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by Danahli
Romans 12:1,2
Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God–this is your spiritual act of worship. Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is–His good, pleasing and perfect will.
What does fully surrendering your life to God really mean? Like it says in Romans 12:1,2, “offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God. This is considered your spiritual act of worship to the Lord.”
First, you must give up your body to the Lord and then give up your rights. This may seem difficult to deal with, since we, born into human nature, think we have certain rights over ourselves. But when you really think about it, God was the One Who created us for His purpose. He loves us enough to provide each of us with freewill, therefore, not being forced to love Him, but choosing out of the depths of our hearts to love Him with our own realization that we need Him in order to fulfill our life’s purpose.
In the second verse it states: “Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.” By doing this we will be able to test and approve what God’s will is–His good, pleasing and perfect will.
The social pressure that comes from living in this world can sometimes push people into doing things they would otherwise not even think about. With the renewing of our mind we will be able to resist such worldly stress.
Another way of conforming to this world would be to have materialistic and humanistic values. We must rid ourselves of these secular views by transforming our thoughts to become more like Gods way of thinking.
Some good ways of renewing your mind is to read and meditate on Gods Word. Applying biblical principles to everyday circumstances is always a helpful way to get through the day. Memorizing Scripture along with prayer and worship are always a good method of refreshing your thoughts.
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