E-quip post #2 - heart stimulation

2 Peter 3:1-2 "Dear friends, this is now my second letter to you. I have written both of them as reminders to stimulate you to wholesome thinking. I want you to recall the words spoken in the past by the holy prophets and the command given by our Lord and Savior through your apostles."

These verses are perfect for this blog. Never again will I be able to say that this is the "second letter" that I have written to you. Let's listen to Peter's heart here as he reminds us to be stimulated to wholesome thinking.

Put your mind around this...The basic mechanics of the human brain cells reflect a process of pattern matching or rather recognition. In a "moment of reflection", new situations and new experiences are judged against recalled ones and judgements are made. In order to make these judgements, the intellect maintains present experience and sorts relevant past experience. It does this while keeping present and past experience distinct and separate. The intellect can mix, match, merge, sift, and sort concepts, perceptions, and experience. This process is called reasoning. Logic is the science of reasoning. The awareness of this process of reasoning is access consciousness

HUh?

Ya, I don't get it either. (That was just to make me look smart). What big Pete wants us to do is to be stirred up to wholesome thinking again through being reminded of what was written by past prophets and apostles. Oh, how I need to be reminded of the things of the Lord. Why do we forget so easily? We forget the wholesome, good, and righteous things that the Lord has taught us and we slip into our old carnal state of mind. God knows that many of the battles that we face spiritually in life are fought in the brain. We can talk ourselves into something (whether its bad or good for us) so easily. We can rationalize things in our minds that sound crazy in reality. Maybe you're good at that too.

Being reminded of things is part of life, especially growing up. If I never remind my son Luke to brush his teeth, the kid would have a rotten mouth! He'll thank me later, but now, he is sort of tired of hearing it. But hey, that's part of being a parent. (And plus, I have always wanted to boss around little people! HEheHEheHEheHE)

A few ways to remind ourselves of the things of the Lord is through regular Scripture reading at home, listening to Christian music, and of course going to church to get good Bible teaching. Now... I know what you're thinking, "Hey Britton, I already know all of this!" That's the point! I am reminding you, man. Repetition is the best teacher. Repetition is the best teacher. Repetition is the best teacher...

The more we marinate our hearts and brains with the things of the Lord, the more wholesome we will become.

Philippians 4:8, "Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable - if anything is excellent or praiseworthy - THINK on these things."

So now you have been reminded, and e-quipped.

Equip youth :: Eph. 4:11-13