Don’t Get Controlled By Your Own Thoughts But Be Transformed By God’s Thoughts. Series

It's easy to get caught up in the whirlwind of our own minds, isn't it? But today, we are reminded that we don't have to be controlled by our own thoughts. Instead, we can be transformed by God's thoughts.

In Romans 12:2, Paul urges us to renew our minds, to let go of the patterns of this world and embrace the mind of Christ. When we do, we will be able to discern God's will for our lives, and live according to His good, pleasing, and perfect plan.

"But how do we practically renew our minds and think God's thoughts? The psalmist tells us in Psalm 119:130, 'The unfolding of your words gives light; it gives understanding to the simple.' The more we immerse ourselves in God's Word, the more His thoughts become our thoughts.

And what are God's thoughts towards us? Are they not ones of love, grace, and mercy? As Isaiah 55:8-9 reminds us, 'For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways... As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.'

Let us seek to exchange our limited, earthly thoughts for God's limitless, heavenly thoughts. May our minds be transformed, our hearts be renewed, and our lives be lived in harmony with His perfect will. Amen.