“I was glad when they said to me, ‘Let us go to the house of the Lord!’” (Psalm 122:1, ESV)

What comes into our minds may be out of our control at times. What stays in our minds is under our control. The Spirit gives us that power and discernment.

We can also gain control of just what we allow into our minds a good deal of the time. Who we hang out with, the conversations we have, all of that can be up to us a good portion of the time. This is the importance of the Body of Christ. Worship together is vital. Discipleship together is vital. At our church we call it doing LIFE together.

Worship services are great because they help focus us as worshipers. God is center. Not us. (At least at our church, that is our goal.) When we come to worship we are not about our own agendas. Every one of us can’t come in with our own expectations of what a “good worship service” is and expect to get 100 percent. But we should come expecting to lift our hearts to God. HE is center. Not us.

We should be glad when we gather with the people of God in worship.

We should also be glad to find places of discipleship. We need those places where we can interact with other believers. Let good conversations fill your mind! Let the prayers of others lift you up. Let the exercise of praying for others lift you up!

It takes the Body of Christ pulling together to help renew the mind!