John,
This morning, I was in kitchen makes breakfast for Anna and me. We had the news on, listening to the weather, and a commercial came on about people being alone and left to their own thoughts. I got to talking to Jesus about how thankful I am that we are not left with our own thoughts anymore!
He has given us so much and done so much for us that I don’t have time to get lost in my own thoughts, nor do I want to. I love this scripture (Col. 3:2) “Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.” if we do this, we will not have a problem with any self-serving spirit! I am not talking about doing normal ordinary things. That’s a given; we do that every day. But while we are doing those things, our minds are occupied with the Father and the Son!! Thank you, Jesus!! What a wonderful life we get to live in his Spirit here together. He helps us keep our minds on things above, if we want it!
Stuart