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发帖数: 57 | 2 Not At This Time
September 28, 2011 — by Anne Cetas
Our Daily Bread Radio is hosted by Les Lamborn
Read: Romans 11:33–12:2
Be transformed by the renewing of your mind. —Romans 12:2
Bible in a year:
Isaiah 5-6; Ephesians 1
It can be quite discouraging for wanna-be writers to get their work rejected
time after time. When they send in a manuscript to a publisher, they’ll of
ten hear back in a letter with these words: “Thank you. But your submission
does not meet our needs at this time.” Sometimes this really means “not a
t this time—or ever.” So they try the next publisher and the next.
I’ve found that the phrase This does not meet our needs at this time—or ev
er can be a helpful saying in my Christian walk to renew my mind and refocus
my thoughts on the Lord.
Here’s what I mean. When starting to worry, we can remind ourselves: “Worr
y does not meet my needs at this time—or ever. My heart’s need is to trust
God. I will ‘be anxious for nothing’ ” (Phil. 4:6).
When we envy what another person has or does, we can reinforce the truth: “
Envy does not meet my needs at this time—or ever. My need is to give thanks
to God. His Word says, ‘Envy is rottenness to the bones’ (Prov. 14:30), a
nd ‘In everything give thanks’ ” (1 Thess. 5:18).
We can’t renew our minds by ourselves (Rom. 12:2); it’s the transforming w
ork of the Holy Spirit who lives in us. Yet speaking the truth in our though
ts can help us to submit to the Spirit’s work within.
For Further Thought
What are some areas you struggle with in your heart?
Ask God to renew your mind that it might think like His.
Then keep reminding yourself of the truth.
The Spirit of God renews our minds
when we review the Word of God. |
