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Romans 12:16

“Be of the same mind toward one another. Do not set your mind on high things, but associate with the humble. Do not be wise in your own opinion.”
Romans 12:16

The way in which we think controls our outward appearance. Especially for me, if you spend 5 minutes with me you'll understand what my emotion is always clearly presented in my facial expressions. It's both a blessing and a curse, when I need someone to talk to the people around me always know something is bugging me but when it's over something stupid i can't get away with a negative thought with the people around me. Not that I can ever get away with it when it comes to God.
No matter what we are thinking our body will follow, that's why it is so important to be of one kind with team mates. To make sure that you all have to same end goal in mind and that you are focusing on God on not ourselves. We are no better than when we were running from the Lord. We can't change the fact that we are all gross sinners with bad intentions, even when we think our minds our i bathe right place.
The only way to truest get our minds into the right place is to give our thoughts to the Lord. To let go of our ways and our thoughts and hand them over for Him to clean and sort our thoughts. It's not something that happens over night, it takes time, it takes diligence. But he outcome is bringing us closer to the Lord where we want to stand in one mind with the people serving around us.

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