Be Transformed By The Renewing of Your Mind
Be Transformed By The Renewing of Your Mind
ByRomans 12:2 says “Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is–his good, pleasing and perfect will.”
Every since we were children we’ve allowed external circumstances to influence our spiritual being. For instance if someone called you a bad name and you weren’t confident enough or had enough sense to know better than to fall for it, then you would easily conform to that. As a result that could lower your self confidence and ruin your self-image.
If you were raised in an abusive household then naturally you might take on a destructive pattern of life.
It’s amazing how you can tell the lifestyle a person leads by their actions. If someone is rooted and grounded in the Word of God, their lifestyle will reflect that. If someone speaks positive words over their life and expects greatness then that will be reflected as well. On the contrary, if they’re strung out on drugs or leading a life of destruction then that becomes apparent also.
But it’s important for you to know that no matter what lifestyle you led in the past you can be tranformed. That negative thought pattern that you led can be changed. That person that caused hurt and pain for you can be forgiven and forgotten.
Just like the scripture says, “…be transformed by the renewing of your mind.” In other words, instead of focusing on your past focus on what the word of God says about you. We take out so much time to focus on the natural circumstances but not enough time to focus on the Word of God.
I encourage you today to change your focus. Don’t magnify your past, magnify that which is to come. Don’t magnify your enemies, magnify your God. Don’t magnify the problems, magnify the solutions. As you do this you will witness a greater form of life as you charge forth on your journey of life!
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