Think Big!

…be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is good and acceptable and perfect will of God. (Romans 12:2)

Remember the story in the Bible where Moses sent out 12 spies and 10 came back with a bad report (Numbers 13)? Remember what they said, “There we saw the giants and we were like grasshoppers” (verse 33). Yes, the giants were big, but these 10 men could not see that they had an even bigger God.

So it is with many of us in life. Big God, or big problems? Hmmm. Now whom are we going to believe? That’s not to say that the giants (Problems) are not real. We could probably make a long list of giants we all face who would love to get out eyes off God’s purpose for our lives.

Today’s verse speaks about the “renewing of our mind.” It is absolutely essentials, It is imperative and, yes, critical for believers to have their minds, thinking, beliefs, and understanding renewed to God’s ways and off of the giants of this land. You see, God wanted the 12 spies to see the promised land that awaited them upon their entrance. God did not ask them to go evaluate the giants. There were to look at the land. From this we see the principle of beginning to look at life as God sees it. There’s a whole world out there filled with God’s best that many believers can’t see because of the fear of the giants and what might happen.

Your age, financial welfare, physical condition, or where you live do not matter. All believers need to continually look at God’s promises and allow Him to create in us the “Think Big” mentality. It is a “can do” attitude like Joshua’s and Caleb’s in Numbers 13. Instead of the giants, they saw what God want them to see. Today, what are you looking at, a big giant or a bigger God? For you to come to God’s perfect will, you need to renew your thinking, and that means, think big!

From the issue of Jubilee Journey, Living in Faith Everyday. 175 Nortech Parkway, San Jose CA 95134. www.jubilee.org