Romans 12:2 in the J. B. Phillips says, “Don’t let the world around you squeeze you into its own mould, but let God re-mould your minds from within…”  There is an essential brick that needs to be laid upon our salvation’s foundation ~ renewing our minds through Scripture.

Another brick is meditating on God’s word. We know the result through Psalm 1:3 ~ spiritual prosperity. It says, “He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season, whose leaf also shall not wither; and whatever he does shall prosper.”

Jeremiah 17:7 is another brick ~ trust. It says, “Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, and whose hope is the Lord.” Trust is releasing everything to the Lord ~ holding nothing back. We trusted Him for salvation, but if we don’t trust Him for every aspect of our lives, our flesh will take over. Biting onto satan’s bait and acting independent of Him.