There is a story about a pastor who was preparing for his weekend sermon in his home office. He was having trouble putting the finishing touches on his message, as his preteen son kept wandering into his office interrupting him.
Looking for something fun to do, the boy wandered into his father’s office for a third time. But this time the pastor had an idea. He reached into a magazine bin sitting next to his desk and pulled out a magazine. He opened it to a page having a picture of the world. He ripped out the page, tore it up into pieces, and said, “Son, I have a game for you. I am giving you what looks like torn-up pieces of paper, but they are actually pieces to a puzzle. The puzzle is a picture of a world. I want you to go into the kitchen and put the world together by fitting all the pieces together. When you finish, come and get me and I will give you a quarter!”
The boy was very excited to take the challenge and hurriedly took the puzzle pieces from his father and left the room. The pastor, knowing he would have some undisturbed time, excitedly dove back into working on his sermon.
However, the boy returned a few minutes later. With a big smile on his face he said, “Dad, I’ve solved the puzzle!” Amazed, the father looked at the world perfectly fitted together and asked, “Son, how did you do that so quickly?” He answered, “Well, on the other side of the world was a picture of a man … as I pieced the man together, the world came together!”
“Normal” thinking says, “I am the way I am because I have been shaped by my circumstances.” Elevated thinking says, “I have the ability to control my attitude, beliefs and thoughts, that ultimately end up shaping my world.” Don’t let the “normal” thinking of the world trick you, when you take responsibility to shape yourself and your thoughts, you are able to shape the world you want to live in. YOU are the most important shaper of your life. We have many influences that can shape us, but WE must take responsibility for shaping ourselves so we can shape the world we want.
Romans 12:2 says, “Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think.”
When you elevate your thinking, you elevate your life!
Recent Comments