“And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind…” Romans 12:2 (NKJV)
Roman 12:2 (NKJV)
You only use ten percent of your brain. Myths like these we’ve heard since we were old enough to understand we weren’t as smart as others. The implication being we could be a lot smarter if we’d only dig deeper into our brain cells. Well, science destroys this concept by its use of scans to show virtually every part of the brain functions most of the time, except when you sleep.
Understanding the Brain Signals
If you learn how the brain sends signals to wiggle your toes, change the direction of your steps, or re-wire itself when you suffer a brain injury, you’ll find out there is no hard wiring. The nerves transmitting the signals are not one continuous strand, like what we think of as wire. Nerves are short sections of cells with gaps called synapses. These contain neurotransmitters, which are the real reason neurons communicate brain instructions to our body parts. Picture a video of it. See? What you’ve done is read this. Your brain gathered the info, and then sent a bunch of signals traversing through your mind, all without a single solid nerve “wire”. You might picture it as a series of radio towers bouncing info across the land.
A Christian Mind
Paul writes Romans to encourage Christians to refresh their minds continually. They should do so by reviewing and living the instructions given to them. He knows there’s a gap between God in Heaven and the saints on the earth. That gap can short-circuit and cause them to return to their old ways. Yet there’s a connection impossible to understand until one accepts the miracle of the Creator. God not only established their physical brain and nervous system but also the spiritual design of the Holy Spirit, our helper.
Connecting Our Brain and God
Take heart, friend. Like the synapses with their neurotransmitters, the Holy Spirit lives within you to make the connection to God. We simply must follow the edification by Paul to renew our minds by reading the scripture and letting God into the very depths of our brains. He’s already established the higher order of humans in the world’s realm of intelligence. He’s waiting for us to believe it, and Him.
Warren A Johnson
Warren enjoys the challenges of writing devotions and hopes published novels are in his future. He lives with his wife of fifty-two years, Barbara, in northwestern South Carolina. He fathered three kids and loves the many descendants they bring to the table. Motorcycling and radio control airplanes use up some retirement time.
Warren A Johnson
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Matthew 28:19 “Therefore, GO and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.”
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