“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
Our focus through this passage is renewing our minds. By renewing our minds we will change the way we think.
There are three things I want us to be able to renew our minds to, so that we can change our thought patterns, so our thought patterns can change our actions. The three things are…
1.) You are loved
2.) You have been chosen
3.) You have purpose
When you are able to renew your mind to those three things then you will learn to know God’s will for your life and know how to do everything that is good and pleasing to Him.
Let’s look at the first point… you are loved. I want each of you to know that God, your Heavenly Father, loves each and every one of you. Some of you might say, yeah I already know that, but do you really believe it? Others of you might have difficulty with that statement so let’s go to the Word and find out what it says…
“But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners.” Romans 5:8
“This is how God showed his love to us: He sent his one and only Son into the world so that we could have life through him. This is what real love is: It is not our love for God; it is God’s love for us. He sent his Son to die in our place to take away our sins.” 1 John 4:9-10
Do any of you know of a person that would die for the whole world, for the good and the bad? No you don’t. Because there was only one that was willing to do that for all of us, and His name is Jesus. How amazing is that, that you are loved so much, that God sent His only son to die for you, even knowing all of the things you’ve ever done, and the things you will do. Nobody that does or will ever exist on this earth will love you that much. So now you have to start believing it! God loves you! He wants the best for you!
That brings me to point #2…
You have been chosen! What me chosen, you might say. Yes you, each and every one of you have been chosen by almighty God. Let me prove it to you…
“Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes.” Ephesians 1:4
“In Christ we were chosen to be God’s people, because from the very beginning God had decided this in keeping with his plan. And he is the One who makes everything agree with what he decides and wants.” Ephesians 1:11
“…I have called you by your name; you are Mine.” Isaiah 43:1
You were not a mistake, you were chosen by God before He even made the world! He called you by the very name He chose for you even then. Glory to God! It’s time to start standing tall with our heads held high, not in pride, but in knowing that God chose us to exist.
Point #3…You have a purpose. God has created you for something in this world. Before this day you might not have believed that you could amount to anything some of you might have been rejected and out cast. People might have told you that you were never going to be anything. Let’s look at 1 Corinthians 1:26-28 and see what it says about people that the world thinks aren’t going to be anything…
“Brothers and sisters, look at what you were when God called you. Not many of you were wise in the way the world judges wisdom. Not many of you had great influence. Not many of you came from important families. But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise, and he chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. He chose what the world thinks is unimportant and what the world looks down on and thinks is nothing in order to destroy what the world thinks is important.”
It doesn’t matter what people have said about you, and it doesn’t even matter what you’ve thought about yourself. Because from this day forth you are changing the way you think. This is what God says about your purpose…
“Before I formed you in the womb I knew [and] approved of you [as My chosen instrument], and before you were born I separated and set you apart, consecrating you; [and] I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.” Jeremiah1:5
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” Jeremiah 29:11
Before you were even in your mother’s womb God thought of you, and not only did He think of you, but He approved of you, and called you His chosen instrument. He set you apart, which means He made you different, He created you with a special purpose to fulfill on this earth! He said He has plans for you to prosper you, and to give you hope and a future. Isn’t that awesome that God has something just for you!
You will always become a product of what you think about. So from this point on I want you to know and believe that…
You are loved
You were chosen
You have a purpose
When you believe it your mind will be renewed and you will walk in the perfect will of God. God bless!!
Tracy Willey
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