Power Thoughts

And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect* the Lord's glory, are being transformed into his likeness with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit. ~ 2 Corinthians 3:18

Last night I visited the small group “Power Thoughts,” where several amazing women are taking charge over their thoughts and their lives.  This book, by Joyce Meyer, teaches us to take our thoughts captive.  It forces us to examine the things we’ve heard and believed about ourselves.  It asks us to look at ourselves through the eyes of a loving God, who wants nothing but the best for us.  And it asks us to walk in boldness—boldness to believe that God loves us enough that He would not want us walking in anything less than in knowing the Truth about how He sees us.

This verse says that we are being transformed into God’s likeness—this is a process and doesn’t happen all at once or even in a few days.  A process takes a certain amount of time, and even Paul said that he didn’t have it all together, but “I am well on my way, reaching out for Christ, who has so wondrously reached out for me,” (Philippians 3:14 TM).  That’s what God asks of all of us, that we would keep reaching out for Him, keep our eyes fixed on Him, and keep moving toward Him.  The one thing all the women had in common last night was their desire to live for a God who called them to reflect His glory in their lives by learning who they are in Him.  Amazing women, all of them!