Stupid Things I Used To Think
I used to think kindergarten was pronounced kindee-garden.
I used to think all tall people played basketball.
I used to think girls got pregnant if you kissed them.
I used to think drinking a Diet Coke with a super-sized Big Mac meal would help you lose weight.
I used to think my ability to do good and be good is what gave me a place in God’s family.
I could keep going…
Because there are a lot of stupid things I used to think.
Apparently, I’m not the only one.
There’s a website dedicated to sharing the stupid things we used to think: http://www.iusedtobestupid.com/
In a recent submission, someone shared, “When I was little I thought ‘Dead End’ signs meant if you went down that road you would die. We got lost one time and I screamed for my mother and father to turn around on another road because I wasn’t ready to die.”
I bet you have some things you could share too…
You’ve had some pretty stupid thoughts, right?
Here’s the good news: God has blessed us with the ability to change, learn, grow—to be renewed.
What a blessing that is!
“Be constantly renewed in the spirit of your mind.” —Ephesians 4.23 (AMP)
It’s easy to laugh about the stupid things we USED TO THINK.
The truth is, we’re SILL THINKING some stupid things (and that’s not as easy to laugh about).
As we continue to be renewed, we will have new “I USED TO THINK” things to share on the http://www.iusedtobestupid.com/ website.
We’re still changing, learning, growing, and being renewed…
And that’s a blessing!
PS
I’d love to hear some of the stupid things you used to think.
Share some of yours in the comment section below!
I am a husband, father, pastor, leader & reader. I love God, love people & love life.
I used to think I would be a professional baseball player… sometimes I still do.
I used to think I missed the rapture if I came home and nobody else was there.
I used to think I had to “get saved” again, after every sin.
I used to think world would end before I got married… phew.
I used to think God was disappointed in me.
I used to think Canadian bacon & pineapple was the best pizza.
I used to think coffee needed cream & sugar.
I used to have the rapture scare frequently
I used to think my salvation only lasted a short time, so I got saved every Sunday in Sunday School.
I used to think God would strike me with lightening if I cussed.
I used to think I could go blind in the dark.
I used to think colors and numbers had personalities (I still do a little).
I used to think the faces in pictures, could see me in real life. So I tried to behave in front of family pictures.
I also used to think Canadian bacon and pineapple was the best pizza.
Colors & numbers with personalities… that’s cool.
I used to think that only 144,000 people in the whole world were going to Heaven.
( Phew! Glad I read that one wrong! )
I used to think that I could dig a hole all the way to China.
I used to think that a yellow dandelion smudge on your chin meant that you liked mustard.
I used to think that Starbucks coffee was not just “YUK”, but that it was “Double YUK”. ( I know, crazy, right? )
I thought there was something about buttercups (the flowers) and if they reflect yellow on your chin, you like butter…