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Reboot<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u202d\u202dRomans\u202c \u202d12:1-2\u202c \u202d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s kind of a tired old joke, but this has been the first remedy suggested by the average IT person…  “Have you tried unplugging and plugging it back in?” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

They are suggesting you do a “reboot” of the computer, phone or tablet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is a reboot? Vocabulary.com says: “To reboot<\/strong> is to reload the operating system of a computer: to start it up again. Booting is starting a computer’s operating system, so rebooting<\/strong> is to start it for a second or third time. Rebooting<\/strong> is usually necessary after a computer crashes, meaning it stops working because of a malfunction.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Quota.com says:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“When you reboot<\/strong> your computer<\/strong>, all the processes which are currently residing in your RAM are wiped off, the RAM is cleaned up and then the computer<\/strong> takes a fresh start. Fresh start means loading up the bootloader program again and every further process is started again freshly.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the same way, our minds need a reboot. A fresh start. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We need to get rid of whatever is clogging our minds, causing it to not run properly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Worry, doubt, fear, anxiety, anger… Just to name a few. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We have to present ourselves as a “living sacrifice” to God. Paul tells us not to conform to the world, but be “transformed by the renewing of our mind.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Refreshed and renewed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

My pastor friend Jason Stockton suggests that when you have your quiet time with God, start out by doing a “mind dump.” Write down anything on your mind, like a to do list, or things that are bothering you. Then, set it aside, read the Word, pray and listen to God. Ask Him to cleanse your heart and renew (reboot) your mind. Give it a fresh start!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

May God give you peace, and clarity as He renews and refreshes your mind. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Reboot \u201cI beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7322,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1,207,20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7321","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community-news","category-devotional","category-newsletter"],"yoast_head":"\nReboot! - Community Church Ministry<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Reboot It's a tired old joke, but this has been the first suggested by the IT person... 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