In today's verse 15, we're going to look at how spending time alone with God every morning

provides a daily opportunity to renew our minds to the goodness of God, the goodness of this life,

and the moment-by-moment potential of living in real relationship with God.

I pray that after today's time, your mind is clear and focused on truth, and that your emotions

and actions are marked by abundant life as a result. Welcome to the First 15 podcast. Our scripture for today comes from Philippians 4 verse 8.

Scripture says, finally brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure,

whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable.

If there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.

Your mind is the battleground on which the war for your emotions, purpose, effectiveness,

and fullness of life is won or lost. It's your mind that is attacked daily by the enemy.

It's your mind that the world is trying to influence for its own benefit.

And it's your mind that the Lord desires to renew daily

in order for you to live an abundant relationship with him.

So if the mind is truly a battleground,

how do you come out the winner?

How do you come out victorious over Satan and his schemes?

Scripture says clearly that to achieve victory over your mind,

it must be continually renewed by the power of God's Word.

Romans 12-2 states,

Do not be conformed to this world,

but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing

you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. God puts

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