Invincible Thinking

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

As we experience life I am moved to ask, “Have we really given our bodies to God?”  Have we yielded our all to him in every area of life or only in the times when we are in trouble and need the hand of the savior? He is not only savior but Rabbi, the teacher. Life experienced without God can be difficult and unforgiving. Yet, as we give ourselves to him we find an involvement with the Master’s creative process that produces spiritual lens which affords us the ability to traverse through the wilderness experiences and continue the journey. But how do we continue? Let us truly look at this scripture. Paul says, “I plead with you to give your bodies to God.” When we surrender our bodies as a sacrifice to the Lord we begin to live in a way that is pleasing to him, submitting all of ourselves to the wisdom of the Father.

So, contrary to all we have been taught about the worship experience, giving of ourselves is true worship. Giving ourselves fully and openly is the acceptable way to worship Yahweh. The lifting of our hands, shouting hallelujah, dancing in his presence are all forms of praise but true adoration is contributing our lives to the kingdom effort of restoration and revitalization of Adonai’s kingdom implementation in the earth.  The spirit of the living God according to the systems and laws he set up can only enter the earth’s realm when invited in. God himself honors this which is why he sent Jesus into the womb of a Virgin so that he could enter the earth legally. When we present our bodies to God for his use, we allow heaven to be here on earth through us. “Thy kingdom come, thy will be done in earth [in us] as it is in heaven.” It is acceptance of the will of God to do in us his original plan, to take us back to the Garden of Eden and disclose his original intention for us.  

This is why we cannot be like the world. We cannot, must not conduct ourselves with the mannerisms of this world and become like everyone else. Not when we have been sanctified to be a peculiar people, a royal priesthood. No! We must be transformed, renewed in our minds, revolutionized in our thinking. When we begin to recalibrate our thought patterns we are not only able to stand against the wiles of the enemy but we reason our everyday lives with the wisdom of God. When we align our thoughts to the creator’s we open up the portals of heaven to gleam wisdom, kingdom methodologies that will manage the knowledge we have obtain through schooling and life experiences. How else will we discern what is “good and pleasing and perfect” if there is no connection to heaven to teach us? James 1:5 says, “If you need wisdom, ask our generous God, and he will give it to you. He will not rebuke you for asking.” God gives us what we need. It is accessible for us, why? The Father desires to teach us. Paul stated, that when we change the way we think we begin to learn God’s way for us. When we de-educate ourselves of the world’s system and adopt the kingdom system, life will become pleasurable to live because the Father’s yoke is easy and his burden is light. Changing the way we think affords us the ability to navigate through life’s difficult situations. It gives us an optimistic view of our futures. It becomes cataclysmic in seeing every open door of opportunity. Revitalizing our structure of thought opens up new paths and magnifies our God-given potential.  There is so much we are called to accomplish, but this can never be done if we have not embraced the mind of God. The bible declares for us to let this mind that is in Christ Jesus to be in us also. I’m speaking of the mind to do the will of our Father here in the earth. How can we know his will? By letting God transform us into a new person by changing the way we think. The and only then will we learn to know what is God’s will for us. Can you see yourself as God sees you? If not, I invite you to change the way you think for as a man thinks so is he.