Like Minds

Philippians 2:2 Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind.

Ezekiel 38:10 Thus saith the Lord God; It shall also come to pass, that at the same time shall things come into thy mind, and thou shalt think an evil thought:

Lately my mind has been bent on one thing. I have a desire for confirmation of my thoughts. I wait on a dear brother in the Lord to send me an assignment. Will he choose that thing in which my mind has given so much time and effort in searching out truth and light? Or will it be something else?

So I seek a word from the Word. In which of these passages will I find help from the Lord?

The answer must be to look in both places. If my mind is right I will find peace in Philippians and if my mind is not right I will find correction in Ezekiel. When seeking, why would I demand the Lord should agree with me? I must also explore the possibility of being wrong.

I’ve invested many hours in this and I want this assignment. That does not mean it is God’s will for me. Neither should I look to my dear brother and think that if he chooses another assignment for me, that he has not heard from the Lord. I must accept whatever assignment I am given with the heart of a servant who is grateful to have been chosen at all.

Seeking answers in the scriptures to current conditions only has value if you are willing to find an answer you might not want to hear. At risk here is my relationship with my brother and my Lord. Not that they have turned from me, but that I might put my own desires before the Lord’s needs. Can I find truth in scripture and accept the answer? I would like to think I can but how will I know without being tested.

Romans 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

Call me O Lord according to your purpose.

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