Renewals

Recently, I've heard nightmares of people experiencing problems at the DMV when it's time to renew their license, or even replace a lost card. This year I have to renew my license by my birthday. In case you live outside of FL, as of January 1st, our state has made it a requirement that in order to renew your license, you need to visit the drivers license office, show proof of ID, proof of social security #, and show 2 proofs of residency(ie utility bill or some forms of mail addressed to you) in addition to the much higher fees enacted just to balance the budget. The point is, I think renewals should be smoother and not all these over the top measures that could make one go crazy. Thankfully for me, I know this ahead of time and don't need to renew until July! But lately, my thoughts have been about a spiritual renewal as I am seeking for God to renew both my life and ministry. We all go through the ups and downs of life, and I think it's great that God takes us through everything, no matter what it is, and makes it good for us (Rom. 8:28, 31)

I love how Paul wrote in Romans 12:2 - be not conformed to this world, but be ye transformed (HOW?) by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect will of God. Certainly, our spiritual renewals are a much smoother time when we allow God to renew our minds, to make them new again - or even to have our minds refreshed and refilled by Him. God offers us FREE REFILLS! He will empty us of our old mind and refill it with the mind of Christ. This ultimately leads to a clear understanding of God's will for our lives, during which time He enables us with the ability to prove or demonstrate in our lives so that we can live acceptably in His perfect will.

Praise God for the renewing times he brings in our lives...and we can especially be thankful that he's not like the government and that when He gets done renewing us we will definitely look better than the pictures on our licenses. (we'll be transformed into the image of His Dear Son) Now that's something to PRAISE THE LORD about!

As I think about renewals, I wish to renew my desire to share my thoughts on a more regular basis and I, as always, invite your thoughts too.