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Experiencing God’s Promises Through the Renewing of Your Mind

There is a battle being waged constantly for your mind. This battle isn’t about flesh and blood but about experiencing the very promises of God. Your mind is where emotions, perspectives, and decisions collide—where lies and truth wage war. It’s where you can choose to experience God and see the world as he does or choose a different path and struggle to attain any sense of his promises in life.

Paul writes in 2 Corinthians 10:4-5,

“For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds. We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ.”

Paul makes it apparent that a very serious spiritual battle is going on and that taking your thoughts captive is a chief weapon. So, today, let’s look at the weapon of renewing your mind and how to use it effectively to experience everything God has in store for you.

In God, we have an incredible ally in the war for our minds. We’ve received the Holy Spirit to help us think like God. We’ve received the word of God to meditate on so that we can share in God’s wisdom. But we must go through a transformation to experience all God has in store.

Ephesians 4:21-24 says,

“Assuming that you have heard about him and were taught in him, as the truth is in Jesus, to put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires, and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, and to put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness.”

God has given you an opportunity for new life “created after the very likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness.” But to experience that new life, you must “be renewed in the spirit of your [mind].” The real action is required to experience God’s promise of a “new self.” You have to see yourself as God sees you. Your perspective must shift and align with God’s perspective.

Renewing your mind positions you to fully experience God’s promises. For example, Romans 12:2 says, “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.” By renewing your mind, you can discern the will of God. It’s a real and practical step to knowing what God would have you do.

Joshua 1:8 says,

“This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.”

By renewing your mind to God’s word, your way will be made prosperous. Meditating on God’s word has the power to lead you to success.

God’s made a way for you to experience abundant life every day. He’s made incredible promises to you of his will, peace, nearness, and victory over the enemy. But the battle for experiencing those promises is waged in your mind. Renew your mind today to the truth of God. Take captive any lies that run through your mind. Choose to align your thinking with his word. Filter your emotions and decisions through the word of God. And experience today the abundant life God has in store for you in the goodness of his promises.

Prayer

1. Meditate for a moment on the power of renewing your mind. Allow Scripture to fill you with a desire to engage in this spiritual discipline.

“For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds. We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ.” 2 Corinthians 10:4-5

2. Where in your thoughts do you need victory today? Where do you feel like your perspective of yourself, others or situations might not align with God’s perspective?

3. Renew your mind to God’s truth in those areas. Find Scripture that speaks to those areas. Ask the Spirit to guide you in renewing your mind to the truth you need.