I listened to a sermon recently from one of my favorite pastors, Bill Johnson, on the transformed mind. I have heard about the transformed mind so many times, but the way he put it in this particular message allowed its magnificence to hit me with fresh conviction. I've found that growing up in a Christian home, that's what I am most in need of: fresh revelation on the most foundational truths of our faith. Truths like: Jesus loves me. I am an ambassador of Christ reconciling the world to Him and not counting their sins against them. Nothing in all of creation can separate me from the love of Christ. And without faith it is impossible to please God. I will never, no never outgrow these truths. I will always be in need of a personal revival of some sort. My heart is prone to forgetfulness and coldness where there ought to be the eager retelling of all God has done for me, and a blazing burning in my chest for my purpose on the earth. The lukewarm heart is such a bore! The Transformed … [Read more...]
Changing the Way You Think
Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect. - Romans 12:2 There are many ways that we can dig into this Scripture. It really is a meaty bit of Word. However, we will stick to the "transformation" portion. You see, God has such a great plan for our lives. He wants to bring each of His children to their full capacities. However, He can only do that when we leave our worldly thinking behind, and allow Him to transform us by changing the way we think. The cool thing about our Daddy God though, is that He is the perfect gentleman. He will not force us, or drag us into His will kicking and screaming. We must come to Him, and let Him to work in us. We must submit to His will and read His Word, so that we can renew our minds. Sadly, this world goes against everything our King stands for, so the ONLY way we can truly … [Read more...]
Reaping the Harvest of My Wayward Thought Life
I find myself in familiar territory these days. Years ago, God dealt with me about my mind and the thoughts I would allow in. We walked through many hours of study and Scripture and overcame a lot of junk. Sadly, over time, I slowly let my guard down, and little by little let my thought life run rampant again--and now I am reaping the harvest of that mistake. My life of thoughts has brought me back to my knees. I am so very thankful for the Blood and the Grace it brings. I am thankful that even though I have let my life become a mess, the Grace from the Blood that Jesus shed affords me strength, and the super natural ability to pick myself back up, and clean out the muck of my mind! Do not be conformed to this world (this age), [fashioned after and adapted to its external, superficial customs], but be transformed (changed) by the entire renewal of your mind [by its new ideals and its new attitude], so that you may prove for yourselves what is the good and acceptable and perfect … [Read more...]
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