These past two days I have been in solitude with the Lord. The guys went out into the mountains to find the Lord by ourselves for 28 hours. This practice brought me deep inner peace. I find peace in solitude, but back home I was never intentional about it with God. I firmly believe that if you are, He will show up no matter where you are at. Even non-believers can find God’s presence! He gave me a huge realization that I will try to make as concise as possible to get the point across to you all. 

Romans 12:2

“Do not conform to the patterns of this world, but instead be transformed by the renewing of your mind”

In solitude I did a lot of examining of my past. What showed up was how much I was wrapped up in the world. When I was young I would go to school, hang out with my best friend, have family time, then bed. As I got older it would be go to school, go to sports, do homework, then bed. Not that these things were bad, as it is a part of growing up to adulthood, but I've been unaware all these years of the Good news inside me. My life revolved around the patterns of this world. My mind was in the world.

The great thing about this kingdom journey is that God has taken me out of the patterns of this world. Not saying that everyone needs to go on the World Race, but you have to get out of the patterns of the world to find the beautiful truth behind Romans 12:2. By not conforming to the patterns of the world, you can become transformed by the renewing of your mind. Living for Heaven over the world transforms your mind!

God has been transforming my mind. Renewing it. In 1 Corinthians 2:6-15 God talks about the Holy Spirit that He has given us and that we have the mind of Christ. We have the mind of Christ inside us, but by conforming to the world we don’t transform ourselves in the renewal of our mind. It is in us all, but if we live for this world we can’t tap into God’s call for us to live in His kingdom. I am starting to not only know what it means to follow Christ, but what it means to have the mind of Christ.

This gets me so excited! The mind of Christ lives in us! How glorious this is! If we get out of this world, we have access to get into the mind of Christ and to be able to follow Him. It is so much harder to follow Him when you are still stuck in this world. I encourage all of you to find what getting out of this world means to you and to find the beauty behind a transformed mind. It may take a big step. This is a lifelong process, but God will make you new through Jesus!

A question I asked was 'will I go back into the patterns of the world after the race?' God hit me with a response: “With the mind of Christ you do not conform to the patterns of this world, but rather you embrace your new mind in Christ to find what God wants you to do IN this world. In this world... not OF this world. 

There is so much more to everyone on Earth that they don’t realize. The key to TRUE life is to get out of YOUR life. This was life-changing to me and I hope I can spark a change in those of you that read this. I have struggled getting out of my flesh and into my spiritual identity since I've been here, but if we don't conform to the patterns of this world, rather seeking the true kingdom, our minds will be transformed into the beauty God calls us to. Thanks to Jesus! How wonderful this is! This was life-changing to me and I hope it can be to everyone who reads this! This verse is not a recommendation but a lifestyle!