Renewing our Minds Sharon Weeks-Alleyne
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last month’s edition we discussed transforming our hearts. Today we will discuss our mind which is transformed by being renewed. When we accept Christ in our hearts (repentance which means changing direction) we make changes from the outside in. The bad things we did which took us down the road of destruction, we stopped doing those things and we turned in the other direction. We do the good things that would lead us on the road to everlasting life, and while we are on that road, we start working on the inside out and that’s where and when transformation takes place (transformation means a thorough or dramatic change in appearance, a metamorphosis, a total change in appearance).
The problem is, we repent (change direction); we may stop drinking, partying, we may dress differently etc., and we stop there!!! However, the journey continues, and the hard work begins from that point on. TRANSFORMATION!!!! It is work for the caterpillar to morph into a beautiful butterfly. It takes millions of years for carbon to form a diamond, and intense heat to shape gold into a beautiful wedding band. So, it is a process, it is constant work to transform. We need a change in our minds and souls, and we must work at it every second, every minute, every hour of our entire lifespan. Thanks to Our Heavenly Father and Elder Brother, we were given a Helper, The Holy Spirit. We also have The Word of God, prayer and writings of The Saints; and holding ourselves accountable or have someone else hold us accountable on the journey. 12
