{"id":11742,"date":"2020-02-10T01:00:12","date_gmt":"2020-02-10T06:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mybibleverseoftheday.com\/blog\/?p=11742"},"modified":"2020-01-24T11:47:12","modified_gmt":"2020-01-24T16:47:12","slug":"bible-verse-of-the-day-2-10-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mybibleverseoftheday.com\/blog\/bible-verse-of-the-day-2-10-20\/","title":{"rendered":"Bible Verse of The Day – 2-10-20"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Romans 12:2 (NKJV) 2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Our minds are under constant attack.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Many people might immediately think of blatant, violent demonic attacks\u00a0when they read this. In doing so, we might imagine or picture these attacks being\u00a0very obvious and easy to spot.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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While this might happen sometimes<\/em>, it is more often that these attacks are subtle and not as easily recognizable as we might think they would be.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The most common source of these kinds of subtle attacks is the stuff that we take in via our eyes and ears on a daily basis, through various kinds of media; music, movies, TV shows, advertisements, photos. They are visual and audible.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Now, before anyone shakes their head in disagreement, let\u2019s look at a few things to solidify this.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The subtle nature of this onslaught of \u201cless-than-desirable” sounds and images comes in such a way that we barely recognize it, if we even recognize it at all.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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It might start with hearing a certain word or phrase in a song. Maybe the first time we heard it we flinched a little because we knew it wasn\u2019t right. But then we heard it again and we didn’t flinch quite as badly. And by the time we\u2019ve heard it several more times, it has no effect on us at all.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Just like that, we have become desensitized to it. And the list of things that we become desensitized to grows each day, as we expose ourselves to more and more of these kinds of things.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The same could be said for seeing specific photos.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Think about what used to be deemed as acceptable when it came to photos we would see of others. Not that many years ago, we would never dream of walking into a department store and seeing huge photos of men and women in undergarments. Nowadays, though, it is commonplace.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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And the truth is that it is still not OK. But society has largely accepted it because we became desensitized to it, one little (or big) picture at a time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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If we look at TV and movies, it\u2019s the same story all over again. Things that used to be unacceptable to watch and see are now considered completely acceptable. Or maybe we don\u2019t see something as acceptable, but we tolerate it because we have seen it so many times.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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This is dangerous to our spiritual wellbeing. Here\u2019s why.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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As I mentioned earlier, this is an attack of the enemy. It isn\u2019t blatant. It is oh so subtle. And that\u2019s why we don\u2019t readily recognize it as being an attack.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Most of us have become grossly desensitized. Our senses have become duller as time has gone by.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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But it\u2019s time for us to get honest with ourselves, and with God, and take a candid look at what we see and hear each day. And then it\u2019s time for us to let God show us where to start making changes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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As we let God show us, we will very likely be appalled at what He reveals to us about this.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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But if we open our hearts to what he has to say, He will be faithful to help us make the necessary adjustments and sharpen our discernment once again.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Seven Seas Ministries
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