Transformation Is A Process | Part 2

God changes your life by changing your mind. And when your mind is renewed, your life will follow in that direction. That's the renewal. And so staying, when we talked about last week, staying under the cloud, it's not just about direction. It's about transformation. And once again, transformation is a process. It's not a destination. You never get to the point and say, I've arrived. No. We're gonna continue to be transformed by the renewing of our mind. Second Corinthians five seven says, we walk. We don't run. We walk by faith, not by sight. [00:26:52] (34 seconds)  #RenewYourMind

And then at night, because there's no moisture, the whole thing, it can drop 30 degrees, 40, you know, degrees, and it can be cold at night. And that that says to me that God covered them from what drained them. The heat drained them. God covered them. And by night, God warmed them in what could freeze them. In other words, God met them in both extremes. He met them and he provided for them in both extremes. God wasn't just leading them. Watch this. He was sustaining them in every extreme. [00:09:57] (34 seconds)  #GodSustainsInAllSeasons

But but that transformation in our mind, a lot is up to us and allowing the holy spirit to transform our thoughts, our thinking. Can you say amen? And see, here's the thing. God if God changes your environment but you don't change your thinking, watch this, you will recreate the same bondage in a new place. You will carry that with you. Just keep looking forward and say amen. Yeah. See see, what you keep in your mind will eventually shape your future until your mind is renewed by the word of God. But through worship, we renews your mind. [00:20:07] (37 seconds)  #ChangeYourMindChangeYourLife

That thought is contrary to the word of God. That thought is contrary to the spirit of God. That thought is contrary, come on, to God's yeah. So I have to say, I'm gonna cast that down, that imagination and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God. I'm gonna bring that thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ. No. That's a lie. That's the enemy. Are you following with me? You have to do that. Amen? It's not all God. He's gonna transform me. He's doing it all. He asked you be renewed in the spirit of your mind. Bible says in Ephesians four twenty two, put off your old self. Be renewed in the spirit of your mind. So in other words, that just tells me even though you're born again, that old self creeps in. Amen. It does. Yeah. It does. [00:21:48] (48 seconds)  #TakeEveryThoughtCaptive

And so I hit the threshold. Why? Because I knew what my capacity was. Yeah. And there's a time sometimes you load it up and you just go for it, but you don't do that every single time. Okay? How many with me say amen? So so God knows our capacity, and we are times we know we can load up on something. He knows that he can bring you through, and you're gonna do that. You're gonna come through because he is faithful. Amen? [00:08:50] (25 seconds)  #GodKnowsYourCapacity

And my time to get out was, you know, I was like, okay. I'm getting out. I'm getting out. This was it. The Lord had something else for me. But see, here here's the thing. Going back to this simply again. If you don't let God change your mind and the holy spirit, your past will keep trying to define your future. And I'm telling you what, friends, that that the enemy wants to define your future. But we're not gonna let him do that. And at any given moment, you can put a cease and desist order on the enemy and say, you know what? I'm gonna allow the Holy Spirit to define my future. Are you still with me this morning? I'm almost done. [00:26:19] (34 seconds)  #HolySpiritDefinesMyFuture

There was a tenderness in my heart to the things of the Lord. When I grabbed ahold of the Lord at a young age and I thank God for that and and never let him go. But his honor, his favor was upon me. I couldn't see it at the time and it seemed like many times I'm going from a bad situation to worse, and it just got awful. But he got brought me through brought me through the time of my military in the marine corps, bible college, even, you know, in in the early years of my marriage. And and here's the thing with this. We don't build our life on what we feel. [00:13:00] (31 seconds)  #FavoredThroughTrials