Beth...Listening to Him: Replace

Friday, August 25, 2023

Five Minute Friday: Replace

Today I am participating in Five Minute Friday, where a group of writers get together and free write about a one word prompt for 5 minutes. Today's word is "replace."

Replace. It means to exchange one thing for another. Sometimes it can be positive and sometimes it can be negative.

Paul tells us in Romans 12:2 to "be transformed by the renewing of your mind To me that would suggest a replacement. We have to exchange our thoughts for God's thoughts. There is a replacement of old thoughts taking place with new ones coming in.

I personally need this very badly. I often find my thoughts trailing off, and I have to reel it back in by spending time in God's Word. This is important so I can see myself as God sees me, not as others see me.

People they only see what they are looking at on the outside at the moment. My external features are not who I am on the inside. I am who God says I am.

So, daily I have to replace not only my perceptions of myself with my thoughts trailing off, but I often have to replace what others things of me as well. Going to God's Word brings truth and light about me.

There is a Scripture that says judge no one after the flesh.

So from now on we regard no one according to the flesh. Although we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer.-2 Corinthians 5:16 (BSB)

I know that is difficult for me to do with others, and I am sure that is difficult for others to do with me. (Sometimes I just want to lead with my flaws so people know what they are getting into.)

However, God wants what Paul said in 2 Corinthians. He wants me, and others, to replace our thoughts about ourselves and each other, with the view through Christ.

Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away. Behold, the new has come!- 2 Corinthians 5:17 (BSB)

Replace.

Luke 10:38-42

Now it happened as they went that He entered a certain village; and a certain woman named Martha welcomed Him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary, who also sat at Jesus’ feet and heard His word. But Martha was distracted with much serving, and she approached Him and said, “Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Therefore tell her to help me.”

And Jesus answered and said to her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things. But one thing is needed, and Mary has chosen that good part, which will not be taken away from her.”

Healing Scriptures

1. I am the Lord that healeth thee. (Exodus 15:26)
2. Your days shall be one hundred and twenty years. (Genesis 6:3)
3. You shall be buried in a good old age. (Genesis 15:15)
4. You shall come to your grave in a full age like as a shock of corn cometh in his season. (Job 5:26)
5. When I see the blood, I will pass over you and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you. (Exodus 12:13)
6. I will take sickness away from the midst of you and the number of your days I will fulfill. (Exodus 23:25-26)
7. But he was pierced for our rebellion, crushed for our sins. He was beaten so we could be whole. He was whipped so we could be healed. (Isaiah 53:5)