Strategy
2 I am renewing my mind actively and regularly by reading,
memorizing and meditating on Scripture.
In
each of these strategies I put the statement as an affirmative
statement of fact. That helps us focus on what the goal is. It is a
true or false statement. Within our own hearts we know whether the
statement is true for us or not. Is this true: I
am renewing my mind actively and regularly by reading, memorizing and
meditating on Scripture.
Here
we have another essential personal discipline that gets overlooked
all too often. We are constantly looking for the secret of this or
the secret of that as though there were hidden methods for being
successful in the Christian life. There are no secrets. It's all
right there out in the open. We just don't do it.
Romans12:2
And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the
renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is
that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
It's
important to be renewing our minds. God says this is the way that
transformation takes place. And the Christian method of renewing the
mind is to spend time reading, memorizing and meditating on
Scripture. There is no shortcut. Consider these passages:
Psalm
1:1-3 Blessed is
the man Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, Nor stands in
the path of sinners, Nor sits in the seat of the scornful; But his
delight is
in the law of the Lord,
And in His law he meditates day and night. He shall be like a tree
Planted by the rivers of water, That brings forth its fruit in its
season, Whose leaf also shall not wither; And
whatever he does shall prosper. (Emphasis
mine.)
Joshua
1:8 This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you
shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do
according to all that is written in it. For
then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good
success. (Emphasis
mine)
Psalm
119:11 Your word I have hidden in my heart, That I might not sin
against You.
Take
some time every day to be in the Scripture. Read a portion and spend
some time thinking deeply about it. Begin a Scripture memory plan.
Memorize one verse a week or one every other week. Write the verse on
a 3x5 card and review it every day until you have it learned and then
go on to another.
If
you are not doing these basic things, you cannot expect to have
victory over sin and temptation you may be facing. Don't look for
other solutions. Spending time in prayer and in the Word are
foundational to victory.
You can find the initial post on this subject here: http://rogert.me/15U3CJn
For the entire chart listing all of the strategies, check here: rogert.me/10npynq
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