Renewing your mind requires faith, and faith is acting on the Word of God. It is a process of shedding the old outer covering and putting on the new. (Romans 12:2 KJV) instructs us to, ” Be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect will of God.” In order to experience true life transformation, you must renew your mind with God’s word.
How do you Renew Your Mind?
I came up with 7 ways to Renew Your Mind:
1. SPEAK TRUTH TO YOUR MIND AND ALLOW HOPE- The words you say, and the words you think have incredible power. Given that your behavior begins in your mind. However, your mind is where spiritual transformation happens, is it any surprise that the adversary (the devil) wants to mess with your thinking? The adversary wants to distract and disarm Christians. Therefore, so we are not able to fulfill God’s purpose in our lovely lives.
2. PRAYER– Meditate on God’s word daily 2 Corinthians 5:17 says “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away, behold, the new has come.” In what ways do your thoughts or life not line up with the truth of 2 Corinthians 5:17? In what ways do you see yourself as anything but a new creation? In what ways do you identify with your SIN rather than the freedom afforded you by the blood of JESUS? Ask the Holy Spirit to guide you and allow him to see yourself just as he does!
3. REST IN THE TRUTH THAT YOU ARE ACCEPTED IN JESUS CHRIST- Pray and fast and ask God to protect your mind, help you to recognize the enemy, and work to keep your mind focus on God and what matters important in your life.
4. STOP BELIEVING THAT YOU CAN’T CONTROL YOUR THOUGHTS- It is very clear that you are expected by God to choose your thoughts, not let your thoughts always be chosen by something else; especially negative thoughts. How do you do this? It is true that we get attacked in our minds because our minds are a battlefield, not a playground. As a Christian begins to connect his spirit with the Holy Spirit, his spirit begins to get a lot stronger. Therefore, when the spirit is weak, the mind runs errands for the flesh by thinking negative thoughts. Nevertheless, when we constantly build our spirit by communion with God, our mind comes under the influence of the Word of God and the Holy Spirit who lives BRIGHT in us! We are left with the choice to think about God’s things or let the mind go with the flow of life.
5. EXPECT MIRACULOUS POWER- Expecting something awesome to happen is a choice. It is an act of faith. A person with a renewed mind has very positive expectations in their mind. Replace negative imaginations with God’s awesome promises for your life.
6. CONFESS WHAT YOU TRULY BELIEVE, NOT WHAT YOU FEEL- We possess what we confess. We possess salvation by confessing Jesus as Lord of our lives. We possess God’s promises by confessing them with our mouths. When you confess only what you see and feel, you are hurting your faith and not helping negative thoughts leave your mind. When God saw the world in darkness, void, and without form, he did not use his words to describe the situation. Instead, he used the power of His word to change the situation. Don’t use your mouth like a thermometer, which only reads the temperature of your current condition, allow God’s AMAZING word to turn your mouth into a thermostat, which changes the temperature of your life by confessing what God says.
It’s very POWERFUL when evil thoughts attack your mind to open your mouth and speak in tune with God’s Word, not your feelings or current circumstances. Joel 3:10 states “Let the weak say, “I am strong.” Please do not speak what you feel all the time. Otherwise, your mind can’t change. Learn to speak God’s word instead.
7. CELEBRATE THE PROCESS – Mind over matter is really about having God’s mind over every matter. It is seeing things from God’s perspective, trusting him, loving him, as you experience His loving grace, and favor. His love for you is more POWERFUL, and EVERLASTING thank life matters. When life overwhelms you, find God’s promise for you in his word. This is how you receive his mind. Mind over matter is more than walking in human wisdom. It’s walking in the wisdom of God.
As you trust God, you will experience his peace, joy, and his strength. Also, you will discover being more focused and having wonderful success in your life. Celebrate the process with God!
“5 DAILY REMINDERS THAT YOU ARE FEARFULLY AND WONDERFULLY MADE:”
- You are AMAZING
- You can do ANYTHING
- Positivity is a CHOICE
- Celebrate YOU
- You are prepared to SUCCEED
Love,
Nishia💓
