"Grandpa...It's Not Wurkin!"

A while back we were keeping our two year old granddaughter. She had a new baby sister named Brynn Madelyn. As we sat at our table one evening, I asked my granddaughter, "I can't remember you sisters name. Do you know it?" She responds, "Bwynn". I said, "Let's see, what's her middle name?" to which my granddaughter replied, "Madawyn." When we took her back home, I wanted her parents to hear she knew baby Brynn's name. I said, "Let's see, what's your baby sisters name?" She replied, "Bwynn." I said, "I forgot her middle name. Do you remember?" She looked around, her face had a puzzled look on it and then she looked at me with her big blue eyes and said, "Grandpa...it's not wurkin!"

Every day our lives are being pushed here and there and our minds get so busy and full of things that we get pulled in many directions. It becomes easy to fall in line with others and think as the world around us thinks. The secret to over-coming and moving forward is our minds and our mind set. Because of the mercies of God, we must present ourselves back to God as a living and holy sacrifice (Rom. 12:1). Without that presentation, we will not be concerned about sacrificing our lives but live like those around us. It is a matter of growing or dying spiritually. The next thing we are encouraged to do is be transformed, changed into something new and different. The Lord has no use for us with the way we were because that old self was tied to sin and death and we need transformation. How does that happen? By the renewing of your mind (Rom. 12:2). The renewing of you mind is what approves the will of God doing that which is good, acceptable and perfect in His sight.

How do we renew our minds? There is only one way: through and by the word of God. We need to learn to think like God and see things from His perspective. Too many times we view things as we naturally see them just like the world. That leads to a lot of decisions that are hurtful and little sacrifice on behalf of others. We need our minds renewed day by day (II Cor. 4:16).

If we ignore our presenting of ourselves back to God as living and holy sacrifices, we won't renew our minds. Without the renewing of our minds, well my granddaughter said it best..."Grandpa, it's not wurkin!"