…be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind…(Romans 12:2).
This is Paul’s admonition.
Many people understand this in principle, but they fail to demonstrate because they do not carry it out logically in practice. During prayer, they carefully build up the new mental structure, but as soon as their time of prayer is over, instead of faithfully preserving that structure intact they promptly knock it down again by negative thinking. Obviously, a bricklayer could work hard in this fashion year after year without ever accomplishing anything.
If you are failing to demonstrate, it is probably due to the same cause—building followed by wrecking. We are transformed by the renewing of our minds.
Negative thinking is the metal equivalent of acid or rust. Pessimism, cynicism, doubt and anxiety, like rust slowly eat away at our mental and spiritual structures. Hate, anger, revenge, harsh judgements and condemnation, like acid quickly dissolve our mental house and lead to catastrophic breakdowns of our happiness, peace and joy.
Hope, optimism, faith and anticipation strengthen and reinforce our mental constructs. Love, hope, tolerance, acceptance and joy build new and even stronger mental states that renew us and those around us. Practicing positive mental activity is the antidote to our fears and is the path to true peace.
Building peace one thought at a time,
Z gardener
Author’s note: A new sister joins us today in the garden. She devotes her life to teaching others in a spirit of joy. We are blessed to have her in our midst. Welcome sister. Z.
Good Morning Garden 
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