This blog is a continuation of the one I wrote a few weeks ago found here:
Renewing the mind is a HUGE topic, especially in the Christian world. There are a countless number of books on it and I actually have my first published book coming out this summer called, “From Hinduism (fear) to Christ (love) Renewing the mind: A transformative journey as a first generation Christian and American”. I believe it is such a big topic because it is so essential to have true change in our thought patterns so that our lives look different than the past. We want to be transformed, like a caterpillar is to a butterfly. It was so big for me personally, because it was part of my physical healing from lyme disease back in 2015. You can check out that testimony here:
God essentially brought me from death to life, not only in my body, but more importantly, my mind. I always tell people that if God had healed me overnight, like I wanted so badly, I would have never renewed my thought patterns (which set me up for the rest of my life). I held deep strongholds since birth such as fear and anxiety that had control over me for over 30 years. They would have remained had God healed me swiftly, but instead, it took years of taking one thought at a time captive. It can be very hard to change a pattern, but I have to say, with God, all things are possible and if we surrender and obey, with a lot of humility, it gives Him the flexibility to transform us.
And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. (Romans 12:2)
In my situation, the perfect will of God was for me not to have sickness, but be in health, and even though my entire body was not functioning the way it should, I had to renew my mind every day in that God wanted to heal me because He died for that, it was part of the atonement. I remember in the beginning, I was half-heart idly believing He wanted to heal me, but over time, as my relationship with Him grew deeper and I got to know His heart and to start to let go trust Him again, I began to fight from a place of victory, and not for it. I don’t believe for one minute that my body just happened to be getting stronger randomly, but first, my mind, which is part of my soul, and then the body naturally followed. I was quoting scriptures on healing from my head, but when they transferred to my heart, then the faith matched, and the healing finally came.
Sick or not, it is so important to renew our minds to the will of God, because quite frankly, I said numerous times in the midst of the battle that I wish I had become strong before the enemy attacked. I would have been better equipt to fight. It’s like going into a battle without a knowing how to use a sword. I wanted to give up so many times because of the feeling of defeat, but God wouldn’t let me and used my husband, children, prophetic words, His word, worship and many other ways during that season to keep me stay in the battle until I had the victory.
This truly can go for all the circumstances of life, for every circumstance there is a scripture or truth. We need to know what God’s perfect will is in that circumstance to be able to renew our mind to that thought, even when we don’t see the victory immediately. Maybe its for that woman wanting to conceive, or that relationship we want restored, a provision, or maybe it is just peace in our minds. For me, my mind looked like a garden unattended for years and full of weeds, and I had to allow God to help pull out one weed at a time, until there was room for life to grow again. God is the author of life and life abundant, and He does want good for us, but it starts simply with maybe even just believing that, and everything else will follow.