March 2018 Week 2: Goats TUESDAY | Page 4

3. Switch Minds:

Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus

Philippians 2:5

Intelligent people tend to lean to their own understanding; after all they are intelligent. They can decipher and ascertain the correct decisions to be made.

Intelligent people tend not to conform; after all they have their own opinion about matters. Yet since they don't follow behind everyone else, they fail to find the importance of having their intelligent mind transformed. By not thinking like everyone else, they think "I AM 'thinking' like Christ".

Different...separate..

unlike any others.

They see their minds as already being renewed which automatically places them within the good, acceptable and perfect will of God.

Last intelligent people only have ONE challenge and that's figuring out "What IS the mind of Christ Jesus?" Anytime intelligent people really don't want do something then they become "confused". Now mind you, they won't seek out the information from a shepherd or leader because they are intelligent enough to figure this out for themselves. So I will leave the Smart Kids (kid- baby goat) with this: Christ tells us unless WE become like little children, we will NEVER enter His Kingdom in Matthew 18:3 We must NEVER forget Isaiah 55:8- His thoughts are NOT our thoughts. So as SMART as we are we still have a Superior KING whose desire is to rule and reign in our hearts; not out of our "smart" minds!

Let us pray:

Dear God, Thank You for YOUR wisdom and knowledge. We know that only YOU are perfect in all Your ways and therefore we come before You humbling ourselves. Teach us to look unto You, to ask You, to seek out Your will and ways so that we may live a life that is pleasing in Your sight. Let us not be judged as the goats who operated from their wisdom; but keep us as sheep who live and do as You speak. We bind the pride which was the demise of Lucifer. Let us never imitate him only learn from him. These things we pray in Jesus name! AMEN!