Change of Mind!

Good Morning! Isaiah 55:8 "For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways," declares the Lord. I don't know why but this Vs always makes me think of an office gossip fest. Maybe its because gossip is so clearly not something God engages in, or because gossip is so hard to stop in its tracks. Perhaps it's also because the mentality that promotes it is so difficult to change, and it does so much damage to both the gossiper and the one talked about. But when I think of God's thought and mine, its easy to imagine I'm naturally about as mentally delightful to God as a gossip fest. I continually fall short of what I should be. Not only can my speech be doubtful, but the actions that result from it can be far from Godly. I'm sure many of us have experienced the same weakness. If God had left us in that situation, we'd be utterly miserable. Even our best efforts at change fail easily, no matter how much we want to be different. But God offers us His Spirit, not just as an encouragement, but as a heart changer. He enters into us and begins to redesign that gossiping speech. Suddenly the things that come out of our mouths are truthful, kind, and fair. No longer do they reflect the blackness that painted our hearts, but the rainbow colors of His blessings. Our ways, to become His. I'm glad God's thoughts and ways are different from mine. Without that difference, I'd be stuck in the muck and mire of my own thoughts, without escape. But today, I'm free to dwell in His thoughts and ways. Thank God today that He gives us that freedom! To Change our Minds and our ways of thinking. HABD!