The Renewed Mind: Becoming the Person God Wants You to Be
Becoming the Person God Wants You to Be
Have you ever tried to break a bad habit? By sheer will power you
set your mind to overcome it ... but suddenly, there it is again!
Do you ever have thoughts rise up in your mind which would make you
blush if they were suddenly broadcast over a loudspeaker?
Experiences like this express the gap which exists between what we
are and what we want to be. This book is all about bridging that
gap!
In a vivid series of images and parables, the Christian life is
depicted not as a drear duty, but as an adventure of faith--living
each day by the guidance and power of Christ's indwelling
presence.
The Renewed Mind touches on five major areas of the spiritual
experience:Dependency on GodFacing
challengesPatienceDisciplinePrayer
This expanded edition includes new selections from Larry
Christenson's other memorable teachings--Back to Square One and The
Notre Dame Football Talk--plus new study questions.
Top Highlights
“But now, when I come back to you, you will begin to pray in my name. Your first thought will not be, ‘Lord, help me! Lord, please do this, or bless that.’ Rather, you will pause and ask, ‘Lord, what is your purpose here? What prayers do you want me to pray?’” (source)
“1. ‘Sin will have no dominion over you, since you are not under law but under grace’ (Romans 6:14).” (source)
“The mystery was rather this totally unforeseen element: That the essence of the kingdom of God would be summed up in the person of Christ, and that He would then be mysteriously imparted to believers through the power of the Holy Spirit.” (source)
“As long as he was trying to do it in his own power and out of his own resources, he failed miserably. When his own talents for love and patience were willing to die, the life that is in Christ Jesus sprang to life.” (source)
“The secret of a fruitful Christian life is not in doing but in dying— dying to all self-effort so that the indwelling life of Christ can be released.” (source)
Product Details
- Title : The Renewed Mind: Becoming the Person God Wants You to Be
- Author: Christenson, Larry
- Publisher: Bethany House
- Publication Date: 2001
- ISBN: 9781441211163
Larry Christenson, ordained in the Evangelical Lutheran Church, is the former director of the International Lutheran Renewal Center in Minneapolis. He was a popular conference speaker and wrote more than fifteen books in his lifetime, including The Christian Family, which has sold more than two million copies. He journeyed home to be with the Lord in December of 2017.