Looking for a New Year's Resolution? I got one for you…

I know what your thinking…”Trey, you’re not one of those people who comes up with a New Years Resolution are you?” Well, yes I am…Kind of! 

I think it is important for us regularly (at the very least once a year) to do some significant thinking on our lives, how we are living, and what ways we can experience Life Transformation through Jesus. I know this expression “Life Transformation” has become very popular in Christian circles as of late, however I think that it is a great way of expressing what should be our greatest desire in life. We should desire to be transformed, because that is what God desires for us. In Romans 12:1-2 we find Paul’s “appeal” to those who have experience God’s grace.

“I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. ² Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.”

Paul, in essence is saying that our lives are transformed when our minds are made new. Our minds are made new when we change our world-view. (I’m a rapper at heart, hence the rhyme factor in that last statement)

Let me break that down for you…Life Transformation happens when we stop simply being “hearers” of God’s word, and actually become “doers” of God’s word. (James 1:22) When what we are hearing, connects with our hearts and mind we begin to seek God’s perspective in ALL of life’s situations. As a result, our view on the world around us changes, our response to the world around of changes, and we no longer desire to conform to (or be like) the world around us, but instead we are transformed to (or become more life) Jesus Christ.

The word Transformed in Greek, is transliterated as ‘metamorpho’ meaning to remodel or reshape.

In 2015, why don’t you join me in experiencing “Life Transformation” by reshaping your worldview? By seeking God's view on EVERY matter you are faced with in 2015 instead of seeking the world's view.

Happy New Year!