096 – Is it possible to think with the mindset of Jesus?

Yes. Paul says, "We have the mind of Christ." (1 Cor. 2:16)

But how do we do it? How do we think like Jesus did?

There are so many aspects to the mindset of Jesus, there's no way to cover them all in one podcast episode.

I'll talk about two of the most important ones today.

The first thing to consider is what culminated in Jesus's prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane: "Not my will but Your will be done."

Jesus had this same attitude throughout his ministry. He said that he did not come to do his will but the will of the Father, who sent him. (John 5:30)

Related to this he said he only said what God told him to say (John 12:49, 50) and he only did what he saw the Father do (John 5:19)

Jesus has set the supreme example for us here. What if we only did God's will, only said what God told us to say, only did what we saw God do? Our lives would be very different.

It's a goal to strive for.

This gives us an insight into how to think with the mindset of Jesus.

To know what God's will is, you have to be able to hear His voice. So perhaps, the best place to start is nurturing your relationship with God.

The second aspect of Jesus's mindset I talk about in this episode is the declaration Jesus made at the very beginning of and throughout his ministry: the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

This was a radical idea. The Jews thought the Kingdom of God was in the past when David and Solomon had been kings of Israel. Or they thought the kingdom of heaven was off in the future when the Messiah would come on a white horse and deliver them from the Romans.

But Jesus wasn't referring to a geo-political kingdom. He meant the spiritual realm where God is infinite, supreme, completely in charge and all is good, beautiful, loving, and harmonious, filling the whole universe with God's presence.

If you look at things from earth's perspective, there' a terrible mix of good and evil. But in heaven there is no evil, no sickness, pain, sorrow, tears, sin, nor death.

Jesus healed and helped people by looking at things on the earth fr

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James Early, the Jesus Mindset Coach, is a Bible teacher, speaker, and podcaster. His focus is on getting back to the original Christianity of Jesus by embracing the mindset of Christ in daily life.

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