Thinking as God Thinks
How does God think? How do we think? Maybe thinking comes from how we see or view, what we hear, touch, smell, and taste. Various tendrils intertwine to create thoughts.
God creates. He creates thoughts if we are in tune with His way of thinking. Scriptures read at Mass this week all deal with aspects of thinking and understanding, with the admonition and encouragement to think and understand as He does. Listening is a major aspect of thinking and understanding. Silence creates space. God creates the silence if we submit to stillness.
To think as God thinks requires detachment from the minutiae of earthly existence, of the "world." Orienting oneself to the minutiae of nature, however, assists in God-thinking.
My cousin called to express concern of someone dear to her who is consumed with a small check that has not cleared the bank. The person made four phone calls last night around 9 p.m., trying to find out who has the check and why it hasn't been cashed. The check involves a donation to a community charity. Each year the check-cashing process is slow, and this person knows this is nothing new. For whatever reason, though, the minutia of this detail bothered her last night, and again this morning, to the point of involving my cousin.
Why did my cousin bring this to my attention? She apologized for discussing it, but I thanked her. This example is an excellent reminder to all of us to not be trapped in worldly minutiae. God doesn't think this way. Yes, we are to be prudent and responsible, but a small check consuming an evening, night, and morning precludes the beautiful grays and whites and deep eggshell blue blurring across the sky today. The colors drift across the panorama just inches above the grind and bump and clashings of our minutiae-driven existence. For some, that is.
This person who is concerned about the small check is also quite taken with the book titled, The Purpose-Driven Life. Anything with the word "driven" attached doesn't sound like God-think. God creates; He isn't "driven." His tempo of creation didn't drive; it didn't force. It was, is, and shall be. This is how God thinks. He thinks creatively, intuitively, silently, peacefully, joyfully, and unchangeable consistently.
In order to think as God thinks, one must think about God. Think about how He thinks. Observe how He thinks, read about how He thinks, listen to how He thinks, and practice how He thinks.
How God thinks is often the opposite of how man thinks, unless we humans sip God's mind like slowly imbibed, fresh-brewed Sumatra coffee on a nippy Seven Founders of the Servants of Mary feast day.
God creates. He creates thoughts if we are in tune with His way of thinking. Scriptures read at Mass this week all deal with aspects of thinking and understanding, with the admonition and encouragement to think and understand as He does. Listening is a major aspect of thinking and understanding. Silence creates space. God creates the silence if we submit to stillness.
To think as God thinks requires detachment from the minutiae of earthly existence, of the "world." Orienting oneself to the minutiae of nature, however, assists in God-thinking.
My cousin called to express concern of someone dear to her who is consumed with a small check that has not cleared the bank. The person made four phone calls last night around 9 p.m., trying to find out who has the check and why it hasn't been cashed. The check involves a donation to a community charity. Each year the check-cashing process is slow, and this person knows this is nothing new. For whatever reason, though, the minutia of this detail bothered her last night, and again this morning, to the point of involving my cousin.
Why did my cousin bring this to my attention? She apologized for discussing it, but I thanked her. This example is an excellent reminder to all of us to not be trapped in worldly minutiae. God doesn't think this way. Yes, we are to be prudent and responsible, but a small check consuming an evening, night, and morning precludes the beautiful grays and whites and deep eggshell blue blurring across the sky today. The colors drift across the panorama just inches above the grind and bump and clashings of our minutiae-driven existence. For some, that is.
This person who is concerned about the small check is also quite taken with the book titled, The Purpose-Driven Life. Anything with the word "driven" attached doesn't sound like God-think. God creates; He isn't "driven." His tempo of creation didn't drive; it didn't force. It was, is, and shall be. This is how God thinks. He thinks creatively, intuitively, silently, peacefully, joyfully, and unchangeable consistently.
In order to think as God thinks, one must think about God. Think about how He thinks. Observe how He thinks, read about how He thinks, listen to how He thinks, and practice how He thinks.
How God thinks is often the opposite of how man thinks, unless we humans sip God's mind like slowly imbibed, fresh-brewed Sumatra coffee on a nippy Seven Founders of the Servants of Mary feast day.
posted by The Catholic Hermit | 8:12 AM
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