Why Renew My Mind?
A few months ago, my husband was listening to something I had recorded. On my way to meeting a friend for lunch, I had recorded my conversation with God in case it could be helpful to you all. That file is found here. When Bob was listening to it, though, he stopped it for a moment and asked me, “Does anyone know just how hard you work at this?”
I wonder about that. I get asked a lot about if it ever becomes easy. I have to say…well, yes, it becomes easiER at times. Until it becomes hard again. But I have to keep investing time, energy, and effort—I have to keep up the good fight.
That is why I make such a big deal about renewing the mind with truth. Because I simply HAVE to keep working on the way I think.
So, today’s truth card, found in the picture above, is specifically about renewing my mind and why it is worth while to keep on fighting, to keep working at changing the way I think. Many of these statements come directly from the work I have done using Barb Raveling’s material at her website. In case you can’t read my writing, here is what it says:
Renewing My Mind:
1. God has called me to a renewing of my mind habit.
2. It is important that I do this every single day.
3. God wants me to develop this habit because it helps me to think differently…to act differently.
4. God is crazy about me. He loves me. I am His precious daughter. I am precious in His sight. He calls me.
5. Satan doesn’t want me to renew my mind. He knows it will make me a more effective witness. He knows I will be more victorious. Renewing my mind changes me permanently.
6. To develop this habit, I will have to make sacrifices.
7. If I make this sacrifice, I will be more godly, even 6 months down the road.
8. I can be thankful to God for many things in my situation.
What About You?
Have you been working on changing the way you think? About food? About life? About your body? About a person who challenges you? What are you doing, practically, to think differently? Are you committed to renewing your mind daily about this situation/problem/challenge? If not, can you make a plan today to renew your mind daily? Do you need a truth card about renewing your mind? What can you include on it?
Love this as always!!! And I surely appreciate all your hard work Heidi and I love you to pieces!! Put this in my truth cards today and I am convicted by this because I have been slacking off the past couple of days. Very timely!
Oh, Adriane Girl…you know I love you, too! BIG hugs! Can’t wait to meet you in person and hug your sweet neck!
Thank you so much! I know how hard this is. It is a daily, sometimes hourly, thing for me to do.
You and me both. 🙂
Thanks Heidi! I read your post this morning but it was ok. I’ve been struggling today trying to get back on track. So I went back and reread it! This time God allowed me to see it differently! Thank you sooo much for sharing it. It is confirmation I need to start my own truth cards!!! All these are sooo true and just what I need!!! I needed a reminder I have to work at this every day!!! Satan isn’t happy if I’m making progress. I want to fight the fight & pass the tests! I’m finally seeing that If this is one of my “weapons” well then, I’m going to use it!!! Thank you, thank you, thank you! Enjoy your vacation & hope you come back relaxed & renewed 🙂
What a sweet teachable spirit you have, Michelle, to come back and try again! 🙂 I hope you have started your truth cards and found them helpful! I did have an amazing vacation. Incredible!
Heidi, you are such a blessing! I know you are working hard at this…not only at continuing in victory in your own life regarding your relationship with food, but also working hard at being such an encouragement to all of us who visit your blog.
Renewing our mind is VITAL to becoming a normal, intuitive, Thin Within eater! I wish I would have realized this truth many years ago when I was “trying” to eat 0-5. I had so many hang-ups and wrong thoughts about it. But now I have truth cards that I read every day at least twice and they are packed full of truths from the Word, from the TW book, from this (Heidi’s blog), from other ‘normal eating’ material, and tidbits of truths I have found here and there. The first few months I felt like it was more of a burden to read the truth cards, like it was more of a duty than a privilege. But NOW it’s what I cling to and it’s VITAL in overcoming the battle I have had within my thoughts about food, body image, dieting, etc.
Back in May I was struggling (almost being tormented) by thoughts about food. I was believing lies that I couldn’t eat certain foods and that if I did, that I was purposely damaging my health and tempting God. It was a HUGE battle! The Lord had me write out scriptures on notecards, which eventually became part of my truth cards, and it was after reading those cards over and over again that I began to see a breakthrough. God’s truth prevails! It doesn’t return void! It is our weapon! I have read through scripture cards like that before for other situations, such as fear. When we consistently wash our mind with His Word and truth, we are being renewed little by little. At first it may seem like a lot of work, but after awhile we see LIFE being brought back into our minds. The lies flee. Freedom reigns! It’s pretty awesome!
I no longer deal with those thoughts about food. God has completely released me from those lies, that prison which held me. He continues to set me free daily from other mindsets I have struggled with. I am praising Him for what He has done and is doing!
What an incredible testimonial! Can we post it to our testimonials page? That would be SO awesome!
Yes! Please do!