Renew The Attitude Of Your Minds

“To be made new in the attitude of your minds;"   Ephesians 4:23 (NIV)

To renew our thoughts and attitudes we need to change, change requires new thinking, and in order to change,  we have to learn the truth and begin making good choices, and then we also need change the way we think.  And the implication of this change  determines the way you feel, and the way you feel determines the way you act. Changing the way you act, and the way you feel, always begin by the way you think.  For instance, you can say, “I need to love my husband more,” but that isn't going to work, if you can't fight your way into a feeling, and so change the way you think, and the way you feel about your husband, which surely will then change the way you act. The Bible says, “Let the Spirit renew your thoughts and attitudes”  (Ephesians 4:23 NLT).  The battle for sin, the battle to deal with those defects in your life that you don't like, originated from our own minds. So If you want to change anything in your behavior or anything in your emotions, you have to start with your thoughts and your attitude.  The renewal of your mind is related to the word "repentance." I know repentance is a dirty word for a lot of people. They think it means something bad, something they don't really want to do, something painful. They think of a guy standing on a street corner with a sign that says, “Repent! The world's about to end!"  Repentance has nothing to do with your behavior. It is about changing your mind and learning to think differently. “Repent” simply means to make a mental U-turn.  You turn from guilt to forgiveness. You turn from frustration to freedom, from darkness to light, from hatred and bitterness to love.  Otherwise you may also need to change the way you think about God, He's not mad at you; he’s mad about you! You’re deeply flawed, but you’re deeply loved.  Start with your mind, and change the way you think about your relationships, the economy, the world, and your past, present, and future. Changing the way you think will then affect your emotions and your behavior. Hallelujah, God bless

“Let the Spirit renew your thoughts and attitudes”  Ephesians 4:23 (NLT).