It’s a beautiful thing when you’re about to say something and then the person with you speaks the very words that you were about to say.
Not beautiful in the sense that they stole your line, but instead because they know you so well.
This is a rare privilege and capacity that few people in our lives possess.
To be known so well that our thoughts are their thoughts…. hmmmm….
Couples share this sometimes.
Best friends, too.
It’s really great when couples are also best friends.
This blessing of mental intimacy can erode into a great burden, though, if thoughts turn pessimistic or even hurtful.
It’s better by far to focus on thoughts that build up, not tear down. Thoughts that look for solutions rather than obsess about problems.
Even greater than the intimacy that we share with those who sometimes know our thoughts is the intimacy that we can share with the God who knows all of our thoughts all the time.
“Before a word is on my tongue, you know it completely, O Lord.” (Psalm 139:4)
To be thinking of how much we love Him and then know that He knows we’re praising Him mentally, now that is an awesome blessing.
It reminds us, of course, that He also knows when we’re doubting Him or inwardly complaining about Him.
And, sadly, He knows when our thoughts are pridefully ignoring Him as we slither toward sin of one form or another.
Let’s strive to recall that God sees every thought and hears every word before it is spoken.
We’ll be far more likely to think of things that will please Him rather than disappoint Him.
As always, I love you
Martin
