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“For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, and through him to reconcile to himself all things…” Colossians 1:19 NIV

    
Reconciliation is a change in relationship between two people. When we accept Jesus as Lord, he has removed sin for us. He made reconciliation possible.  “And you, who once  were alienated and hostile in your mind, doing evil deeds, he has now reconciled in his body of flesh by his death, in order to present you holy and blameless…” (Colossians 1:21-22). The mind seems to be an initial part of where the estrangement might begin between God and man. Because we reconciled with God, it is also our thoughts and perspective that should be brought to reconciliation to God.
Paul implores us in 2 Corinthians 5:20  to be reconciled to Christ to live as ambassadors who represent Christ. Christ reconciled all things and this includes our opinions, our social media time, and all things that  we put in our minds. Our minds should be reconciled to God and aligned to His word. The reconciliation towards God is for us to  submit even our minds- thoughts and perspective - to his lordship.
 

Reconciling our thoughts and perspective to how God views the world, is aligning with a biblical worldview. Chuck Colson defined  a  biblical  worldview as "the sum total of our beliefs about the world". He believed that a worldview is the perspective from which we interpret the world and make decisions, and that it's the leading force behind our emotions, actions, and decisions.” In adopting a biblical worldview, you may have to reconcile some of your own thoughts and perspectives. God’s views are not our views but surrendering our thoughts and perspective helps us to be reconciled to Him. We don’t want to be hostile or an enemy to Christ! He loves us and rescued us. As a follower of Christ there is no “off limit” area that we should not surrender to Christ.
 

I am reminded of the monkey that finds a shiny pebble in a jar and once he makes a fist around the shiny stone, he can longer remove his hand from the jar! He is trapped and burdened with a jar on his hand.  Often we don’t want to let go of our ways, but the reward will be a more fullness in Christ. If only we would surrender all things, even our inner thoughts! 
 

John Edlridge writes it as a prayer:
“Oh Jesus, save me here. I surrender this unconverted place in me to you, to your indwelling presence. Unite with me here; permeate me here. I pray to be completely converted here….Jesus, what else is needed? Show me how to cooperate with you.”- Resilient, p. 107 John Edlridge
 

May you receive a blessing and a fullness of the indwelling of God as you surrender even your hidden thoughts and ways.

Leah Rabb
Elementary Education Principal
Logos Preparatory Academy