Mindset for a Nation
In the fifth century a 16 year old boy by the name of Patrick lived in Britain. Irish pirates captured him and carried him to Ireland where he was forced into slavery for six years. He then managed to escape and returned to his family in Britain.
After a period of training, he returned to Ireland where he had been forced into slavery for six years. He returned because he believed that God could turn a nation around. When he arrived, Ireland was under the influence of the Druids and human sacrifice was the order of the day. Throughout the nation human sacrifice had become accepted as a way of life and was never questioned.
Patrick knew he had to simplify his message in order to reach the nation of Ireland. So, he left off heavy theological content and simply preached: Jesus was the only sacrifice required and now there is no need for any sacrifice human or animal. A powerful move of God swept over Ireland and for the next 200 years it was a Christian nation and righteousness was the order of the day.
Patrick had a mindset that Ireland could be turned to God and become a righteous nation. With that mindset and vision working in him, he set about the task of turning a nation to God Almighty and did so without large amounts of money but with only word-of-mouth advertising which spoke of the righteous workings of the power of God rather than speaking of the things public relations experts deem required. Patrick did not look at present circumstances and long for a better-day-to-come but set heart and mind to getting the nation to God.
(This is the first excerpt from Marty’s article “Present Challenges and the Prophetic Mindset“ which was published in SEEC Magazine [Marty and Kathy’s ministry magazine]. More excerpts will be posted Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.)
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Acquired Mindsets
My grandmother made dish soap out of the little piece of bath soap that was too small to hold on to when bathing. She 
put that little piece in a jar of water and sat it on the sink and gave it time to melt, then washed her dishes with it. She also saved every piece of string she came across and made a fascinating, multicolored ball out of it. Every piece of aluminum foil and every scrap of cloth were also carefully placed away for safekeeping. My grandmother had developed a certain poverty mentality because she had experienced the Great Depression of 1929. She had to deal with shortages and doing without numerous items and conveniences that people are accustomed to having that make everyday living bearable. A time period of her life brought certain circumstances that left her thinking and making decisions from an acquired mindset. Forty years later she was still making decisions as though the same set of circumstances existed. If we allow circumstances, past or present, to force us into a mindset that keeps us living bowed under its oppression, we will pass on a less-than-adequate legacy and a message to coming generations that we expect no more for them.
(This is the first excerpt from Marty’s article “Kingdom Mentality“ which was published in SEEC Magazine [Marty and Kathy’s ministry magazine]. More excerpts will be posted Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.)
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articles in the latest issue of SEEC Magazine.
Volume 19 Issue 2
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A Far Different Point Of Reference
It is likely that Jesus would often use the term “Kingdom of Heaven” attempting to get the people’s focus off the “weak and beggarly” (Gal.4:9) and the things that so readily paint a picture of the impossible. Such terminology as “Kingdom of Heaven” shows that it is the Kingdom that is in stark contrast to the limitations of earth and its mindsets. Jesus said, “My Kingdom is not of this world” (Jn.18:36). He just as well could have said, “My Kingdom is not of the mindset of this present age.” Jesus had a far different orientation, a far different point of reference and totally different values that He so longed for people to get connected to.
(This is the eighth excerpt from Marty’s article “Operator, Operator, I’ve Been Disconnected!” which was published in Volume 11 Issue 5 of their ministry magazine SEEC Magazine. Excerpts will be posted Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.)
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