The battle plan (renew) 1

Everyday when we wake up there is a war that is raging on. That war that is waging within us begins in the mind. It is what I call a mind battle. The kind of battle that is filled with ungodly thoughts, thoughts of impurity, or thoughts of disobedience. Paul, in writing to the church in Rome, gives to us the most practical way to combat these thoughts. He says, "I beseech [urge]you therefore brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God." (Romans 12:1, 2) The secret to success here is: make sure that we are presenting our bodies to God daily, making sure that we do not let the world squeeze us into its mold, and having our minds renewed. If we do this, we will be ready for the battle.