For about a year now, I have been asking God and myself what it looks like to love Him with my mind. Today I think I found an important part of the answer.
Today I picked up a book called, Discipleship of the Mind by James W. Sire. I was a little skeptical at first - not because I don't believe in disciplining the mind, but because a lot of those kinds of books were a little too dry or bogged down in so much intellectual jargon that I often forget why I am reading in the first place. However, this book was different. What surprised me the most was this statement: "The Christian mind does not begin with a world view, not even a Christian world view. It begins with an attitude." Attitude? Not books and papers and philosophical debates ?
The attitude that Sire describes is rooted in reverential awe and humility before God. This was really liberating for me because it made me realize that spiritually intellectual expansion is not just another homework assignment. It is an act of worship based out of a curious awe of the Creator...and it's really simple. I confidently pursue wisdom out of a mindset that trusts in a God that is bigger than I can imagine, but makes himself available to me. I seek intellectual expansion knowing that He is the source of all true knowledge. Taking on this demeanor makes once boring studying an invigorating adventure!
I am simply over the moon with this simple discovery! :)
