Living By Faith One Day at a Time: Choose What You Believe - Living Free - September 21
Living By Faith One Day at a Time: Choose What You Believe
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Scripture
Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. 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 12:1-2 NIV
Thoughts for the Day
The battle between fear and faith is often fought first in our minds.
Fear can distort the way we see our circumstances. One fearful thought leads to another, and before long we can find ourselves imagining everything that might go wrong. The Facing Fear, Finding Faith study emphasizes the importance of renewing our minds rather than allowing fearful thoughts to control us.
Paul tells us that transformation happens through the renewing of our minds.
That means we don't have to accept every thought that enters our minds as truth. We can learn to recognize thoughts rooted in fear and compare them with what God has said.
Fear asks, “What if?”
Faith asks, “What has God said?”
Renewing your mind doesn't mean pretending that problems aren't real. It means refusing to allow your problems to become greater in your thinking than the God who is with you.
As God's truth changes the way you think, it begins changing the way you live.
Consider This . . .
Pay attention to what you are telling yourself today.
Are your thoughts moving you toward trust or deeper into fear?
When a fearful thought comes, don't simply follow it wherever it leads. Stop and ask, “Is this thought based on truth, or am I imagining what might happen?”
Then bring your thinking back to God's character and His Word.
Renewing your mind is not something you do once. It is a daily process of replacing fearful thinking with God's truth. Every time you do that, you are strengthening your faith.
Prayer
Dear God, help me recognize the thoughts that are feeding my fears. Renew my mind through Your Word and teach me to see my circumstances through the truth of who You are. Help me choose faith over fear in my thinking today. In Jesus' name . . .
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