Paul tells the Roman Christians (and us) in his letter to them (Romans 12:2): 'Be transformed by the renewing of your mind...' Frankly sometimes that seems as difficult as it did to me when I read it as a child.
Another version tell us 'do not let the world squeeze you into its mold.'
Paul insists that our mind is the battlefield in our fight to resist being shaped by society around us and so God demands the renewal of our minds.
Michael Frost of Navigators says this:
When the Spirit renews our minds, all of life becomes an act of worship. That's because the Spirit not only opens our eyes to see who Christ really is, but also breaks our hearts to see who we really are...and when that happens, we find within ourselves there's this growing and nurturing sense of the greatness of God and the beauty of God's love...
All of life becomes charged with the presence of God, and we find ourselves wanting to offer more and more of our lives to God as an act of worship...as we steadfastly focus on Jesus, devoting ourselves as His students and disciples, the Spirit renews our thinking and our behavior, and we become more like Him. He actually transforms us into the image of the Son of God.
What great thoughts: all of life becomes charged with the presence of God! All of life becomes an act of worship! And as we focus on Jesus the Spirit actually transforms us into His image! What greater thing can happen to us - and is there anything that would please God more?
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