reTHINK

Rethink - to reconsider profoundly or to change one's mind. We grow when we examine our views and our perspectives. Romans 12:2 (NLT) challenges us to rethink:

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. (Romans 12:2 NLT)

Our perspective is rarely something that we think about, but often something that influences our decisions and the way we see the world. Our perspectives have been shaped by our families, our environment, our culture, our education, and our traditions. Some are good and shape our thoughts and behaviors consistently with God's plan; others need serious revision. The latter perspectives often become barriers to seeing the way God sees. God challenges us with a completely new perspective:

For just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so my [God’s] ways are higher than your ways and my [God’s] thoughts [are] higher than your thoughts. (Isaiah 55:9 NLT)

We need to rethink our lives with a renewed mind that only comes from knowing, trusting, and serving God by knowing God, seeing as He sees, and aligning ourselves with His heart. We need to be open to allowing God to transform us by changing the way we think.