 Good morning everybody. I hope I'm audible. Yes, ma'am. Okay. Thank you Thank you of me. Yes. So good morning everybody. You welcome to Another class on emotional emotional wholeness. Thank you for being on time and being Ready and here Welcome to all our e-learning students also Who join in with us at your time and convenience as you learn God's word? We are at our 14th week of our lesson and we just have two more weeks to go and just Just a word that by next week your second assessment will be put up and you you will have just a week to complete it Now so please do ensure that by next week You view your assessments and done it do it Timely because post April 30th The course finishes on the 29th of April supposed 29th of April There will not be further corrections. That's done. So please do ensure that By next week when the assessments put up that you would complete your work and stay on top of it so that it doesn't Effect your final grades because these grades would be taken on for Your Your final grades for the second year. All right, so we'll So welcome to those who've just come in We're on where we're closing in we are almost coming to the end of our learning on emotional wholeness and today we are at We are on on chapter 11 sorry chapter 9 sorry chapter 9 and We're going to be looking at living daily with the renewed mind. So last week We had followed up on The second part of crucifying the flesh we were we did look at laying the axe to the root to lust as well as pride and we looked at how we can get rid of the works or the fruit of the flesh and By by doing the following which is to walk in the spirit to live in the spirit to walk in the spirit then it was to be regular continuously established and rooted in Jesus Christ in the person of Jesus Christ and to cut off all kinds of Influences that are ungodly and to keep ourselves consecrated so that We we live in a place of wholeness. We Continuously live in the place of wholeness What we're going to be looking at is another another factor of Staying emotionally whole is to live with a renewed mind Now going back to how we started You would you would recollect that one of the main causes of Emotional issues or the problems that we would face emotionally is the thoughts that we engage in the wrong thoughts that we engage in and I think we've been spoke about it in our initial class of how Regularly we have so many thoughts that bombard our mind on a daily basis We have we have many many thoughts and some of these thoughts are about regular life These thoughts about ourselves as people and thoughts about others Thoughts about who we are. So there are so many things That go on in our mind and we did see that one of the problems that bring about Emotional brokenness one of it one among those causes was Our wrong thoughts or our negative form of thinking and we did see how the thoughts that we engage in effects our Feelings it affects our behavior. It affects our walk with God and when we are not aligned In the right way or we do not take captive those thoughts and make them subject to The word of God we find that we could walk into trouble. So today we are going to be Focusing on the renewed mind and some of these verses are Very familiar to us and we probably know these verses by heart. We've read these verses many times So today we're going to look a little more deeper into what does this Renewed mind mean and what are some of the elements of a renewed mind and how do we how are we careful that we Have a good Understanding and good knowledge about what this the renewed mind is asked to talk about it So one of the verses that is often quoted with the renewed mind is what we see in Romans 12 verses 1 and 2 and this is something that I think many of us Are aware of and we we even are able to quote it. They're able to speak of it, right? But what I want to do is I just want to maybe That there is the NKGV version Is something that we generally use but I really wanted to bring out another version that is the Amplified version and just read that part for you So, you know, just to just to give you a little bit more of meat from from the renewing From what is meant by the renewal of the mind? So let me read verses 1 and 2 in the amplified version Romans 12 1 and 2 I appeal to you therefore brethren and beg of view in view of all the mercies of God in view of All the mercies of God to make a decisive dedication of your bodies as a living sacrifice Holy and well-pleasing to God, which is your reasonable service and spiritual worship Do not be conformed to this world Which means to this age and to what is right now or all over us But be transformed or changed by the Entire renewal of your mind. So in over here There is there are there that a meaning of it is given in saying when you're saying renewal of your mind Changing the ideals and the attitude that one carries So that you may prove for yourselves What is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God? Even the thing which is good and acceptable and perfect in his sight for you Okay, so the so Paul talks about being transformed or being changed and the word transformed in You know comes from a specific root word and I'm just picking that up so kindly Yeah, so the so the word Transformed comes from the word metamorph who which You know the English word is as we understand is metamorph Metamorphosis that is Something that changes that trans figures or that transforms and the word Metamorphosis, you know for all of us who have been biology students or you know has learned about science know that one of the processes in nature of how a Lava turns a pupa turns into a butterfly is through a stage of metamorphosis That is the stage of the lava that is more worm like Changes and becomes a butterfly it becomes a flying beautiful creature So it's that same word that's being used here be transformed by the renewal of your mind renewing of your mind and we see the Transformation happens when you renew your mind so that you can prove what is good and acceptable and the perfect well of God so it is it is And Paul is actually saying he's giving an instruction here, you know and says He's not saying and brothers, you know be careful not to it saying do not do not Follow the ways of the world or follow what the things of the world are or things of this age But be changed be transformed be completely changed by the renewing of your mind And it bring he brings about it again that in Ephesians 4 23 and saying being renewed in the spirit of your mind so this is a very important part of Us staying Emotionally whole and staying in emotional fullness as As God would desire, okay So what how do we do this? What do we do or what are some of the things that we do? I mean we can read this so often. So what do we do? And how can we follow a process of knowing that you are in the process of renewing your mind? so one of the first things Apologies, sorry One of the first things we see is is to be able to take on the thoughts and the ways of God Okay, to be able to take on God's thoughts and ways for us And I want to highlight a scripture for you on Isaiah 55 8 to 11 Would somebody kindly take that verse up and read because you know I I'm I find it very hard when there's so much of silence. It's like I'm hearing myself and myself on me So somebody would you all just pick up Isaiah 55 verses 8 to 11 and Yes, go ahead of me Isaiah 55 verse 8 to 11 for my thoughts are not your thoughts No, are your ways my ways says the Lord For as the heavens are higher than the earth So are my ways higher than your waves and my thoughts than your thoughts Whereas the rain comes down and the snow from heaven and do not return there But what are the earth and make it bring forth the bud that it may give seed to the sower and bread to the eater So shall my word be that goes forth from my mouth It shall not return to me void But it shall accomplish what I please and it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it in man Amen. Thank you. Thank you. I'm me. So, you know, this is a beautiful scripture where it one it contrasts Our mind and it contrasts the mind of God it says his thoughts and Our thoughts has no equivalent. There is no equivalency in the way that I think and the way that God thinks okay or the way that Or God's ways and my ways So and and he gives that description and says as high as the heavens are from The earth so are my Ways and my thoughts higher than yours. Okay, so you can imagine, you know you look up to the sky and you cannot even see the You know the end the like a horizon in the sky, right? It is it is an endless vast space So even if you want wanted to look at something higher, you can't see it because it's so so so high It's so so lofty and that's the description God is giving here that your thoughts and my thoughts are so vast are so different are so so Opposingly different and that's what we are called to do. We're called to take on the thoughts of God Which means what does it mean it means that you don't focus on your thoughts and your ways Because they are limited. They are small. They are maybe unidirectional There is one way of how we think but God's ways are much much higher The dimensions are much much greater and something else that the verse verses 10 to 11 says That you know, it brings about an example here that as the rain comes down and the snow from heaven Do not return there that is whenever it rains whenever it snows It reaches the heaven and it's sorry. It reaches the earth. It does not go back up But what does it do it? What is the earth? It goes in and it brings forth forth fruit Okay, and it says it brings forth fruit so much so that it even feeds the sower and It feeds the eater. Okay, so will God's word be that comes from his monster everything That God has put in his word is his thoughts and his ways for us the way that we we Understand God's thoughts and his ways is primarily by the word and then by the imparting of the Of the anointing of the spirit by what the spirit tells us or directs us And it says once this word is there once the word has gone forth It will not go back empty. It does not go back void, but it will accomplish So it will bring forth whatever it was sent forth for so we see when you take on the thoughts of God continue to Dwell mal munch You know like the cow does you regurgitate it You know you keep bringing it back and back and back and back to get back the juices when you do that It will accomplish the thing it was sent for so that's what a way of renewing your mind is to taking on the thoughts and ways of God and Knowing that the thoughts and ways of God are far more greater far more Bigger than our own thoughts and our own ways. So that's one way that that we we We live or what a renewed mind is and what do we do? The second is to be able to take on the attitudes of Christ. So would someone Open to Philippines chapter 2 verse 5 please Philippines chapter 2 verse 5 Anybody Philippines chapter 2 verse 5 Go ahead go ahead please have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you Rupa. Okay. So what is it says? Let the mind let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus. So The way that Jesus as he walked the earth What were what were his? Attitudes what and and we see the attitude of Christ through what through how he ministered To people through what he taught through what he spoke Through the way that he lived his life, and that's something that you see you know, there are some attitudes that you see of Christ by reading through the Gospels of how did he live here as You know, he walked the earth and how did he walk that how did he walk the earth? So we all know that it is only what we harbor in our attitudes is what will actually come out in our behaviors Suppose you have a ranger towards some somebody Quite rightly you are going to express it in some way or the other how much ever you attempt to have a Pretence of it it will show out in your words or in your behavior or in your demeanor All right, so or if you have an attitude of love to someone Whatever you do comes out of that love. So we see that all that how Jesus walked the earth He showed his nature and his attributes the way he showed compassion the way he He he felt he was moved When he saw people what he taught is what he what what was in his mind what was the things of God So we recall when we take in when we sing renewing our mind is to take on that attitude of Christ So maybe let's take simple examples of maybe there is somebody at work or somebody who who is With you who's associating with you can be very annoying, you know, that may be somebody annoying and just Just gives you a very very hard time or rubs the wrong side of you and often it is You know, you feel sarcasm at the tip of your lips that you're waiting to to bring about something to Shut them down or to put them in their place What is so you when we're saying have have the same mind which was also in Christ Jesus What would Jesus do at a point like this? What would Jesus do if he was faced with a person like this? Maybe there was this probably patience that is a sense of love There is a sense of long suffering as a sense of understanding where they are coming from so Putting on the attitudes of Christ is renewing your mind So every time you're faced with something really practical and so what would Jesus do in a situation like this? Holy Spirit helped me to bear that same attitude that That Christ had if you know Christ was standing right here and dealing with him or how does Christ How how does Jesus deal with him at this point of time? So bearing that attitude taking on that very same attitude? Okay, so we looked at one is taking on the thoughts of God Thanks We looked at taking on the attitude of Christ that the third way is to take on the knowledge of God To to to know more and more about him Okay So would someone take pick up Colossians chapter 3 verse 10 and read it somebody else other than Rupa and Avni Someone else Colossians chapter 3 verses 10 so that so that you know, I can hear all your lovely voices to Colossians 3 10 come on Colossians 3 10 now I may need it. Yeah, go ahead. Go ahead someone Go ahead. Thank you Colossians 3 10 and have put on the new man who is renewed in knowledge According to the image of him who created him. Thank you. Thank you. I've been us. Okay, so Colossians 3 10 says when we are made We're made new by by the spirit But this new man is being renewed in the knowledge of God We continuously Have greater Revelations of who God is Knowing getting deeper in our understanding of who God is Knowing his nature his attributes So when you spend more time to understand the nature of God knowing who God is who's Yeah, and and who's the one who renews us That becomes a way of how we renew our mind you begin to know who God is when you renew your mind with the knowledge with the Understanding with greater revelations of your Creator greater revelations of Jesus greater revelations of the Holy Spirit And how he works when in in you you live with a renewed mind. Okay So now going from here We have we know that these things are what what it means to live what with a renewed mind Now what does a renewed mind mean that it is a one-off process or it's something that happens Just one time Renewing your mind is a continuous process. It's something that happens right from the time You become a born again till the time You know the Lord calls us home. It is a continuous process. It's something that you continue doing. It's like Eating it's not something that you can stop because if you stop you will definitely see deficits and deficiencies in you So similarly, this is a continuous process and this process The more that you stand in that place of being having a mind that's renewed You continue to receive new revelations of who he is and you grow in the understanding of God You grow greater in who he is What what is his purpose in your life? What is his will in your life? How does he work you just keep growing and grow you grow from from strength to strength from glory to glory from Maturity to maturity it keeps going on. So this is something that keeps going on and on It's a continuous a regular daily Process and it's something that we need to keep doing and the As we as we commit to doing that we find that even it begin it changes our soul It also involves the conquest of the mind and that's something that we looked in the in a chapter before How do we what what do we address here? We understand that the mind is a place where we need to conquer and we must learn to Every thought that comes to us to be able to take up take up take it captive and Make it in obedience or in alignment with God We need to renew our mind and develop a positive mindset. We looked at that, right? So since we did cover that we won't pay too much attention there at this point of time You know if you could go back to to that lesson and reread that the another thing that it involves is To understand that our mind has You know, we need to balance these three things We need to we need to balance what we and what we know as our reasoning we need to balance our renewed mind and The leading of the Holy Spirit it is an interplay of these three our reasoning our Minds as well as the leading of the Holy Spirit and this is some and all of this is something that we will just quickly go through and Begin to understand better with with probably some examples, so let's look at the the that The renewing of our mind being a continuous process. So as we said You're the your spirit person your spirit person is Is what this is where you discover and where you explore and understand New things about God and grow in the knowledge and the understanding of him Now as you do that as you stand in obedience to do that Your person your your soul or your thoughts begins to receive Revelation your new person begins to receive revelation and this Intern begins to affect your thinking it begins to change your thinking Okay, so let's take a couple of verses and then we'll probably draw out from there. So Would someone read Ephesians 1 17 to 19 we already read Colossians 3 10 would somebody please like to read Ephesians 1 17 to 19 Ephesians 1 17 to 19 Go ahead Tisha Okay, and it reads You said Ephesians 1 17 to 19. Yes Okay, I keep asking that God of our Lord Jesus Christ the glorious father may give you the spirit of wisdom and Revelation so that you may know him better. I Pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know The open which he has called you and the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people and His incomparable great power for us who believe That power is the same as the mighty strength Thank you. Thank you Tasha Thank you. So we what we do see here from these scriptures is when we are in a place of Renewing our minds we are growing in the knowledge and the wisdom of God Okay, so I think that's that's step one Each time we renew our minds by getting back on the word We are growing in who God is we're growing in knowing his attributes his nature Who the the surpassing knowledge of God begins to build in us? Okay, and we are growing in that and it is it's what you did know about God as a new believer Changes how when you get back on the word and that's why the ministry of the word is so so very important it's not just enough to be saved to to To be assured of salvation and leave it to that but you need to continue to Be discipled in the word of God and that's why as new believers Just Taking them to a place of a of a sinner's prayer and leaving them there you know you You haven't given them the tools of how they can mature and grow in their faith So it isn't enough to just leave leave people or disciples or new believers as they are But to help them in the word to help them grow in the knowledge of God And how do they do that you do that by getting them to come back on the word So when you look at Ephesians 1 17 19 it says, you know It's a prayer that Paul is making and he says may God give you the spirit of wisdom and Revelation in the knowledge of him May the spirit of wisdom and revelation Be there to build your knowledge in him and why so as you do that what happens so that The eyes of your understanding may be enlightened That is your discovery and your and whatever you you are Hearing or whatever, you know of God will be opened your understanding opens so that You what what what would you know? You would know the hope of his calling you would know what his purpose is up You would know the riches of his inheritance for you What all does he have in store for you as a believer is it? Is it just salvation or are there many other things that he's given to you? It's his authority. It's it's the power that we have it's It's his presence. It's the guidance of the Holy Spirit. It's healing its deliverance. It's It's Empowering there are the inheritance that is then so much more The eyes of your understanding will be open and you will begin to see what is this? What else will you see? You will see the greatness of his power You will see the mighty work of his power in your life as you grow in the knowledge of God And this happens just by the ministry of the word and that's why we say this this is a Continuous process so the spirit man Is being born again and yes becomes a new man But our spirit needs to grow in that knowledge We need to grow in the strength of God grow in the grace of God grow in the mercy of God And this comes in as we read God's word We also receive the spirit of wisdom and revelation that is given by the power of the Holy Spirit And as we grow in the knowledge about God our father we get to know we grow in the inheritance We understand the inheritance He has given to us and what he has done for us in Christ We do also see the power that's been made available for us So as our spirit receives this this wisdom as it receives this knowledge as it receives this Revelation it begins to work in our minds Our minds become renewed and we change our thinking and that thinking changes the way that we feel changes the way that we Behave it changes our lifestyle and this becomes an ongoing process So it's almost like you know every time there is a new revelation that you have of God It begins to see pin it begins to see pin to your mind It begins to see pin into your behavior and into your lifestyle. So the And there's never a stop to this It's it's always a process that keeps going on because the word of God is so deep and I'm sure that all of us have felt that you know, you've read a scripture Maybe a hundred times but the hundred and first time that you read it You find something you God reveals something to you the spirit of wisdom comes and reveals something Absolutely afresh to you and that begins to take take root in your mind take root in your In in your in your soul and that begins to change you So this Continues to happen over and over again and we look at it as an ongoing process now Think of think of a time that you're not doing it. What happens the spirit man becomes dry becomes dull it becomes it becomes Thirsty and there isn't And and as a result, you know, it begins to affect the way that you think it begins to affect your soul So coming to that place of you know, it's it's like watering a plant You know the you need to do it every day You can't suppose that all because you've done it for the first 14 years or first 15 years and then Leave it to draw from from its surrounding. It's something that requires a Constant nourishment so so think of of your spirit man like that. That it's something that has to be Continuously nourished by God's word and the leading of the Holy Spirit and and receiving that so that it seeps in Into your soul and it bears that fruit, okay? and and and you know that just Knowing that in itself brings about a desire to go back to God's word and knowing that, you know, just by doing it In with all with all your You know with all your attention and with all your focus does so much more Then just actually having it picked off from your to-do list It has so much more that happens the more that we dwell in God's word It begins to change our spirit our soul It begins to change our mind thereby changing our lifestyle So that continues to be a process that that helps to bring about a renewed mind now moving on to the to the third point like I said the second point of conquest of the mind is something that We we have dealt with so we're going to be looking at to see how do we learn to balance the renewed mind now Even if if you are at if you have your notes open, you will see that small little diagram and Just just a quick explanation of what that diagram means is to show you that there are three elements In the believer's mind three elements that we've got to focus on In the in the believer's mind. So one is a reason Okay, the second is the leading of the Holy Spirit and the third is the word of God And the promises and the principles that are there in God's word, okay So as we're living the renewed mind, we need to see how do these three elements Interplay with one another. How do they weave in together? What is what is an important part of this and we also so we we're learning how to balance You know, we learn to balance this the renewed mind with these three elements and Also, if you look at the other the right side of it, you would see the word presumption there How is it that we avoid getting into a trap of presumption? Now we will we will learn this a little bit more and focus on it as we go So let's look at these three elements first and and understand So reason what is what is the meaning of reason? The meaning of reason is to Okay, let me open this out so that it's not just my voice. What do you think the meaning of reason is You could put it up on the chat. What is reasoning mean And is it something that is that is That is of God or of the enemy What is reason and is it of God or is it of the enemy? Yes, Kennedy go ahead I think it's just being analytical critical When you're dealing in a situation where you have to analyze it and question and think more How it's going to affect you Okay Very good. Okay. So you said reasoning Kennedy says reasoning is an ability to analyze and think about Situations and see what would affect you what wouldn't okay. Avni says it is It is of God. Okay Yes, Shay. Go ahead It's a logical way of accessing Um any situation or any Um Or any problem basically Um It's it's of God because again God made us and put the brain in our in our heads to reason our things But it could also be a tool of the enemy If we don't renew our minds just as you've been teaching us, right? So invariably the ultimate goal of our reasoning is supposed to line up With God's word Okay, great. Thank you. Shay. Shay in a nugget Did what the entire class had to say? Thank you. Shay. Yeah, so that that's that's right. Yeah, so uh reasoning is something That that God has given to us It is something that God's designed And he has given given to us it is the ability to question to logically think to investigate to strategize to um to bring about like cause and effect and It is something that that that involves also our abilities of intellect like for example It's raining Okay, what would you do? You will take an umbrella or a raincoat Okay, or if you have to go to a cousin's house That's a couple of miles away You reason and you logically say walking that is not going to help. I may need to take a um Take a vehicle take a bus or take a take a car or or some form of Transportation It is something that is given to us by God. It's an ability that God has given For us so God if if um, you know for those of us who are in the counseling class We we looked at it that God has given us a rational mind an ability to think And this is something that is absolutely biblical So the ability to investigate to strategize is something that's given by God and we will see a lot of scriptures That corroborate The truth that God is the one who's given us a mind to think and to strategize So let's look at a couple of examples Proverbs chapter 13 verse 6 it says every prudent man acts with knowledge But a fool lays open his folly. So every Person who walks in prudence is someone who acts with knowledge. You need to use your thinking And your understanding like for example, maybe you don't have enough ration for the day for the evening Okay, and your store is opened. So you go you use your rational mind And do what you're supposed to do rather than saying God's going to provide and bring the Store keeper to provide the food here for me on my table No, you go out and make your purchases because God has given you an ability to reason And to logically use the resources that you have so you act with knowledge and you act with prudence Or proverbs 19 2 it says also it is not good for a soul to be without knowledge And he sins who hastens with his feet. So what is this? What is this verse telling us that God desires for us to build on our intellectual abilities To build on certain skills So if there is something that you are doing that you feel Or that you that you sense that you're not Having the right skills or the knowledge to do it is good for your soul to be To build up on that to build that intellectual ability So is it so it is good to to to to educate yourself? It is good to get into some form of skill building It is good to do things that will build upon your knowledge and that's something that God wants of us to do Just just not being in a position of okay I am I am taught of the Lord and great will be my peace Right, but we need to open up those opportunities for us to be continuously intellectually Built up intellectually peaked right So we it is a good thing that we build those abilities something that God wants us to do proverbs 24 6 for by wise council You will wage your own war and in a multitude of counselors. There is safety. So when you Have adequate knowledge, you will know What is the important right things that you need to do for by wise council? You will wage your own war. You will know how to deal with your own battles there and of course with multitude of counselors that is when you do get the help of others You know, there is there is a greater benefit Ecclesiastes 10 10 If the ax is dull and one does not sharpen the edge, then he must use more strength But wisdom brings success. So what does this say? If you're dull in something Okay, if if the tools you are using For whatever you may be engaging in if you don't have the right tools Or if you don't have the right information or the right skills or the right techniques and if you do not Do anything to build yourself up, then you have to really really work hard But wisdom brings success. So just having the wisdom to go and sharpen your tool or sharpen your technique sharpen your methods sharpening your skills brings about a lot More of strength. It brings about a lot more of wisdom and and success So is God against you building your knowledge and building your wisdom? No, God is not opposed to that. God in fact wants us to to enhance Whatever skills he's given us in whatever form He's given us and he wants us to build ourselves in that maturity. So if you see in first Corinthians 14 20 It says brethren do not be children in understanding However in malice be babes, but in understanding be mature. So it's saying don't be Don't be immature In bigger in in getting knowledge or getting understanding. Don't be immature. Don't be Don't be like children. Don't be like babies, but be mature What is it that we have to be babies in in malice in something that is not of God something that is That is contrary to what God wants. That's what we need to be little little Developed in but our development should be should be and ought to be in the point of growing our wisdom and our knowledge. Okay So God wants us to be in a place where we where we build Ourselves build our maturity build our build our understanding. So we've we've understood that reasoning is from God It is an ability to logically do things And a lot of times we we need to use our reasoning We need to use our logic as we move on a day-to-day basis like for example You know, maybe simple things of of what am I going to wear today or what is it that you know, where am I going to What am I going to cook to eat today? There are things that God's given you. Maybe there are 10 Items that you have you use the wisdom you find out Maybe a nicer recipe to do and that's something that God wants you to do He wants us to use our the capacities. He's given us To to go ahead with with things. Okay, so that's part of reasoning There's something that supersedes this Is the leading of the holy spirits? That's the second element that we will go into about understanding what the renewed mind is Now before we go that I think we have around three minutes and I think I'll stop here And look seek for questions or any thoughts or anything And then maybe after our break, we will get back into the part the second element of leading of the holy spirit So any thoughts open for any questions here? are we all That clear or Have you not understood anything? It has to be either So any questions any doubts any thoughts? Why is the summer getting too much on each of us? Is it too hot? Ma'am, I think it was very clear to us And actually this is the strength that we gain with the renewed mind that many times You know Though I I understood that very late and now I'm literally enjoying it understanding the power of renewed mind because No one had ever taught us the way we have learned it in this college like It's not so much taught in the church is probably or Because we miss out on this very foundational truth We struggle to see that victory in our lives that breakthroughs in our life You know, we keep praying but without the word prayers are Uh, you know not working well prayers, you know, some people just pray and they think why is the answer not coming but I personally understood that In a situation like if I have a headache, I need a Medicine for my headache if I have a stomach ache. There is a different medicine for my stomach ache So what I understood was for every situation god has an answer in the word And I have I have experienced that I've taken the word I've sown that seed in my life and I've seen the answers coming like I mean amazingly God doing that work Where you started with his ways are higher. We cannot comprehend these ways We can only believe and you know, walk with him Knowing that he is leading us so beautifully when we depend on him completely So I I really enjoy this Learning about renewed mind and I I gain so much from it because I feel so strengthened after the Learning and after applying it and seeing the answers coming. So ma'am. Thank you for teaching that beautifully Thank you so much Thanks god. Thank you. I'm knee for sharing. Thank you Yes, she you have uh response to commend the question Yeah, it's more of a comment. Um, I I think this is the frustration of new converts when They notice that the things they were struggling with You know, they don't see themselves being released from those things Even though yes, they had made jesus lord and savior of their lives And I think early on, you know in the church generally speaking There wasn't so much message on Why people should renew their minds instead? There was more of demands on what they should be And what they should not and they never kind of like there was really so much teachings Maybe now but back then And I think somehow or the other I think this is the frustration of some christians that they feel yes Now they're new creation they're new creation in christ, which is totally true But in manifesting that new creation There has to be something that goes on, you know In the mind of that person. So this is a very very very, um important important topic when it when we talk about renewing our minds and I think just again that Even if we're renewing our minds, we shouldn't stop because we should continually, you know Keep renewing and renewing and renewing our minds No matter how much we have studied god's word It just keeps on going and going and going so that our minds are fresh On the world and our minds are in alignment with the holy spirit How he wants us to reason and how he wants us to think Just my comments. Thank you Thank you. Thank you. Shea. I think you you said it so It's so true That those you know when when new believers come in when they when they They just begin to see another world You know when they are they become new believers and their spirit man changes and for a week They are like on top of the world and slowly Um when things of the soul begins to come up and they are beginning to see why did that change Why am I continuing to be the same person that I was it should have all changed it should have all just With the finger just you know kind of changed out that way, but um a lot of times we don't see that that it takes Going back into the world and it takes us being washed and cleansed by the word So that we can come out spotless and blameless. Yeah, so that that was right Um, I think there are two questions by louis and anita. You've raised your hand We are on for a break. So let's meet after a break and we'll start with louis question and then anita's question So on my clock, it shows 10 53. So we will be back in 10 minutes, which is 11 3 So see you soon with a cup of coffee