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Are you a compartmentalized Christian? When you think of what is means to be godly do you tend to think only of certain areas of your life—those areas that you deem to be the “spiritual areas”?

It was T.S. Eliot that reminded us that the gospel expects of us to think in Christian categories about all of life. The Lord Jesus makes it clear that we are to love God not only with all our heart and soul but also our minds. In this he was echoing the words of the Shema of the Hebrew Scriptures, Deuteronomy to be exact, where God clarified the requirement of true spirituality.

Not surprising that God would stake His claim on humanity in such holistic terms. He is God, of course. To demand anything less would be to deny the unique character of His deity—unique in that He is more than the mere run-of-the-mill tribal deity prevalent in the ancient world. Rather, He is the one true, living God that created all things, including the human mind. Therefore, it is necessary for those that worship Him to do so in a holistic fashion.

Are you doing the hard work of loving God with all your heart, soul, and mind?

Something to think about from “The Kingdom Perspective.”

Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts.

~Deuteronomy 6:4-6