Think As God Does

Think as God does, not as human beings do. 

Peter gets rebuked by Jesus in Matthew 16. Jesus says, "Get behind me Satan! You are an OBSTACLE to me. You are thinking not as God does, but as human beings do." And this is right after Jesus said, "Blessed are you!" to Peter after Peter finally realized that Jesus was the Messiah.

In spite of Peter's impulsiveness, his cowardice, his quick mouth, Jesus chose him, groomed him to be a leader, and never gave up on him.

God knows me just as I am. Wishy washy, impulsive like Peter, cowardly too! But God can use me as I am, where I am, with whatever I have. I just have to learn to trust Him, and not be so obsessed with having God explain everything to me. After all, the CEO of Apple or Microsoft doesn't have to explain his business decisions to the janitor! 

If we start with trust, we will understand with our hearts, and our minds will follow.