The renewing of the mind is a time of sweet fellowship with God where we bring our problems to Him, and He helps us see them from His perspective. Sometimes it helps to have a structure for those conversations. Here are some tools you can use to renew your mind:
Renewing of the Mind Tools
Bible Reading:
Prayer:
- Scripture Prayers
- Praying with Thanksgiving
- Questions and Bible Verses: blog posts
- How to Walk in the Spirit: Parts 1 and 2
- Conversations with God: a video on how to use the questions in The Renewing of the Mind Project to renew your mind
Truth Journaling:
- Truth Journaling Introduction
- How to Truth Journal
- Video on How to Truth Journal
- Truth Journaling: the List Method
- Truth Journaling Example
- More articles and examples from my old blog
- Truth Lie Chart (You can use this for truth journaling.)
- Freedom from Emotional Eating: This book has lots of examples and opportunities to practice truth journaling.
Charts:
- A Good and Bad List
- Accountability Chart from the Renewing of the Mind Project: The-Renewing-of-the-Mind-Project-Accountability-Charts.2
- The explanation for chart: The-Renewing-of-the-Mind-Project-Accountability-Charts
- Word file with both explanation and chart: The Renewing of the Mind Project- Accountability Charts
- Advantages and Disadvantages Chart
- Practical Truth vs. Biblical Truth
- Truth Lie Chart
- My View and God’s View Chart
- Option Charts
- Option Chart (See above link for how to use these.)
- Option Chart (weight loss example)
Other Helpful Posts
- How to Renew Your Mind
- Renewing Your Mind: Advice for Beginners
- Preparation Truth: Part 1 and Part 2
- Spiritual Warfare
- 8 Questions to Ask When You Don’t Want to Renew Your Mind
- Renewing of the Mind Bible verses
- Transformation 101 – Blogs posts on the renewing of the mind and personal growth.
- How to Make Yourself Have a Quiet Time or Renew Your Mind
Renewing of the Mind Books
The Renewing of the Mind Project: This book contains 250+ Bible verses and 48 sets of questions you can use to talk to God about your habits, goals, and emotions.
I Deserve a Donut (And Other Lies That Make You Eat): This book contains 150+ Bible verses and 36 sets of questions you can use to renew your mind about weight loss.
This book along with my bible inspire me to commit to boundaries . I have NEVER EVER made them in my life . I was sick and tired of going around in the same way expecting things to be seafront but never was . I have prayed GOD to change me and I knew only GOD could . The past few years I have be renewing my mind through GOD’s WORD but your book helped me stay on track . So thank you for confirmation . GOD BLESS YOU KEEP IT GOING Brenda Standard
Thank you, Brenda. I’m so glad the book was helpful!
I am just scratching the surface of what this is going to mean for me as I strive to become the person I know God is encouraging me to be. I am pretty excited about finding this book and I look forward to this journey, while I know God has only good planned for me, this will take some dedication and commitment on my part. Not too mention, some real truth telling to myself. I look forward to finding this person that God has intended me to be.
It sounds to me like you have a good idea of what it’s going to take, Sherrie. I’m excited to see what God will do in your life! If you get a chance, write back some day down the road and let me know how it’s going!
Hi Barb. How would you suggest this book be done in a facebook group?
Hi Karen! Sorry I took so long to answer. I’ve been out hiking and camping for the last week and a half! I do have a study guide for the Renewing of the Mind Project. Here’s a link to that: https://barbraveling.com/leaders-guides-for-barb-ravelings-books/. I think that the study guide would work whether you’re doing an in-person group or a FB group – you’d just want to make sure it was a secret FB group, or at least a closed FB group, so that other people on FB couldn’t see comments since people may be working on sensitive issues. Let me know if you have any other questions about it!
I purchased the Kindle version of your book, The Transformation Project. You said that the accountability charts were not included in the Kindle version but could be found on your blog. I’m looking and can find very little. Am I looking in the correct place? Is there some way you can have all your charts in one place (under one tab) organized by category?
I really love your book and it’s been very helpful to me. Thank you!
Hi P.D.! If you look up above at this blog post, they’re at the very bottom of the page right before the comments. The last heading at the bottom says “Accountability Charts.” I can see why you had a hard time finding them though – I think I’ll move them to underneath the other “Charts” heading! I’ll keep them like this for awhile though so you can find them if you read this comment right away. If you don’t read this reply for a day or two, I may have already moved it to underneath that other “Charts” heading!
Hi Barbara,
Your book (on renewing the mind)and suggestions are all what I have been in need of for sometime now.
I knew God’s word was what I needed but had trouble applying it and following through. So I am thankful for you and your book. I had a bad spiritual battle a few years ago and I am i need of help to combat idolatry and especially the Fear of God (which has been lacking for me) so that I can keep my eyes on Jesus and thus be able to once again see His glory. Do you have any verse suggestions or any other help ideas.?
Hi Melissa! I actually just did a Kay Arthur Bible study on fear which was good and also talked abou the fear of God. Here’s a link to that book: https://www.amazon.com/Breaking-Free-Fear-No-Homework-40-Minute/dp/0307729850/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1548975015&sr=8-1&keywords=kay+arthur+fear+anxiety – it would also have some good verses in it. I also think that just the process of working through renewing projects with God will help to build that relationship. It’s important to respect Him but also important to recognize that He loves us no matter what. Hope that helps!