the battle has just begun

So I'm still basking in the goodness of God...and loving the sunny day here in Hamilton. It feels like the first totally fine day in months. In fact its so warm I was looking around work for the fan to cool the office down!!

I'm still reflecting on the weekend and all that took place. I'm praying hard for all of those who did business with God over the weekend. I don't know much about their personal circumstances, their family life, their social groupings etc etc. But I do know that in one sense the battle has just begun. Decisions were made, lives were changed, sin was repented of, addictions were broken and healing has begun......and now this is where the power of Romans 12:1 & 2 kicks in. This is where the process of no longer conforming to the pattern of the world, but instead renewing our minds is so key. Its the whole idea of sowing and reaping....we have sown certain 'crops' in our lives....and we've been reaping that crop. We make a decision that says I will now sow a different crop. There is a season where we will still reap some of the old crop, even though we are now sowing new seed. Even if we have now chosen to follow wholeheartedly after God, we may still find ourselves reaping some of the consequences of past seed sown.

Our thought life sows seeds into our hearts and spirits...the process of renewing our mind, taking every thought captive, is about checking out what seed we are going to allow to be sown in the garden of our mind...if it is a seed that would produce a crop you dont want to reap....then kick it out, dont let it be planted. Plant that which is good, and of God, and that will produce life.

Remember if you want carrots don't sow potatoes :)