What’s In Your Mind?

“Every moment and every event of every man’s life on earth plants something in his soul. For just as the wind carries thousands of invisible and visible winged seeds, so the stream of time brings with it germs of spiritual vitality that come to rest imperceptibly in the minds and wills of men. Most of those unnumbered seeds perish and are lost, because men are not prepared to receive them.”
Thomas Merton - “Seeds of Contemplation”

Don’t panic. I know that Merton was a pagan - with a sprinkling of Christian influence. Nevertheless, what he says here is true. The seeds of learning from the world around us, must eventually lead to the world inside us. If these seeds of learning are not allowed to take root, how in the world can anything grow?

God is saying to all of us, “Discover Me. If you seek for Me I will allow Myself to be found by you. Take in and grow from what I reveal to you about Myself; grow from what I reveal to you about yourself.”


“Wisdom shouts in the street, She lifts her voice in the square; At the head of the noisy streets she cries out; At the entrance of the gates in the city, she utters her sayings.” Proverbs 1:20-21

“Do you hear Lady Wisdom calling? Can you hear Madame Insight raising her voice? She's taken her stand at First and Main, at the busiest intersection. Right in the city square where the traffic is thickest, she shouts, "You—I'm talking to all of you, everyone out here on the streets! Listen, you idiots—learn good sense! You blockheads—shape up! Don't miss a word of this—I'm telling you how to live well, I'm telling you how to live at your best. My mouth chews and savours and relishes truth— I can't stand the taste of evil! You'll only hear true and right words from my mouth; not one syllable will be twisted or skewed. You'll recognize this as true—you with open minds; truth-ready minds will see it at once. Prefer my life-disciplines over chasing after money, and God-knowledge over a lucrative career. For Wisdom is better than all the trappings of wealth; nothing you could wish for holds a candle to her.” Proverbs 8:1-5

“Blessed is the person who listens to me, For he who finds me finds life. Proverbs 8:34-35


Part of what these verses are saying is that wisdom and truth are right there in front of you. The evidence for the existence of Creator God is all around us. Shouting to us. Let God open your spiritual eyes and you can’t miss it.



Do you listen? Can you listen? Have you cultured a listening heart or have you bought into the secular lie that the busier you are the more value you have?

Do you understand what the existence of the Laws of Physics is saying?

Do you get what a genetic code in every living cell, including the very first living cell means?

Does a mathematical universe declare anything to you besides, “Duh, we sure are lucky.”?

The Hebrew word for “wisdom” means “The skill of living.”

Use that skill.

Plant that skill deep and let it take root.

Wisdom is calling to you.

“The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they display knowledge. There is no speech or language anywhere in the world where their voice is not heard.” Psalm 19:1-3