Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.
-Romans 12:2 (NLT)
In our world today, I really think there is a tremendous battle for our minds. Our minds control everything about us. I believe our minds and our hearts work together. Jesus said in Matthew 6:21, "Wherever your treasure is, there the desires of your heart will also be." I firmly believe that that where your heart is, there your mind is as well. If our minds are not in line with God, then our hearts will not be either, and then our desires will not be on the things of God.
Paul writes in Romans 12:2, "Don't copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God's will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect." Look at Paul's words here, "transform you into a new person by changing the way you think." If you are living today, with the claim that God has transformed you, yet you still copy the behavior and customs of our world, then you haven't allowed God to really transform the way you think. You haven't allowed God to change your thought pattern. In order for us to know what the will of God is for each of us, we must allow Him to transform us from copying the behavior and customs of the world, to His perfect, pleasing and good will. The only way to do that is to allow Him to change the way we think.
The definition for the word custom is "A traditional and widely accepted way of behaving or doing something that is specific to a particular society, place, or time." The definition of the word behavior is "The way in which one acts or conducts oneself, esp. toward others." Is the way you conduct yourself lining up with the customs of this world, or the ways of God? Think About It.
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