless things;
preserve my life according to your word.”
After considering that God thinks about me, I pondered what it means when someone says to me they were thinking about me. Their thoughts are meaningless unless there is some action that follows those thoughts.
I realized that when I find myself thinking about someone, God is asking me to act upon those thoughts. The best action I can take is to pray for someone. When I pray, that means I’m asking God to remind that person of who He is, and to intervene on that person’s behalf. God can help someone far better and with greater effectiveness than I can.
But God sometimes impresses upon me that I need to call or text that person I am thinking about. When I take that action, it turns out there is a purpose in God having me contact someone. Sometimes the call or text is simply encouragement. Sometimes the call or text is to supply that person with needed information.
A friend had injured herself. I didn’t know this. But God knew this! He impressed upon my thoughts the need to call her. I did. I was able to supply her with information that led her to the doctor who could help her.
Unfortunately, I don’t always follow up on the thoughts God gives me, but I am improving. I want to be sensitive to His Spirit’s leading.
Since God is thinking about us, I think it is best to listen to Him!
How might we hone our listening skills to God’s Spirit?
These are a few ideas on how to hone our listening skills to God’s voice:
Take time to be still with God.
Trust God is working in you and wants to work through you.
Ask Him for discernment. We have an enemy who can deceive us.
Be certain our thoughts align with the Bible.
Be willing to step outside our comfort zone.
Be eager to serve the Lord.
I feel valued and cared for when I know that God is thinking about me. How does that truth make you feel?
Please contact me at: ButGodCares@gmail.com if you want to talk about God and a living, active relationship with Jesus.
Living for Jesus, Donna
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