Hey Friends,
I’ve been teaching lately on the renewing of your mind.
This concept is taken from Romans 12:2

• Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world,
  but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.
  Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—
  his good, pleasing and perfect will.

Friend, if you knew what God’s perfect will was for your life, would you do it?
What if you don’t know what that will is?
You don’t want to get to heaven and find out you had an assignment on earth that you never knew about!

The only way you’re going to know what God’s full will is for your life is if you begin to renew your mind. You see if you’ve given your life to Jesus Christ then your spirit is brand new. The problem is you still have your old brain and body. So although Jesus has done a complete work in your spirit He has left some work for you to do:

You are responsible to renew your mind.

If you don’t do it, nobody else will.

Realize though the benefit: if you renew your mind you will be transformed. The word “transformed” there comes from the same Greek word where we get metamorphosis. So imagine a caterpillar being changed into a butterfly. God’s will for your life is that you be more like a butterfly than a caterpillar.

If you’re walking around this life with an un-renewed mind you are more like a worm, a caterpillar

than what you are supposed to be like:
a butterfly.

Spend time reading God’s word.

Listen to some good teaching about who you have become now that Jesus lives in your heart.

I’ve shared about this several times in our teaching at church.
Take some time and listen on our church website. I believe you’ll be blessed.

Love ya
Joe

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I was going to title this post, “The Cutest Picture Ever Taken”.
But as I looked at it, it reminded me of how God sees us.
Just like a little child that has just taken a bath, is all ready for bed and is trusting completely.
Here’s our Jules(JuliAnna Therese)

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I have seen throughout my career
Christians who do business with other
Christians only because they are
Christians.

Repeatedly I have seen this lead to serious disappointment.
Generally speaking, giving business to someone because he is a Christian is bad business.

Giving business to someone because they do excellent work for a reasonable rate is good business.

There is a natural tendency for Christians to want to bless their fellow man or fellow businessman. But don’t ever forget that that natural tendency is called CHARITY not BUSINESS.

If you want to bless your brother send him a check.

If you have a job that you need to hire someone for, find someone who’d be best at that job.

I’ve seen many, many, many people who’ve not followed this advice, fallen into the trap of mixing charity with business and ended up regretting it.

Also, if you’re a Christian in business and expect to cash in on your faith to make up for your shoddy business REPENT! You know better. Start providing an excellent competitive product that’s worth the money others are spending.

I’m not trying to be harsh, but to smooth this out would take a whole lot more words.

Hope this helps.
Joe

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