If you’ve been following along in our series , you may have been wondering when I was going to get to Philippians 4:8. And the answer is . . . today! Philippians 4:8 ~ Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there… [ read more ]

We are ten days into our 31 Days of Renewing . We’ve laid a lot of groundwork and it’s time to start digging into the specifics. But I wonder if maybe…well…not that you’d ever say it out loud. But do you ever wonder why bother? Ever wonder what’s in it for me? Or maybe you’re worried that your renewed… [ read more ]

Colossians 3:2 ~ Set your mind on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. (ESV) Several years ago, my husband and I attended a Weekend to Remember marriage conference. Have you ever been to one? They are excellent and I highly recommend them! I used to think  marriage conferences were for people whose marriages… [ read more ]

Can you believe we are on Day 8? If you’ve missed any of the previous posts, you can find a list of all of them here . Today’s post wasn’t in my original plan. I intended to dive into some of the many Scriptures that talk about our minds and what we should think about. But… [ read more ]

Over the past couple of days, we’ve been focusing on the things we forget to remember. On Day 5 we remembered who we were. Day 6 was hard for me. Was it for you? Did you watch the video? Because as hard as it is, it’s crucial that we remember that our Jesus died for us – a brutal, gory death.… [ read more ]

It’s so easy to forget. But so important to remember . . . Who saved me . . . and at what cost. Jesus – the Word made flesh – left the heavens and became man. He died a horrible death. And He did it for me. There is no such thing as cheap grace.… [ read more ]

From yesterday – Remembering . . . the first step to renewing. I need to remember who I was. And this was – and often still is – a tricky spot for me. Because by human standards, I wasn’t that bad. I accepted Christ as my Savior at the age of four. What’s the worst I had… [ read more ]

Thanks for stopping by today. If you’ve landed here for the first time, we are on Day 4 of a series I’m calling 31 Days of Renewing. Yesterday , we talked about how we do not, in ourselves, have the power to renew our minds, but that change is possible through the power of the Holy… [ read more ]

Romans 12:2 ~ Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. (ESV) Yesterday we talked about what renewing means. And we asked this question – after you’ve been renewed,… [ read more ]

What does renewing mean anyway? Well, the dictionary lists quite a few definitions including to make like new: restore freshness, vigor or perfection; to make new spiritually; to begin again. Those definitions work for me. They go along with what I thought it means to be renewed. But I decided to dig a little deeper. (Look… [ read more ]