
Step One: Cry Out to God
November 12, 2024
To be transformed I must renew my mind.
Colossians 3:8-10 ...get rid of anger, wrath, malice, slander, obscene speech, and all such sins. Do not lie to one another, for you have stripped off the old nature with its practices and have clothed yourselves with the new nature, which is being renewed in full knowledge consistent with the image of the One who created it.
This all sounds good and right but.. I can't do it. And yet I know that if I don't get rid of these worldly impulses they will kill my spirit. They will continue to bring me into despair over and over again. How can I then be transformed?
Step One: Cry out to God!
I must renew my mind. I know I have baggage in hidden chambers of my heart - anger, bitterness, unforgiveness, unbelief, fear, bad memories, sadness - it's a long list. It weighs me down and causes me to sink in melancholy and despair.
Cry out to God and He will... make the waves become quiet and He will lead you into a safe haven! (Psalm 107:30)
The next steps will guide be a shining light into those hidden chambers of the heart, rooting out the negative impulses and then dealing with them once and for all.
Preview the next steps by reading the following verses:
- Psalm 51:6 See the truth of the inner person
- 2 Corinthians 10:5 Take every thought captive
- Hebrews 4:12 Take up the Sword of the Lord - God's Word
- Psalm 139:23 Search me O God and know my heart
- Psalm 19:12 Cleanse me from hidden sin
- Psalm 103:12 He removes my sis from me as distant as the east is from the west
- 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 The ultimate goal - that God's Love and Life would flow through me in a new and powerful way.