Teachings,+Transformation

Transformation
(Kai Stormwalker)

One of the greatest hindrances Christians encounter when trying to be effective in the world is transformation.

"And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind..." - Romans 12:2a

Our minds can only be transformed by God. And in order to have them tranformed we must truly desire it. A lot of Christians think they want to have their minds transformed, but when it gets right down to it they don't, because they don't want to change.

When God transforms your mind he changes the way you think. You are no longer satisfied with things the way they always have been because God calls you to something far better. God wants everything that we are so he can give us everything that he is. So everything we do is to glorify God.

Some of the questions that will come up as we enter this transformation process include:

Does your spending glorify God? Does your body glorify God? Does your entertainment glorify God? Do your attitudes glorify God? Do you mourn over your own failings to please God, or do you make excuses and/orjustifications for these failings?

Repentance is an important part of transformation. We need to confess to God our failings and our desire to be transformed into the person he wants us to be. We need to listen and act when he brings conviction. And when we fail we need to stick to it no matter what.

Transformation is an ongoing process until the day you die.