Monday, October 15

"“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.” - Romans 12:2

Last week, we talked at length about discovering God's will for your life. This week...let's dig in to making that happen. We start with this great verse from Romans. It says that we need to renew our minds in order to discover what God's will is...

How do we do that?

How do we "renew" our minds? Here's a Monday morning thought...as you sit there and prepare for what is going to be an unbelievable week....just meditate. Focus. That's all meditation is...focused thinking. Now the challenge is - what do we focus on? Let's look back at the verse...

It tells us not to focus on the pattern of the world. What does that mean? Some translations say the "customs and behavior of the world". Many of us are going to leave the house this morning and instantly think about the tough week we are going to have, the difficult people we have to face, the teacher we don't like, the business that's struggling, and so on. I believe that God wants us to be different...to have different minds. We've got to choose to focus on God's power and abilities...and less of what the world has to offer.

I'm going to warn you, the renewing of your mind might have to take place several times today...maybe even every few minutes. But God promises that we can find His will for our lives when our minds are renewed and we are focusing on His ways. If we ever hope to find God's will for our lives - we have to think differently about the world. We don't get to decide what will happen to us today...the world does. But if we renew our thoughts and focus on God - He will reveal His perfect will for our life...guaranteed.

Pastor Brian