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Transformation is so much more than an outer change!

I did some research yesterday while enjoying a day off work and the 4th of July holiday. I spent the morning reading my Bible and reading about my verse: Romans 12:2. I ended up doing a little verse mapping and made a huge discovery!

Transformation is not just an outward change but it is also an inward heart change! Mind Blown...

Just in case you don't know the verse: Romans 12:2 NIV

"Do not conform to the pattern of this world but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is - his good, pleasing and perfect will."

I wrote down the following when considering the first line (Do not conform...): Dare to be different! Follow God! When thinking of "this world", this referring to undergoing total change which leads to God's will. Let the change happen. "Your mind" will act under the influence of the spirit.

Now, the second part; "....test and approve..."This is referring to a double process. That process involves the following: 1. Deciding what the will of God is. 2. Choosing and acting on it.  "Perfect will" is the thing willed by God is here; the right coarse of action.

So, what does all of this matter? Well, everything to me right now. I am going through some changes and I don't know how to feel. I am letting God chip away that hard shell of stubbornness. I am a huge mess! I am hoping that in the midst of this mess with all this crazy going on around me that I can find some light through the darkness. Every. single. day. I wake up and fight to start my day. I must push forward before falling back into the depths of anxiety filled fear! I WILL NOT GIVE UP!

Father God, please strip my mind down and work on me from the inside so that my outer shines!

Next post, I am going to look at this question I've been asking. Does peace come with transformation of this kind? Stay Tuned to this journey of transformation!

Transformation

Transformation:

trans·for·ma·tion

ˌtran(t)sfərˈmāSH(ə)n/

noun

1. a thorough or dramatic change in form or appearance.

Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.

Romans 12:2 NIV

That is the word and verse God put on my heart for this year. So far, the journey has taught my what my strengths and weaknesses are: I can do more than I give myself credit for but I tend to take on too much.

 

My hope is that through this blog I can inspire you and spread love to the world...one sentence at a time.

I am posting this today rather than January 1st because today is my new year...New Year in Pink with a Pink Cadillac on my mind.

Stay tuned for further posts as I embark on this new journey...