1 00:00:02,720 --> 00:00:03,600 Speaker 1: Life Audio. 2 00:00:10,840 --> 00:00:13,720 Speaker 2: Welcome to the Crosslock devotional. We're glad to have you 3 00:00:13,760 --> 00:00:17,560 Speaker 2: listening with us. Today's topic is how God is mindful 4 00:00:17,600 --> 00:00:20,280 Speaker 2: of us and how that can inspire us to be 5 00:00:20,320 --> 00:00:24,200 Speaker 2: mindful of God. We'll return with the devotional after a 6 00:00:24,200 --> 00:00:40,240 Speaker 2: brief message from our sponsors. We Are on God's Mind, 7 00:00:40,880 --> 00:00:45,479 Speaker 2: written and read by Whitney Hoppler. When I consider your heavens, 8 00:00:45,680 --> 00:00:48,520 Speaker 2: the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, 9 00:00:48,760 --> 00:00:52,000 Speaker 2: which you have said in place, what is mankind that 10 00:00:52,080 --> 00:00:55,200 Speaker 2: you are mindful of them? Human beings that you care 11 00:00:55,280 --> 00:01:00,480 Speaker 2: for them? Psalm eight three through four and IV. Do 12 00:01:00,560 --> 00:01:04,040 Speaker 2: you enjoy looking up at the night sky? I love 13 00:01:04,120 --> 00:01:06,240 Speaker 2: to look at the moon and stars as often as 14 00:01:06,319 --> 00:01:10,319 Speaker 2: I can on my evening walks, and sometimes on clear nights, 15 00:01:10,400 --> 00:01:14,080 Speaker 2: I'll even go to a park away from city lights 16 00:01:14,120 --> 00:01:17,319 Speaker 2: to get a closer look at the heavens. The beauty 17 00:01:17,360 --> 00:01:22,040 Speaker 2: and vastness of space is all inspiring. In Psalm eight 18 00:01:22,319 --> 00:01:26,880 Speaker 2: three through four, King David considers our all inspiring universe 19 00:01:26,959 --> 00:01:32,840 Speaker 2: and wonders why us, Why are we these tiny creations 20 00:01:32,880 --> 00:01:36,000 Speaker 2: on a small planet The focus of the creator of 21 00:01:36,080 --> 00:01:40,760 Speaker 2: all that. The truth David discovered was that we're on 22 00:01:40,800 --> 00:01:47,200 Speaker 2: God's mind. God, the gigantically powerful creator who has made 23 00:01:47,319 --> 00:01:52,240 Speaker 2: everything in everyone and sustains it all, is mindful of us. 24 00:01:53,480 --> 00:02:00,720 Speaker 2: God constantly payth close loving attention to us as of 25 00:02:00,960 --> 00:02:06,240 Speaker 2: unimaginable scale. Every single detail of our little lives matters 26 00:02:06,280 --> 00:02:10,480 Speaker 2: to God. God's care for us isn't based on how 27 00:02:10,520 --> 00:02:14,240 Speaker 2: good we are or how important our work seems. It's 28 00:02:14,280 --> 00:02:19,720 Speaker 2: a reflection of God's character, which is pure love. Jesus 29 00:02:19,760 --> 00:02:23,560 Speaker 2: describes God's wonderful, loving care for us when he teaches 30 00:02:23,639 --> 00:02:26,480 Speaker 2: us that God even knows the number of hairs on 31 00:02:26,520 --> 00:02:30,440 Speaker 2: our heads Luke twelve seven, and is mindful of his 32 00:02:30,520 --> 00:02:35,080 Speaker 2: whole creation, including us and even small common creatures like 33 00:02:35,120 --> 00:02:41,360 Speaker 2: sparrow birds Matthew ten twenty nine. This incredible reality that 34 00:02:41,440 --> 00:02:45,200 Speaker 2: we're always on God's mind can inspire us to think 35 00:02:45,240 --> 00:02:49,519 Speaker 2: of God as well. After all, since our creator is 36 00:02:49,560 --> 00:02:53,959 Speaker 2: mindful of us, shouldn't we be mindful of him. Being 37 00:02:54,080 --> 00:02:57,040 Speaker 2: mindful of God simply means to live with an awareness 38 00:02:57,120 --> 00:03:00,920 Speaker 2: of God's presence. It means letting the reality of God's 39 00:03:00,960 --> 00:03:04,640 Speaker 2: presence with us shape our thoughts, feelings, and decisions throughout 40 00:03:04,680 --> 00:03:08,640 Speaker 2: each day. Just as God is mindful of our needs, 41 00:03:09,000 --> 00:03:11,760 Speaker 2: we can be mindful of how God is constantly meeting 42 00:03:11,800 --> 00:03:15,560 Speaker 2: those needs by pouring blessings into our lives. The more 43 00:03:15,600 --> 00:03:18,680 Speaker 2: we pay attention to those blessings, the more we can 44 00:03:18,720 --> 00:03:21,799 Speaker 2: be inspired to thank God for them and trust God 45 00:03:21,800 --> 00:03:25,440 Speaker 2: to answer our prayers for our future needs. When we're 46 00:03:25,560 --> 00:03:28,679 Speaker 2: especially busy, it's easy to push God to the margins 47 00:03:28,720 --> 00:03:32,720 Speaker 2: of our lives. Being mindful of God involves placing our 48 00:03:32,760 --> 00:03:35,840 Speaker 2: relationships with God at the center of our lives and 49 00:03:35,960 --> 00:03:38,760 Speaker 2: choosing to live in the awareness of God's love from 50 00:03:38,840 --> 00:03:42,720 Speaker 2: day to day. The ultimate reason we're on God's mind 51 00:03:42,840 --> 00:03:46,840 Speaker 2: is because he loves us so completely. We can't earn 52 00:03:46,880 --> 00:03:50,680 Speaker 2: God's love and we can't lose it. We have it 53 00:03:50,760 --> 00:03:54,000 Speaker 2: forever and we can just enjoy it because God is 54 00:03:54,120 --> 00:03:58,560 Speaker 2: mindful of us. When we're mindful of God, we remind 55 00:03:58,600 --> 00:04:02,680 Speaker 2: ourselves to embrace the wonderful love that our heavenly Father 56 00:04:02,920 --> 00:04:07,320 Speaker 2: offers to us, and to love him back. The distance 57 00:04:07,360 --> 00:04:10,760 Speaker 2: between us and the stars is nothing compared to the 58 00:04:10,800 --> 00:04:15,080 Speaker 2: closeness of a God who carefully centers his attention on us. 59 00:04:15,880 --> 00:04:19,880 Speaker 2: So let's live today and every day with the awareness 60 00:04:20,200 --> 00:04:23,719 Speaker 2: that we're loved and cared for because we're on God's 61 00:04:23,760 --> 00:04:29,160 Speaker 2: mind intersecting faith in life as you consider how you're 62 00:04:29,240 --> 00:04:33,440 Speaker 2: on God's mind, reflect on these questions when you look 63 00:04:33,480 --> 00:04:37,600 Speaker 2: back at the natural world, such as the sky, an ocean, 64 00:04:37,800 --> 00:04:41,599 Speaker 2: or a forest. What's one feature that inspires you with 65 00:04:41,720 --> 00:04:45,040 Speaker 2: awe at God's power and how does that make God's 66 00:04:45,080 --> 00:04:49,680 Speaker 2: focus on you seem even more amazing. How can you 67 00:04:49,800 --> 00:04:52,600 Speaker 2: change your daily routine to live with more of an 68 00:04:52,640 --> 00:04:57,039 Speaker 2: intentional awareness of God's presence with you. What was a 69 00:04:57,120 --> 00:05:00,360 Speaker 2: time recently when you felt God's mindful attention for you, 70 00:05:00,920 --> 00:05:03,560 Speaker 2: such as an answered prayer or a timely piece of 71 00:05:03,560 --> 00:05:08,200 Speaker 2: guidance or encouragement. Since being on God's mind means you're 72 00:05:08,240 --> 00:05:12,640 Speaker 2: completely loved and accepted, what's one area of your life 73 00:05:12,960 --> 00:05:15,040 Speaker 2: where you can let go of the need for other 74 00:05:15,080 --> 00:05:19,359 Speaker 2: people's approval and rely more on God's unfailing love for you. 75 00:05:20,600 --> 00:05:23,359 Speaker 2: How can you make more time in your schedule to 76 00:05:23,440 --> 00:05:27,080 Speaker 2: become more mindful of God by communicating with Him and 77 00:05:27,160 --> 00:05:32,720 Speaker 2: prayer and meditation. Further reading First Peter. 78 00:05:32,760 --> 00:05:38,760 Speaker 3: Five seven, Isaiah forty nine sixteen, Matthew six twenty six, 79 00:05:39,800 --> 00:05:46,320 Speaker 3: Psalm one thirty nine seventeen through eighteen, Jeremiah twenty nine eleven. 80 00:05:50,440 --> 00:05:53,800 Speaker 1: The Crosswalk Devotional is a production of Life Audio and 81 00:05:53,880 --> 00:05:57,719 Speaker 1: Salem Media. If you liked what you heard today, please 82 00:05:57,760 --> 00:06:00,200 Speaker 1: take a second to rate and review this podcast in 83 00:06:00,240 --> 00:06:03,560 Speaker 1: your favorite podcast app so that more listeners like you 84 00:06:03,920 --> 00:06:08,760 Speaker 1: can find the show. For more faith filled inspirational podcasts, 85 00:06:09,440 --> 00:06:19,000 Speaker 1: visit us at lifeaudio dot com.