1 Corinthians 2

1 When I first came to you, dear brothers and sisters, I didn’t use lofty words and impressive wisdom to tell you God’s secret plan. 2 For I decided that while I was with you I would forget everything except Jesus Christ, the one who was crucified. 3 I came to you in weakness—timid and trembling. 4 And my message and my preaching were very plain. Rather than using clever and persuasive speeches, I relied only on the power of the Holy Spirit. 5 I did this so you would trust not in human wisdom but in the power of God. 6 Yet when I am among mature believers, I do speak with words of wisdom, but not the kind of wisdom that belongs to this world or to the rulers of this world, who are soon forgotten. 7 No, the wisdom we speak of is the mystery of God—his plan that was previously hidden, even though he made it for our ultimate glory before the world began. 8 But the rulers of this world have not understood it; if they had, they would not have crucified our glorious Lord. 9 That is what the Scriptures mean when they say, “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind has imagined what God has prepared for those who love him.” 10 But it was to us that God revealed these things by his Spirit. For his Spirit searches out everything and shows us God’s deep secrets. 11 No one can know a person’s thoughts except that person’s own spirit, and no one can know God’s thoughts except God’s own Spirit. 12 And we have received God’s Spirit (not the world’s spirit), so we can know the wonderful things God has freely given us. 13 When we tell you these things, we do not use words that come from human wisdom. Instead, we speak words given to us by the Spirit, using the Spirit’s words to explain spiritual truths. 14 But people who aren’t spiritual can’t receive these truths from God’s Spirit. It all sounds foolish to them and they can’t understand it, for only those who are spiritual can understand what the Spirit means. 15 Those who are spiritual can evaluate all things, but they themselves cannot be evaluated by others. 16 For, “Who can know the Lord’s thoughts? Who knows enough to teach him?” But we understand these things, for we have the mind of Christ

wouldn't it be great if we all spoke with the power and words of the Spirit... instead of all of our own thoughts and imagination of being wise... funny how we can't hold our lives together... yet we have so much wisdom to impart in someone else's life... that goes back to the scripture that says.. take the board out of your own eye before you go worrying about the splinter in someone else's....

people who aren't spiritual can't receive God's truth... I believe this is why we can't connect with just everyone... our spirits are different.. we don't see or feel the same things... we don't have the same spirit speaking to us.. so there is no connection.. but when the spirits are like... then there is connection... that doesn't mean we will always agree.. but we are then able to agree to disagree...

who can know the Lord's thoughts... I know I don't.. I wish I did... but we can understand because we have the mind of Christ... I pray for the mind of Christ.. for understanding of things that I can't comprehend... even if I don't know how.. I would like to know the why... to be able to accept His ways... to accept His will at all times...