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Thinking and Being Like God

Think. Think. Think. We all do it. You think about the past and feel depressed, or thankful. You think about the future and feel anxious, or excited. You think about a lot of things! It feels as if sometimes you can't "Shut if off." You wake up thinking a lot; at lunch time, same thing; at dinner, same thing. You may be acting like God when you are thinking.

Consider this passage: Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”

-Genesis 1:26

You Have a Dominion Mindset

You think, sometimes a lot. Not every thought you have is difficult or stressful though. Consider your dog. You are different than him; his affect really doesn't change from morning to evening (as far as you can tell). My affect definitely changes from morning to evening, usually depending on what I am thinking about. You have a dominion mindset, being acted/behaved-out in all of God's creation. Maybe you work in construction, run a non-profit, parent, teach, and volunteer. In school? Still have this mindset! When you think, trying to figure out a solution to one thing or many things, then you are using your God-given dominion mindset, something that your dog does not have.

You may be imitating God when you are trying to figure out a solution to something. In the beginning, God made everything, and he called it "Good." When you are figuring things out, you are trying to come up with solutions (more than likely) that are "Good." Just like God did.

What's different between you and God? Although you try to figure things out, God never has to. He is the creator of all things. He already knows all. You have dominion, you think much, and for lack of better words, God is the creator. He is the chief dominion officer, who already knows all, and involved with all things, too.

Your Mindset: Dominion, Thinking, and Trusting God

So yes, you think a lot. You figure things out; you come up with solutions. What about the moments you cannot figure out a solution? Is something wrong? No, not necessarily. You are made to have dominion over all the earth, and you are made to trust God with everything: food (Matthew 6:11), water, the breath in your lungs (Acts 17:25), and more.

When you use the phrase, "Just trust God", whether spoken or not, you (tend to) you use it in regards to something in your life that feels off. This could be the failure to get the job you applied for, a relationship not working out, and many other difficult experiences that you can't figure out. You are made to trust God in difficult seasons, good seasons, and for your daily bread, as shared in Matthew 6:11. You are made to trust God, just as much as you are made to have a dominion mindset. Not one more than the other, and not one less than the other, rather both.

In conclusion, you think and try to figure things out, whether while working on a home improvement project, your relationship with your spouse, or a work presentation. You have a dominion mindset; you should do these things. You are also made to have a relationship with God, which looks like a mindset that trusts Him, which means that you are not required to figure everything out.

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