DAILY HOPE WITH RICK WARREN 22ND FEBRUARY 2025.
Daily Hope Devotional by Pastor Rick Warren for today is here to give you the encouragement to live the life God has called you to. Please read, pray and share this devotional with someone today.
The topic of Daily Hope by Rick Warren 22nd February 2025 “If You Want to Change, Start with Your Thinking”
TODAY’S SCRIPTURE: Ephesians 4:23 (NLT)
“Let the Spirit renew your thoughts and attitudes.”
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RICK WARREN DAILY DEVOTIONAL FOR TODAY 22ND FEBRUARY 2025.
Change requires new thinking. In order to change, you must learn the truth and start making good choices, but you must also change the way you think.
The way you think determines the way you feel, and the way you feel determines the way you act. So if you want to change the way you act and feel, you must start with the way you think.
For instance, you can say, “I need to love my spouse more.” But just saying that isn’t going to change anything. You can’t change your feelings just by willpower. You first must change the way you think about your spouse. This will eventually change the way you feel, which will then change the way you act. The Bible says, “Let the Spirit renew your thoughts and attitudes” (Ephesians 4:23 NLT).
The battle for sin—and the battle to deal with those defects in your life that you don’t like—starts in your mind. If you want to change your behavior or emotions, start with your thoughts and attitude.
The renewal of your mind is related to the word “repentance.” I know repentance is a dirty word for a lot of people. They think it means something bad, something they don’t really want to do, something painful. They think of a guy standing on a street corner with a sign that says, “Repent! The world’s about to end!”
But “repent” simply means to make a mental U-turn. Repentance is about more than changing your behavior. It’s about changing your mind and learning to think differently.
You turn from guilt to forgiveness, from frustration to freedom, from darkness to light, from hatred and bitterness to love.
You may also need to change the way you think about God. He’s not mad at you; he’s mad about you! You’re deeply flawed, but you’re deeply loved.
So when you want to change, start with your mind. You can change the way you think about all kinds of things—your relationships, the economy, the world, and your past, present, and future. Changing the way you think will eventually change your emotions and your behavior.
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