We as Christians know that the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night. So we should always be prepared. 1 Thessalonians reminds us to wisely use the time we have on earth and be alert and sober rather than wasting the opportunities we have.
What do we mean by sober minded? It means: serious, reasonable, careful, wise, disciplined or self-controlled. A sober-minded woman makes the most of her opportunities. She remembers time is short and needs to remain focussed on our priorities.
Satan is seeking to devour us. He is attacking the church and God's word at every turn. He uses the world and its many distractions, pleasures, and false religions to devour the weak in faith. Many young women don't know how to take care of a home and family because no one ever taught them. That is the main purpose of this blog...to teach and spread the word of what God expects. When we don't adher to God's priorities, we become easy targets for satan to attack. He seeks to take our focus off of God's priorities. That's more reason to have the mindset of being serious about God's plan for us.
When I was a little girl, we grew up with friends whose mother was "saved". Boy did we taunt them! And even though I believed I loved the Lord I would say I didn't want to be saved because I didn't want to wear dresses all the time and I didn't want to be in a church everyday or night and all day Sunday. We felt like we wouldn't be able to have any fun so other kids wouldn't play with us. The good news is just becasue you are being sober-minded doesn't mean you have to be boring and not have fun! We show we are serious about the things of God when we pursue growth in Godliness and avoid idling away our days. Its funny that still today...some people think that being saved and living a Godly life is boring so they choose to continue to do the things of this world.
Read Proverbs 31
To become like the woman described in Proverbs 31, we must develop and maintain a serious mindset towards the priorities God has for us. We need to learn to think biblically, heed God's word and OBEY Him.
What you think paves the way for how you live. For example: if you think " I know Jesus is my Lord and Savior so I am saved and no matter what I do I will go to heaven" then you probably show no reflection of God in your life. And unfortunately this statement is not true. You can't just do whatever you want and still go to heaven! Your understanding of how important God's priorities are and your willingness to maintain that mindset will help you to more easily make those priorities real in your life.
Proverbs 18:15--The heart of the prudent acquires knowledge, the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.
Women should recognize their need for training and instruction in God's priorities. Every believer must learn to feed upon God's wisdom which can only be found in His word. However, wisdom stored but not used is only head-knowledge...useless. We should learn how to think biblically in all things and decisions we make. You can put a biblical thought foundation in place in your life simply by reading your Bible daily. Another way of doing this is by doing a Bible study on topics or issues you are struggling with. Hince...the purpose of this blog.
Think of God's priorities in Titus 2:3-5. Which ones do you need to focus on in your life? Are you applying the priorites with the diligence God desires? Are you maintaining the proper mindset?
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