Hope for Every Moment: 365 Inspirational Thoughts for Every Day of the Year by T. D. Jakes

Author:T. D. Jakes [Jakes, T. D.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Tags: Religion, Christian Life, Devotional, Inspirational, Spiritual Growth
ISBN: 9780768423976
Google: QQUMmDfkk1cC
Amazon: 076842397X
Barnesnoble: 076842397X
Publisher: Destiny Image Pub
Published: 2007-05-31T22:00:00+00:00

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A MIND TRANSFORMED DAY 180

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

I can almost hear someone saying, “How do you respond to the preexisting circumstances and conditions that have greatly affected you?” Or, “I am already shaped into something less than what God would want me to be because of the times in which I live or the circumstances in which I grew up.” I am glad you asked these things. You see, every aspect of your being that has already been conformed to this age must be transformed! The prefix trans implies movement, as in the words transport, translate, transact, transition, etc. In this light, transform would imply moving the form. On a deeper level it means moving from one form into another, as in the tadpole that is transformed into the frog and the caterpillar into the butterfly. No matter what has disfigured you, in God is the power to be transformed.

Many individuals in the Body of Christ are persevering without progressing. They wrestle with areas that have been conformed to the world instead of transformed. This is particularly true of we Pentecostals who often emphasize the gifts of the Spirit and exciting services. It is imperative that, while we keep our mode of expression, we understand that transformation doesn’t come from inspiration! Many times preachers sit down after ministering a very inspiring sermon feeling that they accomplished more than they actually did. Transformation takes place in the mind.

The Bible teaches that we are to be renewed by the transforming of our minds (see Rom. 12:2; Eph. 4:23). Only the Holy Spirit knows how to renew the mind. The struggle we have inside us is with our self-perception. Generally our perception of ourselves is affected by those around us. Our early opinion of ourselves is deeply affected by the opinions of the authoritative figures in our formative years. If our parents tend to neglect or ignore us, it tears at our self-worth. Eventually, though, we mature to the degree where we can walk in the light of our own self-image, without its being diluted by the contributions of others.

Transformation takes place in the mind.

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