In the second part of this week's verse, Romans 12:2, we are called to "be transformed by the renewing of your mind."
Transformation is one of my favorite words. It connotes to me endless possibilities. No matter what one's present condition, through transformation, all things can begin again. That's what this verse means--a renewing, a revitalization, a rebirth.
Transformed, as used in the original Greek, is the word metamorphousthe, from which we get our word metamorphosis. Literally, this word means to change form. When we are told to be transformed, we are told to change form. How? By the renewing of our minds.
So how does this occur?
The mind as the central processor for our thoughts, feelings, actions and attitudes keeps getting refreshed through some key data being continuously input through prayer, reading God's word, meditation and Christian fellowship. The Holy Spirit is key in all this. In a way, we are continuously being remade in God's image when we do not conform to the way of this world and turn our focus on God.
Lord, give me a mind that is focused on you each and every moment of my life. Help me keep growing more and more in your image as I flee the restraints of the world.
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