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In Genesis 3:8, Adam hides because for the first time in his life he knew how it felt to be out of God’s will. He had experienced fear for the very first time. For the first time in his life, he felt the consequence of disobedience.

For the first time in history, man became double minded, of two totally different tracks of thinking….at the very same time and space.

The real price (for sin) that Adam paid can’t be seen or even touched, but to this day, we can all feel the weight of an empty God sized hole inside of our spirits, just a raw, barren throbbing of the most important thing in your life having been torn away.

On the outside, everything looked the same, but on the inside, Adam felt a change, he knew a pain that drove him to his knees. He hid from the only One who could restore him, Adam hid from his Abba, his Father, God Himself

Generations later, being double-mind is second nature for many of us. But thank God for His love. His love gives us the time that allows healing to happen. Yet, it’s more than just time, it’s the quality of time spent in God’s Presence.

Healing can only happen when I’m willing to surrender, to know (and admit) that my way just doesn’t work. (My pride doesn’t want me to admit that, I’m exactly right where the sum total of my choices have put me. My choices and I’m sure even more of God’s grace than I’m even aware.) God’s grace and God’s love, they are around me even when I don’t see them.

“Above all things have intense and unfailing love for one another, for love covers a multitude of sins [forgives and disregards the offenses of others]. 1 Peter 4:8

(I thank You Abba, for covering MY multitude of sins, thank You for MY healing and the revelation of who I Am in You.)

Healing and revelation bring a change in heart, which leads to a change in speaking and thinking which lead to a change in actions that produce a change in results.

We spend so much time looking for a formula that we forget to acknowledge the Giver of the principles that empower the steps of the formula. The unrenewed mind is blind to the truth that most of the pain and hurt in his life is in those areas that he has not turned over to God. It’s facing the pain, the truth that my life is worthless and pointless without a living relationship with God, with Life Himself.

· A renewed mind can confidently reach through his covenant with God, into the future (just as David did with Goliath) and see the giants in his life defeated.

· A renewed mind makes choices that reflect who he is in Christ.

· A renewed mind knows that healing is a process of exchange.

· A renewed mind creates the environment that allows the transformation from caterpillar to butterfly to happen inside of YOU.

It’s your allowing God access into those areas where you hurt the most, those areas that have the greatest amount of emotional pain. A forever-changing mix of emotions, from fear to total bliss. Add a bucket of tears and a few road trips outside of your comfort zone and you (with God’s grace, love and guidance) find yourself moving forward faster and healthier than you had dared to even hope. All because of a renewed mind.

With a renewed mind:

1. God becomes your focus, the Giver is more important than the gift (of life)

2. You start thinking from God’s point of view (you see your life through His eyes)

3. You understand that stewardship is to return the thing (everything from people to your spoken words) that you have been entrusted with back in better condition than when you started to be responsible for it.

4. You walk by faith. You acknowledge reality (facts) but you choose to stand on God’s word (Truth).

5. There is a heartfelt shifting from me to we. You allow God to use you in serving others.

6. You think, act, then feel (The unrenewed mind – feels, acts then thinks).

7. You know how to encourage yourself when times are hard. (You focus on the joy set before you).

8. Doing right is more important than being right. (Don’t win the fight and lose the marriage.)

Next up: Our final directive from Romans 12:2 is

· Prove it for yourself = Try it and the results will speak for themselves, both in your life and in His will being done through you

Get ready to grow in confidence, some really good stuff is coming up in Part 4 – How to Transform Your Mind, see you then.

Pastor Michael Larkins is the Author of “Victorious Nuggets – Transforming Self-Esteem into Christ-Esteem.

For more of his blogs go to his web site www.thewealthresponse.com

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