Firm in your minds to Christ

 I chose this scripture to ponder upon this week, but before this week -  this scripture has had significance to Brooke and myself.

We have a little saying at night as I remind her of this scripture. " Be firm in your mind " .....

Scripture time is always a time that Brooke likes to talk about every thing. We love to talk and we do, but when we start getting to distracted from gospel topic ( just during our scripture study ) , I remind her of this scripture phrase, " Be firm in your mind" to God only during prayer and scripture study.

We have discussed the need to be firm in mind as concentration on just Him and the feeling of the spirit

Even as adults this is something that happens to us whether during prayers to Him, scriptures or on a bigger scale - during our daily thoughts - Not being firm towards our eternal purpose that He has given us,  but instead allowing ourselves to have worldly thoughts. ( material possession, popularity, power in our employment etc. )

So I also use this phrase for myself " Be firm in your mind to Christ ".

Sometimes this is harder to do than other times. When trials come like sickness or hardships it is easier to let our thoughts be firm to Him in prayer. But when we are among others whom may not want to talk about Him , we can easily find ourselves becoming distant from Him as we stop thinking of Him as much. I have found that when this happens to me I must try harder. Read scriptures a little longer. Pray over until my mind feels more sensitive to the feelings of the spirit.

I am continuing to work on this and trying to teach my children what it means to " be firm in your minds to Christ".

I have unexpressable love for my God and His perfect Son and my perfect mediator whom I also know without doubt that He does plead my cause to the Father.

Jacob 3: 1 But behold, I, Jacob, would speak unto you that are pure in heart. Look unto God with firmness of mind, and pray unto him with exceeding faith, and he will console you in your afflictions, and he will plead your cause, and send down justice upon those who seek your destruction.

I say this in Jesus name. Amen