Recap of: My New Way of Thinking

Posted on May 31, 2021May 23, 2021 by Empowering Your HOPE

Change the Way you Think

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

WEEK 14 (May 31 – June 6, 2021)

Recap of: My New Way of Thinking

By Hope McCardy & Rashad McCardy

LISTEN

My New Way of Thinking: A Dozen points

It’s all about God’s glory and surrendering to His will.
I must intentionally keep my mind Word-focused and tuned in to the Holy Spirit.
Because the Word is living and powerful, it is most relevant for my life today. Therefore, I will consistently and faithfully study It so that It can lead my daily walk.
I am a child of God. I was chosen by the King of kings and the Lord of Lords. My Abba Father eternally loves me.

My faith and confidence do not lie in my surrounding circumstances. My trust is in the One who came to give me life. My faith is securely placed in Jesus.
God can bring “dead” things (God-honoring stuff) back to life. He is a miracle-working God.
Although I know it will be hard, with God’s help, I will walk following the lead of the Holy Spirit.
Though it may not be easy to follow through, the Word will give me proven and wholesome guidance for anything that crosses my path. I can trust God’s Word to lead me to live life His way.
Teach them your word, which is truth. – John 17:17b
The Bible’s “GPS” is always reliable and consistent.
I am going to seek God first. I want His insight on this matter.
Since God knows His perfect plan for my life, I surrender it all to Him.
Do I see it? What lesson(s) can I learn from this arduous time? What new, good thing is God doing right now? What is the new treasure in this tough challenge?

Remember beautiful Sisters: Changing the Way You Think is A God Concept!

Be a Living Sacrifice to God

Posted on March 1, 2021 by Empowering Your HOPE

Change the Way you Think

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

WEEK 1 (March 1 – March 7, 2021)

Be a Living Sacrifice to God

By Hope McCardy & Rashad McCardy

And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him.

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 12:1-2 (NLT)

Just imagine Father God sitting down one day, pondering and contemplating as to:

How can I save my beautiful creation that has chosen a life of sin and has ventured astray? I love them so much that I must find a way to bring them back into fellowship with Me.

Alas, there is but one way. A perfect sacrifice. But where can I find such a God-fearing, sinless candidate?

He sighs as He hangs His head down in the heartbreaking realization that only His Son – His One and only Son – is the only One qualified for the job.

So, with a heavy heart, He succumbs. His great love for mankind pushes Him to consent to the perfect sacrifice.

Thus, armed with genuine agape love for you and me, He permits His precious Son to be crucified to save needy sinners like us.

May God’s tender heart towards us motivate us to make the wise decision to accept His will for our lives.

My Prayer

Lord, with the apt assistance of Jesus, my Savior, and the Holy Spirit, my guide, I choose to seek to move towards walking in Your perfect will daily. Help me, I pray, to select, even today, what is good, pleasing, and perfect in Your sight. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

Memo to Self

Purposefully stop and consider a few times a day:

Is what I’m thinking about aligning with God’s will?
Are my actions acceptable to Him?

And then intentionally choose to be a living sacrifice to God.

Changing the Way you Think

My Old Way of Thinking: It’s all about me.
My New Way of Thinking: It’s all about God’s will for my life.

May God’s tender heart towards us motivate us to make the wise decision to accept His will for our lives.

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