Renewing your mind

Don't be conformed to this world but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. I understand your struggles; I know that the world exerts relentless pressure on you, trying to squeeze you into its mold. This is why you need time alone with me. When you open up to me and invite me to transform you, I can work freely in you and accomplish amazing things.  One of my most challenging tasks is renovating your mind, and my spirit is always at work on this project. He does not overwhelm you with his power. Instead, he prompts the prompts you gently and convicts you cleanly – showing you where you need to make changes and helping you develop new attitudes.

Many Christians are unable to discern my will because their minds are entangled in worldliness. The glitter and glamour of this world distract them from me, so they do not since my nearness. As you are transformed by the renewing of your mind, you progress in your ability to discern my good and perfect will. You  also become increasingly aware of my loving presents with you.  This awareness is so pleasurable that it draws you ever closer to me - increasing the effectiveness of my work in you, creating an upward spiral of transformation. Thus you grow not only closer to me but also more like me. This is a foretaste of what is to come when I am fully revealed: you will be like me, for you will see me as I am.  

(From a devotional by Sarah young)

Dear friends, we are already God’s children, but he has not yet shown us what we will be like when Christ appears. But we do know that we will be like him, for we will see him as he really is. (1 John 3:2 NLT)

For the Lord is the Spirit, and wherever the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. (2 Corinthians 3:17 NLT)

Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect. (Romans 12:2 NLT)