What Does God Think About?

Have you ever wondered what God thinks about?
His word says in

Jeremiah 29:11

" For I know the thoughts I think towards you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace and not evil, to give you an expected end."

God thinks about you and me. I marvel how God being in control of everything can and will take the occasion to think about you and me, each on an individual basis. He not only thinks of us, but He ponders and meditates on those thoughts; God is intimate with His thoughts of us; He knows them.

Then He tells us what His thoughts are. They are thoughts of peace. His peace. We commonly think of peace as absence of conflict. The concept of God's peace is far greater than this. God's peace encompasses the best quality of life for each individual.

Yes, even in the midst of conflict we can have God's peace. I do not believe war or conflict to be the opposite of peace. I purpose to you that the opposite of peace is worry or anxiety. Let us consider

Philippians 4:6-7

" Be careful for nothing: but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your request be known to God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus."

Do not worry about anything, but take each care to God in prayer, calling to remembrance and giving thanks for all God has already done for you. Believe that He will also handle this request. We have the assurance of His peace, even when there seems to be no possible way for things to work out, when it is beyond our ability to understand how things can be resolved.

His peace not only stills a troubled mind it also brings the calm assurance deep within our hearts that things will be all right. God brings His peace through the person of His Son, Jesus Christ. Thusly if we refuse to worry and in prayer, remembering that which God has done for us as we present our concerns to Him we will have His peace, even in the midst of conflict.

Yes, God's thoughts toward us are of His peace. He is specific in saying that He does not think evil towards us. God has no plans for Satan or any of His wicked devices to befall us. God does not wish for bad things to happen to us. I find tremendous comfort in this.

God's thoughts are to give you an expected end. After all, it’s not the beginning or the middle, but the end of a matter that is important. Yes, God wants us to enjoy the best quality of life throughout but what He really looks forward to is the end when we are brought back into His presence. No matter how much we desire to be with Him in Heaven, God's desire for us to be there is even greater. He gave His Son, Jesus, the Prince of peace that we could spend eternity with Him. This is the expected end God thinks upon for you.

We have considered briefly what God's peace is, and how that we may have His peace. Now that we know what it is and how to get it, let us look at how we may keep God's peace.

Philippians 4:8-9

"Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things. Those things, which we have both learned, and received, and heard, and seen in me, do: and the God of peace shall be with you.”

Retaining God's peace begins in the mind. We see from the above list that there are things which we are to let out minds dwell upon. We are instructed to seriously examine this list and put into practice thinking upon these things and then conducting ourselves accordingly. The God of peace shall be with us.

As we have God dwelling within us and are partakers of His peace, then we must understand that our thoughts toward others must likewise be thoughts of peace and not evil. Such conduct does not make for situations of conflict or worry. In so doing we can enjoy God's peace.

Yes, God does think about you and me and His Word shows us how we may enjoy the best possible quality of life, God's peace. There is no real peace if we do not have hope of eternal life through Jesus Christ. This is the expected end of God's peace. God thinks about you and

Him, together, forever.