New Mission…New Mind…New Living
Many of us have resolved within ourselves to change or stop some unhealthy, unprofitable and unproductive behaviors/habits.
We will adjust, rearrange and shift somethings around in order to accomplish this.
We’ll stop going to that place.
We’ll stop hanging out with that person.
We’ll stop watching or listening to those/that.
We’ll stop smoking or drinking this/that.
We’ll X instead of Y.
The list goes on & on….
But in order for us to be consistently successful, we have to do more than modify our behaviors.There has to be a transformation of our minds. Otherwise, we’ll only make a switch, but we won’t make a change.
Many will struggle with this process because the appetites of our flesh dominate us. (perhaps not in all areas of our lives, but in certain areas of our lives).
The Bible teaches us that the flesh wars against the spirit.
You can not fix a spiritual problem making a physical sacrifice.
Switching up what we do is just a temporary manipulation of the flesh. But in order to produce some stick-to-it-ness you must have a different mind. Not just a new mind, but a transformed mind. Having a transformed mind is the result of submitting to a God-shapening process, not just an independent decision to do something different.
Having a transformed mind will give you new appetites. New appetites will give you new behaviors and new habits.
The only way to do this is to allow God to transform your mind by the transforming power of His word. He will plant His seed in your spirit that will bring forth fruit of its own kind. You may not see it at first. But before you see the evidence, trust that a work/growth is going on underground. Keep planting and keep watering the seed that God places in your spirit. In due season, you will see growth.
This is His process. Plant a God seed, get a God fruit.
*Tressa Jo
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