Hello and welcome to Meditation Time.
My name is James Whitaker.
Today we will be focusing and meditating on renewing our minds to be more in line with God.
We will spend some time in prayer,
Read scripture,
And then meditate on what we have read.
In Ephesians 4 21 to 24 it says,
Since you have heard about Jesus and have learned the truth that comes from him,
Throw off your old sinful nature and your former way of life which is corrupted by lust and deception.
Instead let the Spirit renew your thoughts and attitudes.
Put on your new nature created to be like God,
Truly righteous and holy.
Let's spend some time with the Holy Spirit and allow him to change and renew our minds.
Let's be fully open to him.
Let's pray.
Dear Jesus,
Thank you for today.
Thank you for creating us.
Thank you for giving us minds to think,
Hearts to feel,
And bodies to live.
Please let us spend time with the Holy Spirit and renew our minds to think more like you.
Calm our hearts,
Calm our minds,
Calm our bodies,
And calm our breath.
In Jesus name,
Amen.
In Romans 8 5 to 6 it says,
Those who are dominated by the sinful nature think about sinful things,
But those who are controlled by the Holy Spirit think about things that please the Spirit.
So letting your sinful nature control your mind leads to death,
But letting the Spirit control your mind leads to life and peace.
We need to let go and let the Holy Spirit guide our minds.
Our old sinful nature is gone and we need to focus on aligning our hearts and minds with Christ.
In Romans 12 2 it says,
Don't copy the behavior and customs of this world,
But let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think.
Then you will learn to know God's will for you,
Which is good and pleasing and perfect.
In Colossians 3 10 it says,
Put on your new nature and be renewed as you learn to know your Creator and become like Him.
In Philippians 2 5 it says,
You must have the same attitude that Christ Jesus had.
We became a new creation when we accepted Christ.
We took on a new identity and a new way of being.
We need to focus on becoming more like Him in every facet of our lives.
We need to change our hearts and our minds.
In 2 Corinthians 10 5 it says,
We destroy every proud obstacle that keeps people from knowing God.
We capture their rebellious thoughts and teach them to obey Christ.
There are obstacles,
But with prayer,
Work,
And focus we can take captive our thoughts.
In Philippians 4 8 to 9 it says,
And now dear brothers and sisters one final thing,
Fix your thoughts on what is true and honorable and right and pure and lovely and admirable.
Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise.
Keep putting into practice all you have learned and received from me.
Everything you heard from me and saw me doing.
Then the God of peace will be with you.
In Colossians 3 2 it says,
Think about things of heaven not things of earth.
We need to focus our thoughts on God.
When we focus on the way that God thinks our whole outlook changes.
We get closer to Him and He guides us more.
Okay let's do some breathing.
In through your nose long and deep.
Out through your mouth long and slow.
In through your nose long and deep.
Out through your mouth long and slow.
Gently close your eyes.
In through your nose long and deep.
Out through your mouth long and slow.
In through your nose long and deep.
Out through your mouth long and slow.
Let your breathing return to its normal rhythm.
Let's spend a few minutes in meditation.
Focus on the scripture we read and let the Holy Spirit in to renew your heart and your mind.
You you you you you you you you you you you let's close in prayer dear Jesus thank you for the time we were able to spend with you today I pray this will be a daily practice that every day we spend time with the Holy Spirit renewing us we pray to become more like you and all that we do guide us on the paths you would have us take and give us peace as we do it in Jesus name amen thank you for joining me today and I hope you have an amazing day god bless
