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How do you know you mind is renewed?
A man was driving through west Texas one spring evening.
The road was deserted and he had not seen a soul for what seemed like hours.
Suddenly his car started to cough and splutter and the engine slowly died away, leaving him sitting on the side of the road in total silence.
He popped the hood and looked to see if there was anything that he could do to get it going again.
Unfortunately, he had a limited knowledge of cars, so all he could do was look at the engine.
Feeling despondent as he stood looking at the gradually fading light of his flashlight, he cursed that he had not put in new batteries like he had promised himself.
Suddenly, through the inky shadows, came a deep voice, "It's your fuel pump."
The man raised up quickly, striking his head on the underside of the hood.
"Who said that?" he demanded.
There were two horses standing in the fenced field alongside the road and the man was amazed when the nearest of the two horses repeated, "It's your fuel pump.
Tap it with your flashlight, and try it again."
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Confused, the man tapped the fuel pump with his flashlight, turned the key and sure enough, the engine roared to life.
He muttered a short thanks to the horse and screeched away.
When he reached the next town, he ran into the local bar.
"Gimme a large whiskey, please!" he said.
A rancher sitting at the bar looked at the man's ashen face and asked, "What's wrong, man?
You look like you've seen a ghost."
"It's unbelievable," the man said and recalled the whole tale to the rancher.
The rancher took a sip of his beer and looked thoughtful.
"A horse, you say?
Was it by any chance a white horse?"
The man replied in the affirmative.
"Yes, it was!
Am I crazy?"
"No, you ain't crazy.
In fact, you're lucky," said the rancher, "because that black horse don't know anything about cars."
Today’s Message is continuing our Hope in the waiting series and it entitled:
How do you know you mind is being renewed?
Roman 12
The Bible is clear.
We should not change our thinking to line up with the world, but rather our thinking should line up with God’s thoughts.
Bill Johnson
“I can't afford to have thoughts in my head about me that God doesn't have in His.”
Having a renewed mind is the most freeing and satisfying things a Christian can have on this earth
Its a perquisite to walking in the abundant Life Jesus came to give.
But it doesn’t come easy or even by accident
It’s a constant battle to line up your thoughts with His
We know at first there is a discrepancy between what we think and what God thinks
In the OT is was impossible to even think the way God thought
But through the work of Jesus on the cross and the continued work of the Holy Spirit in each one of us.
We have the ability to think the way Jesus thinks
That means we have the ability to think whatever Jesus thinks, and know whatever knows.
I’m not saying we know it, I’m saying we have the ability to know it.
And having a renewed mind is pivitol in this process
In , Paul quotes and then makes a statement concerning all believers: “We have the mind of Christ.”
think about that...
I’m not saying we know it, I’m saying we have the ability to know it.
And having a renewed mind is pivitol in this process
Having the mind of Christ means sharing the plan, purpose, and perspective of Christ, and it is something that all believers possess.
Having the mind of Christ means we understand God’s plan in the world—to bring glory to Himself,
restore creation to its original splendor, and provide salvation for sinners.
It means we identify with Christ’s purpose “to seek and to save what was lost” ().
It means we share Jesus’ perspective of humility and obedience (), compassion (), and prayerful dependence on God ().
In the verses leading up to , we note some truths concerning the mind of Christ:
1) The mind of Christ stands in sharp contrast to the wisdom of man (verses 5-6).
2) The mind of Christ involves wisdom from God, once hidden but now revealed (verse 7).
3) The mind of Christ is given to believers through the Spirit of God (verses 10-12).
4) The mind of Christ cannot be understood by those without the Spirit (verse 14).
5) The mind of Christ gives believers discernment in spiritual matters (verse 15).
With all of this evident Let’s get back to our original question:
How do I know my Mind is being renewed?
There’s a litmus test.
You can ask yourself these 7 questions.
Do I live in Hope
If you expect bad things they will happen, as you give them authority through your belief
Rom 8:28
2. Does the impossible seem reasonable to me?
Mat 19:26
Bill Johnson :You know your mind is renewed when the impossible seems logical
3. Do I live in peace and don’t worry?
2 cor 10:5
Heb
4. Do I like Myself?
When People tell you to drop the negative people in your life, but you are the negative people in your life.
What about Loving yourself?
You are to love your neighbour AS you love yourself
2 Cor
2 cor 12:7-10
5. Am I quick to forgive, and show mercy?
6. Am I confident and thankful?
7. Do I believe in others, and willing to give them the benefit of the doubt?
Jesus put Judas in charge of the money
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