Mind Control

My senior guys' Bible study last night studied Mark 7. The gist of it is that the disciples weren't following Jewish custom by failing to wash their hands after interaction with the "wrong folks." As per His custom, Jesus proceded to remind the "right folks" that was pretty much irrelevant...that it is what is in your heart that counts. As per his custom, he called the "right folks" hypocrites.

My friend Katherine memorized a quote (probably by Tozer...she named her cat after him, for cryin' out loud) and the gist of it says that whatever a man thinks about is what he is or what he will soon become.

I had a seminary professor tell us that a guage of your spiritual life is to take note of the things that you think about when you aren't thinking about anything. That's the gist of it, anyway.

We had a discussion on how, as affluent Americans, we focus on outward actions and results...but not the inner monologue.

And how those will eventually become our actions to some degree.

And the thoughts that pop into our brains when we weren't thinking anything.

That was the gist of it, anyway.

And those realities are still haunting me nearly 10 hours after the lesson. Sometimes the teacher gets taught more than the students...and, at this moment, I'm glad my co-leader is teaching next week.