Who Am I?

Who am I? Have you ever thought about that? How did you get to be the you that you are?

One of the most amazing gifts that God has given is the human mind. The ability to learn, think, choose, and reason is the essence of what makes us human. While the ability to think makes us human, it actually goes deeper. Your thoughts become a reflection of who you really are. God certainly understands this, and He speaks to this in various places all throughout His word.

One of the verses we often quote to back this up is “as a man thinks in his heart so is he” (Proverbs 23:7). You are who your thoughts have made you.

William James, considered by many as the father of modern day psychology, noted the greatest discovery of his generation is that a person can change their life simply by changing their mind. That is good news for we often can’t change our circumstances, but we and we alone can change our mind. It is called out look.

Therefore, “Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life” (Colossians 3:1-3).

Often people speak of things bearing on their mind. In reality our mind should bear on things.

“If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. 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” (Colossians 3: 2 – 5). Freely interpreted that means since you are a Christian think Christian thoughts. The mind is the supervisor of itself. As a horse is bridled so the mind must at times bring itself into control of one’s thoughts. Thoughts are either of a “self-ian” or a Christian nature You chose.

Jonathan Edwards taught “The ideas and images (mental concepts) in men’s minds are the invisible powers that constantly govern them.” We think of a thing and then we do it. If you want to change your attitudes and actions, change your mind.

Your outlook is often determined by your input, what you see or hear, often even your hormones.

When you dethrone your ego and enthrone God there is a new monarch.

William Ellery Channing taught, “Secret study, silent thought is the mightiest agent in human thought.” The mind chooses which of those it will feed on and what is fed on becomes the outward action.

“Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things” (Philippians 4:8).