Same difference!

Romans 12:2 (NLT) Don’t copy the behaviour and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.

 All the time people tell me they aren't happy, or they are down or they don't like where their life, but when offered a solution, many don't want to know.



People want to do things exactly the same way they always have and still see different results.  It is madness to think on all the negative, worldly things that you always do, and expect significant change in your life.

In Romans 12:2 it says that we shouldn't be like the world, or people who don't know God, but we are supposed to be transformed by allowing God's Spirit through His Word to change the way we think which will, in turn transform the way we act.

I can't promise circumstances around you will change, but if God's word is true (and it is) then by changing the way you think, you'll be able to see what God's will is and that will change the way you behave in any situation. 

We can't want different results without first changing what we think.  If what you have been thinking leaves you depressed, discouraged, sick, or just plain meh, the it's time to see what God has to say about stuff and change to line up with his way of thinking. 

Have a great Saturday.

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