Outcome of Faith Transformed Mind

Outcome of Faith

Transformed Mind

Faith is what we believe

Faith is what we hope for

Faith is shaped in our minds

Faith is shaped by the words we hear

The things we experience, the people around us

All these things shape the way we think and therefore shape our faith

What is the outcome of the way you think, your faith

To have a good outcome to life we must continue to renew

And renovate our minds, the way we think

Transformed Mind

Faith is what we believe.

Faith is what we hope for.

Faith is shaped in our minds.

Faith is shaped by the words we hear,

the things we experience,

the people around us.

All these things shape the way we think

and therefore shape our faith.

When a child is little, he is

told there is a Santa Claus.

As he grows older He finds the gifts he

receives on Christmas came from Mom and Dad.

For the child faith or belief in

Santa is shaped by the parents.

If you listen to only right wing news

or left wing news, your belief will be

shaped by the words of those networks.

If you experienced being on a winning team, your faith

will be different than if you were on a losing team.

All these things, the words we hear,

the things we experience, the

people around us shape our faith.

What you and I believe

will affect our outcome.

The three illustrations of Santa fantasy, words

from the media, and experience of winning

or losing all effect the outcome of our lives.

All of us have faith…

 We believe certain things about life.

All of us have wondered how some

people can do the things they do.

We have asked the question…

 “What were they thinking?”

Faith and thinking go together.

There is blind faith, and in most cases,

it is nothing more than wishful thinking.

Faith however is logical, faith is

what we think and what we feel.

     

  As we look around the world, we

see people living in different ways.

Ways that have been shaped

by fantasy, words, and people.

Most of us don’t realize what makes us “tick”.

Why we do what we do. 

With all three illustrations

we can see the good and bad.

So if faith and what I believe shapes

my outcome in life, how can I make

sure I am believing in the things that

will give me the best outcome.

There is a verse in the Bible that says…

  

Do not conform any longer 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

In the world around us

there is pattern thinking.

There are great studies

involving pattern thinking.

Some of these patterns are

obviously, to most, harmful.

This verse in Romans suggest we “be
transformed by the renewing of our minds”.

The word “Renewing” means to “Renovation”.

All of us are affected by the world around us.

Your mind and mine needs a Renovation.

I want an outcome to my faith that

is “Good, Pleasing and Perfect”.

That is God’s will and His will for you and I.

1 Corinthians 2:16 says…

"For who has known the mind of

the Lord that he may instruct him?"

But we have the mind of Christ.

It is possible to think like God.

To have the mind of Christ we

will need to renovate our mind.

We will need to take off

the old and put on the new.

Do not lie to each other, since you have

taken off your old self with its practices

and have put on the new self, which is being

renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator.

Colossians 3:9-11

God is not a fantasy like Santa.

God works out the experiences of life for our good.

 

The fellowship of Christ and Christ’s

followers open our minds to eternal trues.

The outcome of what you believe

depends on the renovation of your mind.

Renovate your mind with purpose.

  

Purpose to want what God wants for you.

Scripture Reading

Romans 12:2 NIV

2 Do not conform any longer 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.

Colossians 3:8-11 NIV

 9 Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices 10 and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator.

1 Corinthians 2:16 NIV

16 "For who has known the mind of the Lord

that he may instruct him?"

But we have the mind of Christ.

Romans 8:5-8 NIV

5 Those who live according to the sinful nature have their minds set on what that nature desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires. 6 The mind of sinful man is death, but the mind controlled by the Spirit is life and peace; 7 the sinful mind is hostile to God. It does not submit to God's law, nor can it do so. 8 Those controlled by the sinful nature cannot please God.