We have hope. Not a hope in something unknown as it may not come, but Paul’s hope, just like the Jewish hope from the Old Testament, is a confidently assured outcome. It is a certainty. We are God’s children adopted into his family, and because of that, we have hope in him that despite the suffering now, God’s presence will overshadow and bring his glory to bear upon the pain.

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|| We exist to lead the people of the valley to be more like Jesus ||

We are not obligated to live according to the old way of life, controlled by sin. But we do have a new reality in the Spirit - our lives turn toward Jesus, empowered by his Spirit to live a life that is true life. The spirit within you is empowering, loving, and fills with self-control, beyond your natural abilities - to put to death the misdeeds of the body! The enemy's upper hand in human nature is now a lost cause as we are filled and empowered by Christ!

If you wake up in the morning and think "this is going to be a bad day" what kind of day are you going to have? Unless someone interrupts your mindset, it’s going to be a bad day.

And the opposite can be true: Thinking "good day" can make you have a good day.

Paul is pointing out the inability of the mindset of the flesh to please God at any level.

In fact, the mindset of the flesh is death.

It is the outflow of the unredeemed heart that reveals death, pain, hurt. But Paul points out another option. The outlook or mindset of the Spirit: brings life and brings peace. This mindset is the mindset that pleases God. Which mindset do you have?