Influenced By My Legacy to Transform
Romans 12:2 was one (of many) of my momma's favorite scriptures. Mom would spend hours in the word, verse mapping, praying scripture, and journaling what she received from God. She always tried to encourage me to start my day out with God, spending time in His word, renewing my mind. She always said, “You can’t know God’s will if you don’t know God’s heart”. Mom often likened knowing someone had spent time with God by having God’s fragrance on them. Have you ever hugged someone and his or her cologne or perfume rubbed off on you? A sure sign that you were close to that person. When we spend time with God getting close to Him through His word, His fragrance rubs off on us too. By spending time with God, in His word, listening for His word to us, we are renewing (starting over, refurbishing) our minds. When we do this, it is then that we get to know God’s character. And by knowing His character we can then test (take measures to check the ...