“…and be renewed in the spirit of your minds…” Eph.4.23 ESV
Brenda and I have come to use a new expression to describe some of the changes we see in ourselves. We say that we have, “crossed over” and by it we mean that our thinking has changed about something. For instance, a number of years ago Brenda absolutely hated exercise. Over time, she “crossed over” and not only began to see its value but has included it in our daily rhythms. The other day we were talking about how we have almost crossed over in our attitude about food. It seems that these days our number one concern is how am I going to feel “after” I eat something. I say we have almost crossed over because there are still times when we choose a sausage and egg McSomething when we know that we would feel better if we ate peaches and cottage cheese. But we are getting there.
Most good changes begin in the spirit of our mind. And good changes are all that a good God would have for us. God does not want us to be moral to be religious. He wants us to be moral because it is good for us. Before we cross over to glory we will undoubtedly need to cross over in our attitude about many things before we get there. 7/21/2008 ts
Just me trying to be honest with God.
