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“Conformed Or Transformed?”
Romans 12:2 NIV
Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.
Recently I was watching a sermon by Louie Giglio on the power of a transformed mind and something he said really caught my attention. He talked about how every moment of each day is claimed by either following God or following the world. The thought really spoke to me and I thought about how often we live our lives conformed to the world instead of transformed for God.
The past few months I have really struggled with thoughts in my mind. The enemy has been working a lot on me getting me to think negative thoughts about myself. Recently I finished Louie’s book “Don’t Give The Enemy A Seat At Your Table” and it was a life transforming book for me. It really challenged my thoughts and how I need to take them captive each day instead of letting them take root and cause a downward spiral of a negative mindset.
His sermon and book were a big reminder that my life needs to be completely transformed by God every moment of every day. The NLT version reads, “Don’t copy the behaviors and customs of this world”. So often we find ourselves following and copying what the world does. And, there is absolutely no way in the world we can be conformed to the world and transformed to God at the same time.
This reminds of Paul’s words as he spoke about the fight of the flesh each day. He speaks about following the flesh and following the Spirit. It goes back and forth. We need to be renewed in our minds by God’s Word. Every time a negative thought comes into our mind, we must IMMEDIATELY take it captive. No “ifs”, “ands” or “buts”! We are told to take it captive right away and not let it simmer in our minds and stew on it. From there, it can become a fast downward spiral.
I highly encourage you to read Louie’s book as it really challenged me to think of things I had never thought of before. It’s a daily battle we face striving to live our lives transformed by God instead of confirmed to the world. I challenge each of us to strive for taking captive every thought and not letting the enemy have a seat at our table. The enemy will try to in many different ways and a lot of us have given him the seat for a long time. I know I have. We must be careful to not let negative thoughts slip in and take root.
Take some time today, tomorrow and each day after thinking about whether you live your life more conformed to the world or transformed to God.
“Conformed Or Transformed?”
Romans 12:2 NIV
Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.
Recently I was watching a sermon by Louie Giglio on the power of a transformed mind and something he said really caught my attention. He talked about how every moment of each day is claimed by either following God or following the world. The thought really spoke to me and I thought about how often we live our lives conformed to the world instead of transformed for God.
The past few months I have really struggled with thoughts in my mind. The enemy has been working a lot on me getting me to think negative thoughts about myself. Recently I finished Louie’s book “Don’t Give The Enemy A Seat At Your Table” and it was a life transforming book for me. It really challenged my thoughts and how I need to take them captive each day instead of letting them take root and cause a downward spiral of a negative mindset.
His sermon and book were a big reminder that my life needs to be completely transformed by God every moment of every day. The NLT version reads, “Don’t copy the behaviors and customs of this world”. So often we find ourselves following and copying what the world does. And, there is absolutely no way in the world we can be conformed to the world and transformed to God at the same time.
This reminds of Paul’s words as he spoke about the fight of the flesh each day. He speaks about following the flesh and following the Spirit. It goes back and forth. We need to be renewed in our minds by God’s Word. Every time a negative thought comes into our mind, we must IMMEDIATELY take it captive. No “ifs”, “ands” or “buts”! We are told to take it captive right away and not let it simmer in our minds and stew on it. From there, it can become a fast downward spiral.
I highly encourage you to read Louie’s book as it really challenged me to think of things I had never thought of before. It’s a daily battle we face striving to live our lives transformed by God instead of confirmed to the world. I challenge each of us to strive for taking captive every thought and not letting the enemy have a seat at our table. The enemy will try to in many different ways and a lot of us have given him the seat for a long time. I know I have. We must be careful to not let negative thoughts slip in and take root.
Take some time today, tomorrow and each day after thinking about whether you live your life more conformed to the world or transformed to God.