Renew Your Mind

One of the theme verses God gave me in the past was Romans 12:2 "...be transformed by the renewing of your mind." At the time there were variations of transformer toys that you were supposed to manipulate and change from one form to another. Some of the transformers we had at our household got stuck in the process.

We can get stuck in the transformation process as well. We need to be intentional about the renewing of our mind. Bible study, Bible reading and prayer can become mindless routines, instead of mind-changing experiences. We may set a goal to read through the Bible in a year, and find ourselves rushing through the reading without taking it in.

Here's some tips to keep the Bible reading personal and mind-changing:
1. Pray that God would stop you in your reading when He has something for you to consider or apply to your life.
2. Make a note of the most important thing you read today.
3. Write down why that that was important and if there is any action you need to take.
4. Think of Scriptures that you can apply in daily life--when you have a green light, thank God that He has prepared a place for you.
5. Verbally express Scriptures to your children as you go through your day together.

How do you intentionally renew your mind?

God bless....

Millie McNabb, BA, BMus