You know that thing you do that you don't wanna do but you keep doing it because you can't stop doing it? These behaviors might include: lying, cheating, raging, gossiping, pornography, drinking, drugs, eating, throwing up, etc. Reforming these behaviors on your own can prove to be a little tricky. I'd say reforming undesirable behavior might even be impossible on your own. But there is still hope for us. With the love of God, the power of the Holy Spirit and a renewed mind, you can reform your behavior.
An encounter with God is the easiest way to reform undesirable behavior because the encounter will fill you with the fear of the Lord. The fear of the Lord renews our minds in a way that informs our bodies of what's beneficial to our spiritual health in the eyes of God. So, your mouth doesn't want to lie anymore; your tongue won't allow you to eat certain things; your eyes will be opened to the evil of pornography; your brain will no longer desire the high that comes from drugs. These effects may be immediate or may be extended over time but your response has a lot to do with how long it takes to walk a reformed life.
Changing your behavior from an encounter with God is not 'act' focused; it is "be" focused. These "be's" are the fruit of the Holy Spirit that inform your mind and body of what God wants. The Holy Spirit allows you to BE love, BE joyful, BE peaceful, BE patient, BE kind, BE good, BE faithful, BE gentle, BE self controlled. These are not acts that define us, they are a way of being that changes the way we act. (1 Thessalonians 5:12-28)
Our behaviors changing is a natural by-product of an encounter with God and a filling of the Holy Spirit. Our minds becomes renewed - Christ-like - and our actions are reformed. If you're struggling with an undesirable behavior, please take time to encounter God and ask Him to fill your with his presence. Ask him to renew your mind and show you the way.
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Changing your behavior from an encounter with God is not 'act' focused; it is "be" focused. These "be's" are the fruit of the Holy Spirit that inform your mind and body of what God wants. The Holy Spirit allows you to BE love, BE joyful, BE peaceful, BE patient, BE kind, BE good, BE faithful, BE gentle, BE self controlled. These are not acts that define us, they are a way of being that changes the way we act. (1 Thessalonians 5:12-28)
Our behaviors changing is a natural by-product of an encounter with God and a filling of the Holy Spirit. Our minds becomes renewed - Christ-like - and our actions are reformed. If you're struggling with an undesirable behavior, please take time to encounter God and ask Him to fill your with his presence. Ask him to renew your mind and show you the way.
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