Recently, my wife and I returned from visiting her parents in Tennessee. It was a great trip, both relaxing and refreshing. But, even while I was physically on vacation, my mind was still very active at every turn (well, for the most part, HA HA). Now, what intrigues me in hindsight is that being a good steward of your ‘mind’ not only means training your ‘mind’, but also sharing your ‘mind’. When you share your ‘mind’, you’re not only sharing ideas and opinions, you are sharing yourself. You are sharing an intricate, intimate part of who you are. In essence, when you share your ‘mind’, you are showing someone that you love them. If you think about it, sharing your ‘mind’ is one way in which you can love your neighbor (as Christ commanded). Sharing the Christian Faith in a rational way (sharing your mind) is, in fact, loving God with your mind and loving your neighbor as yourself!
Let me qualify my term of ‘the mind’ more succinctly. What I mean by ‘the mind’ is simply the realm of knowledge that you posses. So, your ‘mind’, in my terminology for this blog, is the knowledge you have on any given subject.
Now, in regard to the Christian perspective, sharing your ‘mind’ is sharing Christ because Christ is the seat of all knowledge. Thus, you glorify God and illustrate what being a proper Christian is when you seek to edify others with your ‘mind’ (what you know).
So… let me encourage you to USE THAT BRAIN! Don’t let your fear of the unknown or the Secular Academy frighten you. If you don’t understand a concept, get educated. If you don’t know how to articulate yourself, start a blog or better yet, listen to others articulate ideas similar to your own (preachers, professors, or friends). The fact is, find a way to get your ‘mind’ out there. For you, it will be the greatest thing you ever did. For God, it will be what he was expecting you to do all along. So, go ahead, get yourself out there in the world intellectually. I don’t think you will ever regret that you did. And, if you need some help, let me know. That’s what friends or fellow bloggers are for, right?
