The Mysterious Mind of God

¹⁶ For “who has known the mind of the LORD that he may instruct Him?” But we have the mind of Christ. (1 Cor 2:16 NKJV)

There are times in my Christian walk, that I am tempted to believe that I know the Lord well enough to discern His will. And I sincerely believe that because we have the Holy Spirit as our counselor within us, that indeed, we are privy to His counsel in both general long term goals, and short term specific actions. But do we know His will? No, I do not believe that any of us have sufficient discernment to really know all that God has planned and the ways in which He executes that plan for our lives.

And that's a frustrating thing. We can do the exact things that are good and right in accordance with the prompting of the Holy Spirit, and receive absolutely no worldly gain at all. No favor, no new open doors, and can in fact suffer persecution, humiliation, and mocking.

All that is possible, but we never know what the Lord may have saved us from and what favor He has done for our souls in leading us into new directions. We will never know until we face judgment and review our lives before the throne.

What remains for us who have faith in the Lord, is to continue to worship, praise and be conformed to His word on a daily basis. Our circumstances should never determine where we stand in our walk with the Lord, but instead our faith should remain calm and steady through the valley of humiliation and the valley of the shadow of death. For to live is Christ, and to die is gain.

Lord Jesus, there is much in our lives as Christians that requires a deep trust in You, and Your path is never the seemingly easy path of the world, but instead, it is a unique journey designed for each and every one of us. Sometimes we will experience great ease, and at other times, we will face events that are on the brink of what we can bear. But through it all, Your Spirit steadies us from within and gives us strength to do all things through Christ. Help me to have the mind of Christ and discernment to simply do what You lead me to, knowing that Your plan is always the best. Thank You for Your friendship and affection to us. In Jesus' name, Amen.