“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)
With the Internet, social media, and the unique personal world (location, friends, work, etc.) in which we each reside, we are bombarded with information and messages daily that influence how we think and how we live. It is often like we are a military battalion under siege.
Paul says the key to not following the living pattern of this world is the renewing of our minds. Yet, with our minds exposed to so much information and so many messages, renewal is difficult, just as is a military victory if the battalion is in a weak position and outgunned. The only path to victory may be to retreat and regroup.
To do this spiritually, we need to remove ourselves from the information and messages around us and retreat into the Word of God. Doing so allows us the opportunity to gain a different, but true, perspective from what we are constantly exposed to. And we strengthen our position to better withstand the siege that the world brings to us. By being in the Word, we are able to discern the truth or falsity of the information we are receiving.
Today, recognize the need to renew your mind if you are to live a godly life. And the only way to do that is to be in the Word of God, allowing it to enlighten you on God’s perspective of the world and of life. Then you will be better equipped to withstand the world’s siege on your mind.
© Jim Musser 2014
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