To me, thinking with the mind of Christ means to be thinking in light of eternity, which is what Colossians is all about; and that our lives are hid with Christ in God and that eternity, we're going to spend far more time on the other side of death than this side.

Let your broken heart create an open heart

I'm not getting to heaven on my integrity. I'm not getting to heaven on my goodness.

He (God) usually prefers to work through people rather than perform miracles, so that we will depend on each other for fellowship.

God owes me nothing. He doesn't have to work for anything good in my life. That is only for those who are called according to His purpose.

There is a grand designer behind everything. God's plan for your life, all that happens to you, including your mistakes, your sins, and your hurts.

Be careful how you think; your life is shaped by your thoughts.