Preached at Harvester Reformational Church, Cape Town

1Pe 1:13 Therefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and rest your hope fully upon the grace that is to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;

1Pe 1:14 as obedient children, not conforming yourselves to the former lusts, as in your ignorance;

1Pe 1:15 but as He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct,

1Pe 1:16 because it is written, “BE HOLY, FOR I AM HOLY.”

1Pe 1:17 And if you call on the Father, who without partiality judges according to each one’s work, conduct yourselves throughout the time of your stay here in fear;

1Pe 1:18 knowing that you were not redeemed with corruptible things, like silver or gold, from your aimless conduct received by tradition from your fathers,

1Pe 1:19 but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot.

1Pe 1:20 He indeed was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you

1Pe 1:21 who through Him believe in God, who raised Him from the dead and gave Him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.

Pattern 2: Calm you spirit.

Pattern 3: Hope upon Grace.

Pattern 4: Become Obedient

Pattern 5: Express who you really are.

This is something can do with the help of the Holy Spirit: we can put out of the way, once for all, everything that would impede the free action of our minds. What derails your train of thought? What blockage prevents you from going further in relationships? What fear impedes you from thinking creatively and hinders your liberty?

Pray about it and identify the root of it and remove it completely from you thinking. This may become a process of taking thoughts captive and bringing them to the obedience of Christ consciously first, and then later it wil