A Changed Mind
Have you every changed your mind or opinion about something or someone? All of us have made the mistake of jumping to wrong conclusions aboutpeople and situations. Wrong conclusions lead to faulty thinking.Faulty thinking leads to wrong attitudes and actions. Wrong attitudesand actions lead to bad feelings. All of this is corrected when wechange our minds - when our thinking is rightly adjusted.The Apostle Paul reminded us of this important spiritual principle. Hedescribed the changing of our minds as a key part of spiritual growthand transformation. Take a look at Paul's instructions, inspired by theHoly Spirit: "Don't copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let Godtransform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then youwill know what God wants you to do, and you will know how good andpleasing and perfect his will really is." Romans 12:2 (NLT) Wrong thinking gets us in trouble. Right thinking sets us free. Ithelps us to be the person God wants us to be. Right thinking isnecessary if we are going to be effectively used by God. What is the right way to think, from God's perspective? According to Scripture, right thinking is always based in God's love.Right thinking comes from a mind saturated with God's grace. It viewspeople from a perspective of God's mercy and kindness. It comes from amind that is filled with and controlled by the Word of God, and thatdemonstrates the fruit of the Holy Spirit. (See Matthew 7:1-5; 1Corinthians 13:4-8; Galatians 5:22, 23.) When we let God change the way we think, we allow Him to change ourlife!
Pastor Dale
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