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it; it was built to last. But if you just use my words in Bible
studies and don't work them into your life, you are like a dumb
carpenter who built a house but skipped the foundation. When
the swollen river came crashing in, it collapsed like a house of
cards. It was a total loss" (Luke 6:48-49,
MSG).
Here is a sample prayer you can use as you work on renewing
your mind with God's truth:
Prayer of Renewal
Lord, according to your Word in Romans 12:1-2,
I will choose to present my body to you, God, as a
living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to you, and I will
no longer allow my body to be used as an instrument
of sin. I submit to the process of being transformed
by the renewing of my mind. I ask you to "search me
[thoroughly], 0 God, and know my heart! Try me and
know my thoughts! And see if there is any wicked or
hurtful way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting"
(Psalm 139:23-24,
AMP).
I ask you to help me in this process. Your Word tells
me you created me in your image and that you desire
to set me free in my thinking, feelings, and the choices
I make. I want to see myself, others, and you the way
I should, and without negativity. I ask for your grace
to help me cooperate with you as you renew my mind.
The blood ofJesus has redeemed me, and I am forgiven!
My body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, and I am no
longer my own. I belong to you (1 Corinthians 6:19).
Thank you for loving me when I have not been able to
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