Re-Center Around God
Generally, Thursdays share a prayer from the bible. As the year progresses, we hope the Holy Spirit uses them to encourage, shape, and direct you in your life. It is a simple way to introduce how to pray using Scripture into your life and the life of others.
That said, we continue Thursday’s plan of Re-Centering our lives around God with a process of reviewing, repenting if necessary and returning to God as necessary. One may not need to repent in each area, but a review of your life with God is always wise.
Mark 8:31-33
He spoke plainly about [his upcoming death], and Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. But when Jesus turned and looked at his disciples, he rebuked Peter. “Get behind me Satan!” he said. “You do not have in mind the concerns of God, but merely human concerns.”
~ Jesus
Pondering Point
Jesus’ words to Peter give us pause to check our motivation when we pray as well. Do I have in mind things of God or am I focused primarily on human concerns. That’s what we consider now as we re-center our lives around God:
Review the Week
Whose concerns do I have in mind primarily? Would God rebuke or commend my motivations? What motivates me to get up in the morning? What drives my spending habits or my usage of time? Do you have God’s concerns in mind?
Repent (if necessary)
Ask God if there is a need to repent of poor thinking, of less-than-godly viewpoints that are shaping your mindset, or of a lack of thinking about God’s concerns in general.
Return (as necessary)
After repenting of shortfalls, come to God our Father and seek his face as of first importance. Ask for his blessing to re-align your priorities and motivations.