Saturday morning quiet time with Angela
Today our Scripture reading will come from 2 Corinthians 10:5. "We are destroying speculations and every lofty thing raised up against the knowledge of God and we are taking every thought captive to the obedience of Christ." "Taking every thought captive!" Boy how many times am I in need of that! Our minds and our thoughts, in particular is where it all begins. That's where the battles sprout, isn't it? How many of us act before we think? None of us sane folks. Though a lot of us blame our actions on "us not thinking." Truth be told, we thought, but the overwhelming sensation to act became so intense until we acted. And we acted because we wanted to. Plain and simple. Now maybe we don't think our actions through to include the obvious consequences of said acts, but we who are legally sane, think before we heed. My two observations are: 1. Paul wants to destroy the blasphemy. 2. We are to take every thought ca...