” Be careful to obey all these commands I am giving you. Show love to Lord your God by walking in his ways and holding tightly to Him.” Deuteronomy 11:22
We do a lot of renewing in our lives. We renew subscriptions, we renew prescriptions, we renew our membership to the gym, to Sam’s Club and to anything else that that is meaningful to us. If we forget to renew, then we will eventually find that we have lost access to these much needed or wanted things. There is big difference in what our God is asking us to do and what we already do on a daily basis. The only small difference is that we have the Lord in mind and not our own self-righteousness. We are to renew our spirits each day. We are to go out into the word refreshed and ready to tackle whatever we confront. When we renew our spirits, we rejuvenate our spiritual lives and draw closer to God. It involves shedding our old thoughts, words and actions and adopting a renewed mindset that is in line with God. When we do this, our Lord promises to equip us to live for Him. Each day we may confront many troubles in our lives. But we are not to lose heart. We instead are to renew our spirits and be made ready for these problems. In Ephesians 4:23-24 we are told: “instead, let the Spirit renew your thoughts and attitudes. Put on your new nature created to be like God- truly righteous and holy.” It is very easy to allow ourselves to wander from God and begin to get involved in the world. Since we are surround by the ways of the world it becomes easy to live in its ways and practice these ways on a daily basis. However, to fight this, we must stay connected to our source, our Lord Jesus! Every day He must be a part of everything we do. We must keep Him in our minds and practice what he teaches us. We must use it or lose it. Believe me when I say that it is easier to lose it than to sustain it. We must pray and read his word each day, reminding ourselves of what his ways are. We must practice them until they become a part of us and cannot be lost. We can keep our lives so much simpler if we just renew our spirits each day! PRAISE THE LORD IN ALL THINGS!
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