The first thing we need to understand is that when we become new creations in Christ (see 2 Corinthians 5:17), what is normal for the world is no longer normal for us. (See John 10:10 and Romans 14:17.) How Are You Supposed to Think? Then we can have what He wants us to have-abundant life in Christ, filled with His righteousness, peace and joy. I’ve discovered that when we take time to renew our minds with God’s Word, we learn how to think like God thinks, say what God says, and act like He wants us to act. This is so important, because it’s impossible to have a positive, peaceful life and at the same time have a negative mind. I felt like I didn’t know how to act like a “sane” human being.Įphesians 4:23-24 (AMP) says to “be constantly renewed in the spirit of your mind, and put on the new nature…created in God’s image….” So I would go to church on Sunday, fight with my husband during the week, get frustrated with my kids a lot, and feel miserable, depressed, angry–like a mess–and then go back to church on Sunday. See, I learned a good foundation about salvation through God’s grace at my church, but I wasn’t learning how to change and be transformed into the image of Christ by renewing my mind according to God’s Word. But even though I was doing those things, I was still miserable most of the time. I read my Bible every day, served on the evangelism board and went door-to-door telling people about Jesus because I really wanted to serve God.
For many years I went to church faithfully, week after week, but I wasn’t living a victorious Christian life.
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