I have a notepad with a monthly updated to do list. This page gets looked at very frequently. It would be a good idea to put some bible verses at the bottom to be a good reminder of how God gives us strength and works through us. To not be so absorbed in our actions.
Then I was thinking that “remind” was maybe not the right word for how I want the verses at the footer of the page to function. Not just to remind me. Not to just serve as one brief quick temporary thought. But it’s to guide, to grow, to provide insight against the context of the list of to-do items. The verses not to just serve as a backdrop for what I’m doing, but to take an active role. And truly be integrated within my life. And the word “remind” seems too brief.
BUT actually take a look at the word “remind.” It’s “re-mind” or “re mind.” Like to repeat in your mind. It’s not just a temporary thought. It’s something that gets mulled over and over again, because it’s repeated in the mind. Re-mind is something that stirs inside you and stimulates thought.
Just like in 2 Peter 3:1
“Dear friends, this is now my second letter to you. I have written both of them as reminders to stimulate you to wholesome thinking.”
Here we have Peter sending “reminders” that will spark the readers minds… a remixing of a bowl of soup that has settled and separated. It’s so nice to have reminders to remix up our lives when we become too stale or motionless and lazy. Oooo yeah! Mix up that pot of soup! Shake that bottle of ketchup!
i’m all for mind-sparking. mind-sparking is a great idea. we can all use a stimulation of new thinking to keep us fresh. in fact, i predict that “mind-sparking” will be the new catch phrase of 2005. just remember, you heard it here first!
i like “brain-breaking”
“brain” signifies a physical thing. “mind” signifies your level of intellect, creativity, experience, and development. we all have the same brain, but everyone’s mind is unique. it evolves and changes constantly and endlessly.