THE COW JUMPED OVER THE MOON!

Me-Maw Thoughts
Number 363
January 23, 2018///

“HEY DIDDLE DIDDLE, THE CAT AND THE FIDDLE,
THE COW JUMPED OVER THE MOON,
THE LITTLE BOY LAUGHED TO SEE SUCH A SPORT,
AND THE DISH RAN AWAY WITH THE SPOON!”

A few days ago my husband and I, and then yesterday a friend and I were discussing how out of reason a lot of the nursery rhymes are. Some of them are even scary.

Just look at the “Hey Diddle Diddle” one. Makes no sense and yet I remembered every word.

Now the difference in me remembering this and a toddler hearing this is that I know this is not truth, but the toddler is not able to distinguish truth yet.

However, when the toddler gets 8 or 9 or 10 years old they will understand that the dish cannot run away with the spoon nor can the cow jump over the moon.

In our walk with Jesus Christ, when we first accept Jesus we may not be able to distinguish the truths of God’s Word or walking with Jesus but as we grow in the knowledge of the word and allow the Holy Spirit to begin to lead and guide us we can go from believing lies to knowing truth.

Philippians 2:5 (KJV)
Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:

Ephesians 4:23 (KJV)
And be renewed in the spirit of your mind;

You see the battle of walking the road of life correctly begins in the mind. So, the enemy of all that is good, satan, fights us in the mind by feeding us lies that we grab onto and believe.

As a Christian we are to renew our minds and pull down every thought that is not of God. That would be every negative thought and every thought that is leading us in the wrong direction.

2 Corinthians 10:5 (KJV)
Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;.

A thought might seem good and yet is leading us in a direction away from God’s perfect will. So how do we know. We first ask God to invade our mind, our will, and our emotions with His Spirit and His direction. We declare that every thought is captive to the obedience of Christ Jesus.

And then we refuse every negative thought and we examine every direction with the word of God.

2 Peter 3:18 (KJV)
But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and forever.

Matthew 22:37 (KJV)
Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.

In our relationships, our jobs, our priorities, our time and our goals, we must know the plan God has for us to fulfill our destiny.

If we don’t know where we are going, we will wonder about with no direction.

If we don’t know the truth, we will believe lies.

John 8:32 (KJV)
And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.

So, I encourage you to let the Word and Spirit of God invade your mind, will and emotions and you will not fulfill the desires of the flesh.

Galatians 5:16 (KJV)
This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.

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Father, I come to you in Jesus name. I ask that this mind is in me which is in Christ Jesus my Lord. I ask that I make right decisions in all I do, and I ask that I walk in TRUTH. Fill each person reading this with the desire for truth and help them to determine to walk in your plan for them. When we know the truth, we can be free from the lies and traps of satan. Thank you for truth! Amen

Have a wonderful week!
Love MeMaw