Renew your mind is what Romans 12:2 tells us to do. One of the synonyms for renew is to “make good”. I like the thought of “making good” your mind. There are lots of ways that thoughts come to our mind. There can be “out of the blue” thoughts, “something triggers your mind” thoughts, even smells and sights can bring up thoughts in your mind. Recognizing where thoughts come from is one of the most pivotal ingredients to making our mind good. Obviously there are two forces in the world, one good from God and one that is evil from the enemy. So there are God thoughts, and there are thoughts inspired by the enemy. So, when a thought from the enemy settles in your mind, you can make it good, by removing it, and renewing your mind to what God’s Word says. We take the wrong thought out and replace it with the right thought, in other words, take out the old thought and replace it with a new thought. We take out the bad thought, and “make it good”. One of the key words in Romans 12: 2 is the word transformed. In Greek it is metamorpho, which is the root word for metamorphosis. We think of caterpillars to butterflies. One thing becomes something totally different. What was once on a lower level, now takes wings and flies! The same thing can happen with our thoughts. We can choose to think on a higher plane. We take a lower thought, and replace it with a higher thought! Romans 8:6 says that to be carnally minded (or earthly minded) is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. To think on those things which keep our hearts and minds on Christ Jesus, we “make good” or renew our mind to His Word.