It is a new year! A time for a fresh start. A turning point to start doing things that you have thought about but not done yet. Every year we have our own selfish thoughts about what we are going to do. This year I am thinking about what would God want us to make new??? Well I believe that he would like us to renew our minds! There is so much scripture to back this up as well. See the Lord uses our minds to communicate with us. It makes me think of a cell phone... you have to have the bars to get the reception you need to make the call right. If we do not renew our minds our Lord will not have a clear and open connection with us.
There are so many things that we allow to get in our mind that God does not want in there. He tells us this. Yes the enemy will put thoughts in our head, but it is up to us to discern them immediately and get rid of them. God wants us to be trained to do this! We however allow some thoughts to hang around...why? Why do we not listen to God? Why do we continue to do things that cause us to not be happy? I think it is time to learn what the word says about this so that we can be renewed and start new with our Lord! He is going to clean out the junk in our mind, and so that he can fill it with his Goodness. We are going to start this new year right.
Revelation 21:5-6~The one who sat on the throne said "Behold, I make all things new ." Then he said "write these words down, for they are trustworthy and true." He said to me, "They are accomplished. I am the the Alph and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To the thirsty I will give a gift from the spring of life-giving water.
2 Corinthians 5:17~Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come. The old has gone, the new is here!
Romans 12:2~Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
Philipians 4:8~ Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.
2 Corinthians 4:16~ So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day.
1 Peter 1:13~Therefore, preparing your minds for action, and being sober-minded, set your hop fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
Ephesians 4:23~And to be renewed in the spirit of your minds.
2 Timothy 1:7~For God has not given us the spirit of fear; but of love, and of a sound mind.
Galatians 2:20~I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now life in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and give himself for me.
The Lord knows us so well. He knew that we would need help with this. He is instructing us to keep our minds focused on him...what is good, not on the bad. He is all about making us new. Just like in 2 Corinthians 4:16~our inner self is being renewed day by day. We cannot do this without our Lord. He made us to need him, to depend on him. We cannot be made new without him. He says he has given us a spirit of love and of a sound mind, not anything or anyone has the authority but him to do this.
As we begin this new year we can ask him to renew us. To clear our minds of all the junk the world has put in that does not belong there. We want to have that pure sound mind the Lord intended for us. Lord, This year let us ask what you want for us, not what we want for ourselves. We know for a fact that you want us to know you more this year, that you want us to study your word so much that it is like a weapon on the tip of our tongue anytime we need it or anyone else needs to hear it. That we can be your light in this world full of darkness. Lord...please cleanse our minds and fill them with your Holy Spirit, your word and Love, and once you have done this Lord put on our helmets of righteousness like in Ephesians 6. Cover us Lord with the blood of Jesus. Lord let our mind be a precious secret place we can meet with you this year. Happy New Year!
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