REASON NUMBER THREE !

REASON NUMBER THREE ! Confessing God's Word works for you because it renews the mind to the Word of God. Do you realize that your mind didn't get re-created or born again when you were born again ? In other words the soul of man which is his will, intellect, emotions did not get born again or re-created ! The apostle Paul said it this way in (Romans 12:1-2). "I appeal to you therefore, brethren, and Bailey is you are all the mercies of God, to make a decisive dedication of your bodies [presenting all your members and faculty] as a living sacrifice, holy [devoted, consecrated] and well pleasing to God which is your reasonable [rational, intelligent] service and spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world [this age], fashioned after and adapting to its external, superficial customs], but be transformed [changed] by the [entire] renewal of your mind [by its new ideals and its new attitude], so that you may prove [for yourselves] what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God, even the things which is good and acceptable and perfect [in His sight for you]." The amplified Bible. It's not enough just to go to what is called church, the apostle Paul is writing to believers, the Roman church. He instructed them to do something about their mind. Be not conformed to this world, but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind. Confession of God's words speaking in agreement with what God said, causes your mind to be renewed so you can think like God thinks. This in turn will cause you to talk like God talks. Then eventually, talking like God talks will cause you to walk like God walks -- without fear, without anxiety, in victory instead of defeat in every area of your life. If we don't get our minds renewed with the word of God, then you are renewing are becoming conformed still to the world. We may find ourselves in a similar situation to Peter when he jumped out of the boat and wasn't ready to walk like Jesus walk. Peter got out of the boat before he was ready. Many believers do the same thing. He had learned to talk the talk, but not to walk the walk. Circumstances put him down. Jesus said, "Come," and there was enough faith in that one word to cause Peter to be able to walk on the water. The problem was that his mind was not renewed. Just as many believers today, many have the idea if I can just sing another song or read my mind; that is all that is needed. No, faith in God doesn't come from singing songs, neither does it come from reading your Bible. Faith in God, from hearing and by hearing the word of God (Romans 10:17). It doesn't come from praying. Peter allowed something (that had nothing to do with what he was doing) to cause him to doubt. Peter stepped out of the boat and walk on the water. But he began to look at circumstances. He saw the high waves and heard the boisterous wind. What did that have to do with walking on water ? Nothing ! Peter life circumstances (that had nothing to do with walking on the water) to drain his faith and he began to sink. Think about it for a minute. He had never seen anyone walk on the water, with the exception of Jesus, and that was while the wind was blowing during a storm. And he was already walking on the wall. The way Peter should have assessed that situation should have been something like this: "I've never seen anyone walk on the water before. I just the only time you can walk on the water is when the wind is blowing up a storm." And Jesus said, "Come," but Peter's mind was not renewed. "But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me. (Matthew 14:30)