Paul Jukes brings a message about ‘renewing our mind’ looking at the biblical 'hero' Gideon. God gives Gideon three promises which are also available to us: The Lord is with you, the Lord is your strength and the Lord is your peace.
God dwells in each and everyone of us but when the challenge is tough, we must remember that God is always with us and will never leave us or forsake us. Peace and strength are found through having a relationship with God. Our internal battle cannot be won unless we are disciplined and single-minded in destroying our idols that can lead us away from God's love. Challenges sometimes cause us to feel that God has left us, but this is not true. Renewal and transformation are a journey that we often must take to overcome such lies as feeling inadequate or low self-worth. We never have to be defined by our past or believe the lies of the enemy, because God loves us and provides us with the victory.
