What Is God and What Is Not? The Renewed Mind Knows
(5 minutes)
And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God. (Romans 12:2 NKJV)
Stop imitating the ideals and opinions of the culture around you, but be inwardly transformed by the Holy Spirit through a total reformation of how you think. This will empower you to discern God's will as you live a beautiful life, satisfying and perfect in his eyes. (Romans 12:2 TPT)
"If you worked 80 hours on your job, you would be applauded. If you prayed for 80 hours, you would be looked at as peculiar. You see how we have come into agreement with what the world says about what is possible, what is approved, and what is unapproved." (Pastor Tim)
What kingdom are we allowing to influence us and make our decisions? What kingdom are we being intimate with to determine what is acceptable and what is not? What kingdom is forming our perspective and thinking about every area of life?
Renewing the mind is so significant. Having our perspective changed is vital if we're ever going to see the benefits of the Kingdom of God in our own lives.
"An unrenewed mind will not have the ability to look at two things that look similar and pick the one that is God. Unrenewed minds will not be able to look at two scenarios that look very similar, one is not God and one is God, and make a determination. This is why we have so many churches, and we can't discern whether they're godly or not. The unrenewed mind will pick what it likes over what God says to do. Your renewed mind from His Kingdom, your mind that feeds from His Kingdom, will be able to discern what is Him and what is not Him." (Pastor Tim)
The renewed mind has the ability to approve of what is actually Yahweh. The renewed mind can see what God is doing and hear what God is saying about a matter. And the renewed mind has the ability to choose that thing over what it likes.
An unrenewed mind lives by the rules of the kingdom of this world, and reaps the benefits that this kingdom has to offer. A renewed mind lives by the rules of the Kingdom of God, and reaps the benefits that His Kingdom has to offer. Jesus is able to walk on water and multiply meals. Why? Because He was living by the rules of Abba's Kingdom. Jesus didn't pray for sick people, He healed sick people. Why? Because He was living by the rules of Abba's Kingdom.
What if what we're experiencing and not experiencing is being determined by what kingdom we're feeding from? What if the key to experiencing the benefits of the Kingdom of God is having our mind renewed? Maybe this is why Jesus came saying, "Metanoia!" Stop focusing on the behavior that is flowing from your unrenewed mind, and start staring at Yahweh's goodness that leads to the transformation of that mind.
Your only responsibility today is to pursue intimate encounters with Yahweh. His Goodness will do the rest!
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