The Crevices of Our Minds and that Spray Foam Insulation

Do you remember that little children’s song about being careful with what your little eyes see? Recently, I was talking with a dear friend of mine about how Satan loves to get into our heads and try to tempt us into believing certain lies and deceptions. It is so easy to let our minds wander to places of fear, worry, of being overwhelmed, of feeling rejected, or many other places of negativity. As we often do when we talk, we shared with each other about feeling heavy hearted, fearful, and disconnected with others around us, even when in a crowded room full of people. We talked about life, about so many that we love who are suffering so greatly, whether physically, emotionally, or even from great and difficult persecution because of their faith.  It would have been really easy for both of us to finish the conversation feeling totally sad, overwhelmed and defeated…just where Satan would have wanted us to be, but, thankfully, oh so thankfully, we often do something else when we talk to one another, we point each other back to Jesus and the Word of God.

As the two of us continued chatting, a very vivid picture came to my mind. I described it to her and I said out loud, “that sounds like a blog post to me!” She agreed. So, here it is. As you read this, I pray that you will feel both encouraged and challenged to fill your minds with the better things, the things of God and His Word.

As we talked about filling our minds with the better things the picture that came to mind was an image of an empty space being filled up with that insulation that builders use that expands as they spray it into the crevices in attics. It’s a foam type stuff that fills every crack in order to keep out the cold, and hold in the heat. This picture made me think about our human minds. After all, the battle often takes place in our minds, right? So, it makes sense, just like the insulation, that if we fill all of the crevices of our minds with the better things - the Word of God, then there will be no room for the deceptions of Satan to take over, or to take root in our thought processes, which can often lead us to sin. I keep picturing that insulation expanding in those attic crevices and then a picture of God’s Word filling the crevices of our minds, pushing out all of the lies that the world and Satan try to fill us with.

I can tell you that for me personally, I have to dive into the Scriptures daily. I have to saturate my mind and heart with God’s Word. My heart longs to know Him more, and to obey His commands. His ways are so perfect and wonderful. He knows us better than anyone. He created us and knows every hair on our heads. He knows our thoughts before we even think them, and therefore, knowing and following His ways are best for us. There are so many worldly things trying to push into our minds and hearts. We cannot let them in. We must fill our minds with the better things. We must fill our minds with the insulation of God’s holy Word.

So, I pray that this mental picture will encourage you to fill up your minds with the pure Word of God, so that in turn, the ugly, negative lies of this world will be pushed out and replaced with the better things, the most beautiful and wonderful things of God.

Some of my favorite ways to study God’s Word: Bible Study Fellowship International (a weekly in-depth study of the Scriptures – find a class near you here: https://www.bsfinternational.org/locate-a-class1); choose a few really good devotion books and dig deeper into the Scriptures using them (Jesus Calling, Streams in the Desert, Unto these Hills, My Utmost for His Highest, Praying God’s Word…); Scripture Writing (a scheduled process where you write out the Scriptures daily and read through them many times a day); a Bible reading plan (I love the 90 Day Bible); find a Bible study group at your local church or visit a Christian bookstore and ask for help finding a quality Bible study that digs deeply into the Word of God. May God richly bless you spiritually as you seek Him in His Word in this New Year!

“Show me Your ways, LORD; teach me Your paths. Guide me in Your truth and teach me, for You are God my Savior, and my hope is in You all day long.” Psalm 25:4-5 (NIV)

“O God, You are my God; I shall seek You earnestly; My soul thirsts for You, my flesh yearns for You, In a dry and weary land where there is no water.” Psalm 63:1 (NASB)

“Seek the LORD and His strength; Seek His face continually.” 1 Chronicles 16:11 (NASB)

“You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart.” Jeremiah 29:13 (NASB)