Week 4 Guide
Rooted in the Word
THE BIG IDEA
What we believe shapes how we live.
Many of us have believed things that turned out not to be true. But when false beliefs shape real decisions, real consequences follow.
Scripture teaches that transformation does not begin with behavior—it begins with thinking.
Every day something is discipling your mind:
Media
Culture
Algorithms
Relationships
Experiences
The question is not whether you are being shaped.
The question is: What is shaping you?
Lasting transformation happens when our thinking becomes rooted in God’s Word.
KEY TRUTH TO REFLECT ON
God does not call us to copy culture.
He calls us to be transformed.
Transformation is not self-improvement or behavior management.
It is God renewing our minds so that His truth reshapes:
our convictions,
our confidence,
and our identity.
The change we need happens on the inside before it is ever seen on the outside.
When Scripture becomes our source, transformation becomes our fruit.
HEART-LEVEL QUESTIONS
Take time with these questions. Think about what you think about.
What voices or influences are shaping how I think right now?
(Romans 12:2)Are there lies I have believed about myself, others, or God that need to be replaced with truth?
(Proverbs 23:7)Do my thoughts lead me toward conviction, condemnation, or confidence in Christ?
(2 Corinthians 3:18)Am I intentionally saturating my mind with God’s Word—or casually absorbing culture?
(Psalm 1:1–2)If my daily thoughts became visible fruit, what would they reveal about my root?
(Psalm 1:3)
PRACTICAL ACTION STEPS
1. Identify What Is Discipling Your Mind
The world rarely forces beliefs—it forms them.
This week, evaluate:
What do I listen to most?
What occupies my attention?
What shapes my opinions?
Reduce one influence that consistently pulls your thinking away from God’s truth.
2. Replace Lies With Truth
Transformation requires participation.
God transforms—but we surrender.
Ask God to reveal:
False beliefs about your identity
Areas of hidden condemnation
Fear-based thinking
Replace each lie with Scripture.
Truth weakens deception through repetition.
3. Practice Daily Saturation
Psalm 1 describes a life that prospers like a tree planted near water.
Saturation precedes transformation.
Choose one rhythm this week:
Read Scripture every morning
Meditate on one verse throughout the day
Pray Scripture aloud
Write gratitude prayers each evening
Repeated exposure builds spiritual strength.
4. Retrain Your Thinking
What you repeatedly think becomes what your mind naturally returns to.
Renewing your mind means intentionally creating new pathways.
Practice:
Confession instead of hiding
Gratitude instead of complaint
Prayer instead of worry
Transformation happens through consistent participation with the Holy Spirit.
5. End Each Day With This Reflection
Each evening, reflect honestly:
What shaped my thinking today?
Where did truth replace fear or frustration?
Did my thoughts move me closer to Christ?
Write one sentence:
“Today, God renewed my thinking by…”
PRAYER FOR THE WEEK
God,
Renew my mind with Your truth.
Expose every lie that has shaped my thinking.
Help me reject what culture teaches when it contradicts You.
Plant Your Word deeply in my heart.
Transform me from the inside out so my life reflects Your glory.
Amen.
ROOTED PRINCIPLE
Whatever your roots draw from will shape what grows.
When our minds are planted in Scripture,
our lives begin to reflect Christ.
Transformation is God’s work—
but it requires our participation.
Get in the Word
so the Word can get in you.
