***This post is recycled from my old blog***

A little about why I chose “A thinking Woman” for my blog title.

I think there is a widespread epidemic in our country. It is the disease of mindlessness. This disease is a cancer and it eats away at the brain until the mass of mush is no longer able to perform its function. And from what I observe, this disease targets the minds of women more than men. The reason for this is that we women tend to “think with our hearts”. Men use the God given thinking organ to do the thinking. We use our “feeling” organ to do our thinking. Thus, all the woman jokes. And to tell you the truth, I am tempted to laugh along with the men. I am not excluding myself from the temptation to feel my way through life, decisions, etc, however, I think it’s time that we women turn our brains on and use them the way God intended.

Instead of mindlessly following our husbands, pastors, ideals of feminism, or the group of girls headed to mall to get their nails done and who can’t make a trip to the bathroom by themselves, why don’t we think for ourselves? Don’t get me wrong, when it comes to our husbands and pastors, there is a level of submission and following we must do. But it is not mindless following. It is calculated. We choose our husbands based upon our beliefs, not theirs. “I do not follow my beliefs because of my husband, I follow my husband because of my beliefs.” Although, now that I am married, I follow my husband because it is right to do so. We choose which church we want to become members of therefore, which elders we want to submit to, based upon our beliefs. Of course if you are married, your husband chooses your church, hopefully but not necessarily, with your counsel.

We must open our minds and think. Do you know how we do that? We open our Bibles and read. We yearn for knowledge. We pray that God give us thoughts according to wisdom and coherence.

Have you ever thought about the implications and consequences of your beliefs? Every belief has an implication. Every thought has a consequence.

Homework for the week Think about your beliefs. Do they end up with false conclusions? Or do they end up at God’s Word, which is the only standard by which we can safely measure our beliefs.