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Renewing Your Mind

There is a constant battle going on between our flesh and our spirit. Although we are a new creation (according to 2 Corinthians 5:17) and our spirit has been made alive to God, our soul (mind, will and emotions) has not been made new.

We will continue to struggle with old habits and thought patterns after we come to know Jesus. That is why we need to renew our minds through daily Bible reading, prayer and witnessing to others. Focus on the things of God rather than on fleshly issues like wrong thoughts and emotions.

We see in 2 Corinthians 10:3-6 that one of the biggest areas of conflict is in our minds. Therefore we need to “take every thought captive”. This means that we need to subject our thought life to the truth of God’s Word.

For example, you’re walking down the road and see someone of the opposite sex, when a lustful thought enters your mind. You need to stop and realise that the thought does not come from you. It has been planted in your mind, a fiery dart of the enemy. You have to “take the thought captive” immediately by doing something else like begin to pray for an unsaved person or pray in the Holy Spirit.

Reflection questions (write your answers in a journal):

• On a scale of 1-5 evaluate how you are doing in your stewardship in the following areas:  

My identity in Christ:                    

• Being a blessing to others                    


• Being content                    


• Having the peace of God                    


• Feeling significant                    


• Emotional stability                    


• Feeling loved                    


• Feeling accepted                    


• Self-worth                    


• Feeling good / happy                    


• My life purpose                    


• Child of God                    


• Feeling close to God                    


• Intellectual abilities                    

Action:

Read the following Scriptures aloud. God says the following about you in His Word:

I am:

• Justified through the blood of Jesus (Romans 5:1)


• Redeemed and forgiven (Colossians 1:14)


• Bought at a price (1 Corinthians 6:20)


• An overcomer (1 John 5:4)


• Born of God (1 John 5:18)


• The friend of Christ (James 2:23)


• Seated with Christ in heavenly places (Ephesians 2:6)


• The salt of the earth and the light of the world (Matthew 5:13-14)


• God’s co-worker (2 Corinthians. 6:1)


• A part of the Body of Christ (1 Corinthians 12:27)


• Christ Jesus’s workmanship, created in God for good works (Ephesians 2:10)


• An adopted child of God (Ephesians 1:5)

I can:

• Do all things through Christ who strengthens me (Philippians 4:13)


• Come to God based on the blood of Jesus (Hebrews 10:19)


• Walk free from condemnation (Romans 8:1)


• Know that God will complete the work in me (Philippians 1:6)


• Know that God will work all things together for my good (Romans 8:28)


• Know that God’s grace is sufficient for me (2 Corinthians 12:9)