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What Does The Bible Say About The Renewing Of Your Mind?

Romans 12:2 NLT2

Don’t copy the behavior 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.

How do you renew your mind? Your mind is renewed by the Word of God. You can begin renewing your mind by reading and studying, but we must not forget to speak the Word of God. You need to start saying what the Bible says about you. Use Biblical affirmations to declare over your life.

Start first thing in the morning. Start speaking the Word of God out loud. That way you can hear it, which will build up your faith, and the devil will hear it and he will back off once he knows that you know what the Bible says, he can’t mess with you. There are Bible affirmations that you can say each morning.

As you continue to repeat these powerful declarations from the Bible you will begin to agree with them, and the way you think will change, then the way that you speak will change. You will see a turnaround in your life.

I speak from experience. As I began to read the Bible, then study and meditate on it, I deliberately began to declare it, not just in the morning but at any time of day. My attitude changed, I was no longer feeling weak. I began to feel strong because I began to believe what the Bible said about me.

As you begin to do this, the same thing will happen to you in Jesus' name!

18 Morning Bible Affirmations

Proverbs 4:20

I attend to the Word of God. I keep it in the midst of my heart. It is life to me and health to my flesh.

Luke 1:26-38 & Matthew 6:10

Lord, not my will but thine be done. Whatever you have planned for me today I submit to it. Today I walk in your plan for my life.

Deuteronomy 14

I am the head and not the tail

I am above and not beneath

I am the lender and not the borrower

I am blessed

I have favor

2 Corinthians 10:5

I destroy every imagination and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God. And bring my thoughts into the obedience of Christ.

Galations 5:6

I walk in the Spirit and do not do what my flesh wants me to do.

Proverbs 31

I am strong and energetic.

Isaiah 8:18

I am made for signs and wonders.

1 John 4:4 & Romand 8:37

Today I will overcome and conquer any obstacles I may face.

Philippians 2:5

I have the mind of Christ.

Philippians 4:13

I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.

Jeremiah 29:11

The Lord has given me a good future and hope.

3 John 2:2

I prosper and am healthy.

2 Corinthians 5:7

I walk by faith and not by what I see or feel.

Job 32:8

God has given me a spirit of intelligence.

I pray that these powerful declarations from the Bible will be a blessing to you. I pray that you will see a positive change in your life as you speak these positive affirmations using Bible verses. Start decreeing and declaring these over your life today and you will experience the change!

3 Ways To Teach Children Gratitude

Spiritual Growth

July 02, 2024•4 min read

Teaching kids to be thankful can be a challenge. I have 3, so I’m speaking from experience. I have noticed that the generation that my children fall into have a sense of entitlement.

I have made it my mission to try my best to teach them that I am not obligated to give anything to them aside from the necessary things that parents should give their children.

Anything extra that they get, we give to them out of love not because they are entitled to it.

I can only speak for my family, but I figured out why my children “had” …and I stress the word “had” that mentality. When I was growing up, my parents had just immigrated here, and they didn’t have much and they didn’t really know all the ins and outs of the country.

My sisters and I had to figure out a lot on our own. As a result, I went a little overboard with my kids so that they didn’t have to figure it all out.

There is absolutely nothing wrong with helping your children, but I realized that I also needed to give them the opportunity to figure a few things out on their own.

What Is Gratitude And Why Is It Important

According to the dictionary, gratitude is the quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness.

Gratitude is thankfulness, showing appreciation when someone does something for you and not taking them for granted. It's saying thank you and letting the person know that you appreciate what they have done for you.

That’s why at a very early age we teach our babies to say thank you because it's polite, but most importantly it's showing appreciation for the other person.

Gratitude In The Bible

Does the Bible actually talk about gratitude?

It sure does, it talks a lot about being thankful, reading these Bible verses to our kids daily can help them to grow up with an attitude of gratitude. The Bible talks about teaching our children the Word of God so that they don’t forget it.

Use these verses as memory verses or do a little Bible study with them. I know that we sometimes think they are too young, but they know a lot more than we think. It’s also good to have Bible devotions with your children and these verses are a great topic.

1 Thessalonians 5:18

18 Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus.

Psalm 107:1

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever.

Ephesians 5:20

20 And give thanks for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Psalm 106:1

Praise the Lord! Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever.

3 Ways To Teach Children Gratitude

1. Be an example

The best way that we can teach a child anything is to be an example of what we are teaching them. Daily we can show them how we are thankful and how we show gratitude. We can do this by not complaining about situations but by finding something in that same situation to be thankful for.

Another great way is to show gratitude to our kids, and it doesn’t have to be for any specific reason. Just for simply being our child.

They tend to mimic what we do and they have a great memory, and when we tell them to do something that we aren’t doing, they always remember to bring it up to us.

How about journaling? That’s a great example to show your kids, a gratitude journal is a great way to help you to be deliberate about gratitude.

2. Give to others

Have your child give to the less fortunate. When my children were younger I would have them go through their toys and give away some of their gently used toys and I would let them pick the toys to give away.

At first, they weren’t very happy about it, but it soon became an exciting exercise for them to do. As well, at Christmas time, we go to the mall and pick a gift and donate it each year. This gives me an opportunity to have a great conversation with them to show them how fortunate they are.

3. Have them volunteer

This is a great one, I have my kids volunteer at church on almost a weekly basis. It gives them a chance to give back without expecting something in return.

It’s funny I was so caught up with having them volunteer until I realized that I wasn’t being an example for them as I wasn’t volunteering myself. So, I decided to be an example and volunteer as well. It is truly an amazing feeling to help and not expect anything in return.

How do you teach your children gratitude? I’d love to know in the comments below.

Nichole Minott

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