Lights! Camera! Action!

“Prepare your minds for action; be self-controlled; set your hope fully on the grace to be given you when Jesus Christ is revealed.” 1 Peter 1:13

I’m married to a wonderful Boy Scout, an Eagle Scout to be exact, but his mom is the one who lives by the group’s motto – BE PREPARED! No matter what the need – a band aid for a her granddaughter’s blister, the exact location of a “lost” item for her husband, a really yummy snack for me (OK, maybe that’s a want and not a need) – but it seems that whatever the situation calls for, she’s ready. I’ve decided that she is able to do this by considering the circumstances and preparing for the possibilities to become realities.

Peter is encouraging us to do the same. Our hope is set on the grace of Christ’s return, but until He does come back, we must live in the current circumstances. Be prepared! Today will be full of action! Satan will be trying to bring you down. Jesus will be holding you up. The world will be screaming for your attention and affection. And a battle between the divine and the disobedient will be raging in your own soul.

“Prepare your minds for action.” Preparation starts with how you think and what you think. It starts in your mind. God gave you one, so use it! Begin by filling your mind with Him. Gear up for each day by getting into God’s Word. No substitute exists, and no other preparation is remotely as effective. Equip yourself for interaction with others by considering in prayer what they need or what you need to deal with them. Use your mind to recall what God has done and remember to give Him praise and thanks.

Each morning as your alarm goes off, the lights are turned on, the camera starts rolling, and the curtain of your day begins pulling back. Don’t go out without getting ready. Consider the circumstances and prepare for the possibilities to become realities.

Fill your mind with God’s Word.
Focus on Him in prayer.
And you will find yourself prepared for all the action of the day!


Time for a Little R&R

RECOGNIZE
How do you currently prepare each morning for the action of the day?

RESPOND
Thank God for your mind and start filling it up and focusing it on Him.