{"id":1473,"date":"2024-03-10T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-10T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theoikonomist.com\/?p=1473"},"modified":"2024-02-26T00:42:38","modified_gmt":"2024-02-26T00:42:38","slug":"lent-2024-week-4-mind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theoikonomist.com\/?p=1473","title":{"rendered":"Lent 2024 | Week 4: MIND"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every week on Sunday we will be posting a new set of reflection questions based on themes and areas of our lives that are important to look at on a deeper level. We hope this is a chance to take some time to look inward, to process, to ask intentional questions about your life and bring those reflections to God, asking him to show us what is going well and what might need to change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The fourth area of life we are going to reflect on is\u00a0our <em>mind<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Why Our Mind<\/strong>: The things we think about and give our attention to matter.\u00a0 For most of us, the majority of our thoughts will be about what we do for work, the thing we do to make a living.\u00a0 Outside of that, though, how do we engage our mind?\u00a0 God has made our minds a powerful thing &#8211; we have incredible imaginations and power to understand so much, therefore it is good to reflect on what we think about and how we choose to engage our mind with the world around us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Reflection: <\/strong>Here are some reflection questions to help you work through this topic.\u00a0 Feel free to answer all of them or just some, and if you\u2019re not sure of the answer, try journaling about why you\u2019re not sure of it\u2026it may just help you figure it out!\u00a0 If you\u2019re an extrovert or a verbal processor, try going through these questions with a friend!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What do I spend the most time thinking about throughout my days, besides my occupation?\u00a0 How do I feel about this?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What have I become an expert on?\u00a0 What does my mind understand really well?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Is there anything I avoid thinking about too much because I don\u2019t understand it or it overwhelms or confuses me?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Beyond my occupation or what I do for work, what do I like to do that engages my mind? How often do I get to do this thing\/these things?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What is my favorite thing to make? It doesn\u2019t have to be a physical product like art, food, or crafts\u2026it could be written like essays or poetry, or a tool like spreadsheets or event plans.\u00a0 What do you like to produce that\u2019s helpful, good, or beautiful to you?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How do I think my mind and work fit into the \u201cgood life\u201d God wants for me?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Pray with me:\u00a0<\/strong> Creator God, you have made us in your image as creative beings with powerful minds.\u00a0 Help me use my mind and hone it.\u00a0 Help me engage with the passions and interests you have given me.\u00a0 Help me think about things that are true, noble, right, pure, lovely, admirable, excellent or praiseworthy (Phil 4:8).\u00a0 Amen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Bonus:<\/strong> If you make it through the thematic list of journaling prompts this week and would like some more general ones to guide you, try some of these:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Am I noticing any changes in myself or my spiritual life as I journey through Lent?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What has been heavy on my heart or mind today?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How do I feel today? 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