Have you ever been riding in a car during a bunch of rain? It can be really hard to see out the windshield—until the windshield wipers turn on and move all the rain away. But what if the person driving never turned on the windshield wipers in a big storm? It would be REALLY hard to see the road, right? Doing that could even cause a crash because the driver can’t see the road or any of the other cars. Talk about super unsafe!

But that’s what happens in our lives when we drift away from God’s Word. We let all the other stuff we see and hear blur our view. And if it gets bad enough, we could crash! We could end up making bad decisions that hurt us or other people.

So how do you “turn on the wipers”? Paul gives an incredible answer: “have the mind of Christ.” Having the mind of Christ means learning to see things the way Jesus sees them. When you look at the kid nobody likes, you see what Jesus sees. When something feels unfair, you think about it the way He would. When everybody around you is absolutely certain about something, you check it against what God actually says.

That doesn’t happen automatically. It happens by spending time in God’s Word until His way of thinking starts feeling normal to you. Think of reading the Bible like turning on the wipers—it clears away the blur and lets you see clearly!

Take Action: Do a “wiper check” today. Pick one thing that’s bugging you right now (maybe a person, a problem, or a decision) and ask, “How would Jesus see this?” Sit with it for a minute. Trying looking in your Bible for an answer. Then ask God to help you see it the way Jesus sees it. Do that once a day this week and watch the way ahead start to clear up!