Have you heard of the Japanese art form called “Kintsugi”? The cracked pot is patched with gold to make something brand new. What seemed ruined and was broken becomes beautiful at the touch of the master.
Transplanted Heart — “And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. And I will put my Spirit within you, and cause you to walk in my statutes and be careful to obey my rules.” (Ezekiel 36:26-27 ESV) How are you developing a tender heart?
Mental Metamorphosis — “Put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires, and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, and to put on the new self, created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness.” (Ephesians 4:22-24 ESV) How are you renewing your mind?
Spiritual Move: Renewing the Mind — By replacing old patterns of thinking with the truth of Scripture, the software of our mind is rewritten with God’s word. “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.” (Romans 12:2 ESV)