I’m sure you've heard the saying, or perhaps even used the phrase, “You’re out of your mind!”. Though this often used as a critical comment, it could perhaps be viewed as a Christian compliment. Let me explain. When Christians follow God’s will for their lives, it could be said that we are “out of our [human] minds” as we seek to be obedient to the mind of Christ.
Here’s another saying ~ “Out of sight, out of mind”. This represents the idea that something is easily forgotten or dismissed as unimportant if it is not in our direct view. But how is this understood from a Christian perspective? The Bible teaches in 2 Corinthians 4:18 ~ “..we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal." Consider then, that if “out of sight’ means ‘unseen’ and therefore, eternal in concept, then it could possibly be said that Christians focus on the ‘out of sight’ ~ unseen and eternal ~ in order to experience the ‘mind of Christ’. In this sense, we are theoretically, ‘out of (human) mind’ as we focus on the spiritual hope we possess in Christ.
Lord, fill us with Your Spirit as we seek to pursue a Christlike mind that reflects Christlike actions.
Philippians 2:5a (NKJV) ~ "Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus."
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