Nov 13 2007
Repent and ye shall be saved!
What is one area where I need to stop thinking my way and start thinking God’s way?
The Purpose Driven Life, p. 184
My relationship with others is my biggest struggle in life. I had failed relationships before, and it hurt. I had others betray me before, and it hurt. So many hurts, yet I still don’t know how to make it better. I feel I have this autopilot engaged in my mind when it comes to dealing with other people. First, I’m always skeptical of other people’s intention; I’m just not the trusting kind. Second, I’m selective on who I talk to; I’m perhaps judgmental. Third, I’m a real bad judge of character; The people who I thought are my enemies are actually beneficial to me, and my friends can become my worse enemy.
With this self-examination, I can already see why I should ask God to change my ways of thinking. I have to do a complete 180° turn and become the better person that God intended me to be. The verse for me to remember is in Ephesians 4:22-24 (NIV):
You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; to be made new in the attitude of your minds; and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.
I must repent from my old ways. I must ask God to renew my mind. I must persist on growing up in the spirit.
