From Shame to Praise: How God Renewed My Mind

• By candidasullivan
• January 7, 2026
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Do you ever look at your thoughts? Sometimes we need to pray over them and ask God to give us a godly perspective.

Our mind is a battleground. The enemy sneaks lies in alongside the truth. He can be very persuasive. And if we never question our beliefs, we might go our whole lives in pain because of a lie.

Truth can stand against examination. We can turn it every way, dissect it, and try to tear it down, but if it is the truth, it will stand. Lies, on the other hand, cannot withstand pressure. They eventually crumble under the weight of scrutiny.

Take any thought that causes you pain and look at it. Pray over it. When we ask God to reveal the truth, He will. God loves the truth, and He wants us to love the truth as well.

God’s Word is the truth.

Romans 12:2 (KJV)

And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

If we believe lies, they will conform us. They will cause pain, breed bitterness, and can even separate us from the Lord. A lie only has power when we believe it, and the enemy uses that power to his advantage.

For years, I believed a very compelling lie. The enemy told me that my scars were a mistake and that God didn’t love me because He allowed harm to come to me as an innocent baby. I believed that when I needed Him most, God didn’t protect me.

I lived with that lie for years. Every day, it caused me more pain.

Until God revealed the truth.

He showed me that I could have died. The enemy attacked me and desired my life, but God protected me. He spared me from the clutches of the enemy.

My scars are not a punishment.
They are proof that a miracle occurred.
They are a gift.

God uses them to help me and to help others.

The lie wounded me deeply. It caused anxiety and depression. But the truth blessed me and transformed me.

It changed my thoughts.
My thoughts changed my feelings.
My feelings changed my actions.
And my actions changed my life.

If we desire the truth, God will reveal it to us. Sometimes the truth hurts, but believing the lie hurts far more. Lies destroy. Truth heals.

We renew our minds when we replace lies with truth. It’s not enough to uncover the lie—we must replace it with what God says is true.

God can help us with all of it.

For me, it happened in the middle of the night. I sat in my laundry room and sobbed. My heart was troubled, and all I could do was cry. God saw me in the darkness and brought His light to me. When He shined His light on the lies, they vanished. What remained was the beautiful truth my soul had longed for.

For so long, lies had controlled me. It was like living in a prison. My mind tormented me daily.

And then, suddenly, I was free.

Free from the torment.
God broke my strongholds.
He revived me.

No one really talks about the transformation that happens on the other side.

My life completely changed.

God transformed my tears.
I stopped crying in shame and started rejoicing in praise.

It felt like someone had given me a brand-new life.
That’s what a godly perspective can do.

Sweet friends, if you are hurting, take it all to God. He knows exactly what to do with it. He can turn your heartaches into blessings—just like He did for me.