My Mind Is Not The Devil's Playground
My mind is not a playground for the devil.
God created me to think Kingdom of God thoughts, to think as He thinks, to put into my mind His Word and His concepts and ideas. In 1 Corinthians 2:16 in the Amplified Bible we are told this:
For who has known or understood the mind (the counsels and purposes) of the Lord so as to guide and instruct Him and give Him knowledge? BUT WE HAVE THE MIND OF CHRIST (THE MESSIAH) AND DO HOLD THE THOUGHTS (FEELINGS AND PURPOSES) OF HIS HEART.
We have the mind of the Anointed One and His anointing. We hold in our mind the thoughts of Jesus Christ. We hold His feelings and His purposes in our hearts.
We who are born again know that we have the mind of Christ, but why do we so often give way to thoughts that are negative and anxious and worried thoughts of doubt and unbelief and fear? The secret lies in renewing our minds to the way God thinks. And the way He thinks is provided for us in this book called The Bible, God’s Word of instruction to us concerning His Kingdom, His way of doing things. Every day we must renew our minds to what He says, how He operates, because each day will bring new challenges to our new way of thinking God’s thoughts. We are surrounded by a world which thinks the opposite of the way God thinks. We live in that world and we are bombarded with the world’s thoughts, from television to movies to music to our neighbors and friends. Yes, even our friends can give us wrong ideas, not based on the Word of God.
It is so important that our first line of thought each morning when we open our eyes is the Word of God. “Good morning, Father. Good morning, Jesus. Good morning, Holy Spirit. This is the day that You have made and I WILL rejoice and be glad in it. My mind is conformed to your way of thinking. I think only thoughts that you think. Today every thought I think will be true, honest, just, pure, lovely and of a good report. I refuse to fret or be anxious about anything. I refuse to worry. Instead, in every circumstance and every situation, I choose to trust You, Lord. I choose to believe Your Word and not the word of the world.”
When this is your attitude, when this is the way you train yourself (yes, I did say train), then when that negative doctor’s report comes, it is just a report of the world or when that negative financial situation comes, it is just a report of the world or when that negative situation arises in the family or the friendship or the marriage, it is just a report of the world. We so blithely say: Whose report do you believe? Oh, we believe the report of the Lord. We say it so lightly and so casually. If we truly do believe the report of the Lord, then why do we fret when we get a report contrary to that? I’m asking every one of us a question this morning. Do you and I truly believe the report of the Lord? Do our responses and actions demonstrate that?
If our responses and actions do not demonstrate that we believe the report of the Lord, what are we doing about it? Do we resort to doubt and say that it doesn’t work for us? We have been confessing the Word and doing everything we know to do and it doesn’t work for us. Do we allow fear to grip us around the middle and give way to panic? Or do we dig in our heels and say: Bless the Lord. I am an overcomer. I am forging ahead with the Lord. He is successful in my life and it is being demonstrated.
You know what it takes. When we get to the point that it doesn’t make any difference what may or may not be happening in the natural, we CHOOSE to believe that God’s Word, which we have been putting in our minds and hearts is working, even when we see no evidence of it except what the Word says. Do you believe God? Do you believe what He says? Then act like it. Act like what He says is true in your life. Who cares what others think? This Word is true for you the minute you speak it and recognize it for your life. This is God speaking. This is the One Who cannot lie Who is speaking to you through His Word written down on paper.
We are TRANSFORMED, CHANGED by renewing our minds to God’s ideas and ways of doing things. Romans 12:2 Today, start focusing on His Word as the final Word for your life, regardless of the situation in which you find yourself right now.
God created me to think Kingdom of God thoughts, to think as He thinks, to put into my mind His Word and His concepts and ideas. In 1 Corinthians 2:16 in the Amplified Bible we are told this:
For who has known or understood the mind (the counsels and purposes) of the Lord so as to guide and instruct Him and give Him knowledge? BUT WE HAVE THE MIND OF CHRIST (THE MESSIAH) AND DO HOLD THE THOUGHTS (FEELINGS AND PURPOSES) OF HIS HEART.
We have the mind of the Anointed One and His anointing. We hold in our mind the thoughts of Jesus Christ. We hold His feelings and His purposes in our hearts.
We who are born again know that we have the mind of Christ, but why do we so often give way to thoughts that are negative and anxious and worried thoughts of doubt and unbelief and fear? The secret lies in renewing our minds to the way God thinks. And the way He thinks is provided for us in this book called The Bible, God’s Word of instruction to us concerning His Kingdom, His way of doing things. Every day we must renew our minds to what He says, how He operates, because each day will bring new challenges to our new way of thinking God’s thoughts. We are surrounded by a world which thinks the opposite of the way God thinks. We live in that world and we are bombarded with the world’s thoughts, from television to movies to music to our neighbors and friends. Yes, even our friends can give us wrong ideas, not based on the Word of God.
It is so important that our first line of thought each morning when we open our eyes is the Word of God. “Good morning, Father. Good morning, Jesus. Good morning, Holy Spirit. This is the day that You have made and I WILL rejoice and be glad in it. My mind is conformed to your way of thinking. I think only thoughts that you think. Today every thought I think will be true, honest, just, pure, lovely and of a good report. I refuse to fret or be anxious about anything. I refuse to worry. Instead, in every circumstance and every situation, I choose to trust You, Lord. I choose to believe Your Word and not the word of the world.”
When this is your attitude, when this is the way you train yourself (yes, I did say train), then when that negative doctor’s report comes, it is just a report of the world or when that negative financial situation comes, it is just a report of the world or when that negative situation arises in the family or the friendship or the marriage, it is just a report of the world. We so blithely say: Whose report do you believe? Oh, we believe the report of the Lord. We say it so lightly and so casually. If we truly do believe the report of the Lord, then why do we fret when we get a report contrary to that? I’m asking every one of us a question this morning. Do you and I truly believe the report of the Lord? Do our responses and actions demonstrate that?
If our responses and actions do not demonstrate that we believe the report of the Lord, what are we doing about it? Do we resort to doubt and say that it doesn’t work for us? We have been confessing the Word and doing everything we know to do and it doesn’t work for us. Do we allow fear to grip us around the middle and give way to panic? Or do we dig in our heels and say: Bless the Lord. I am an overcomer. I am forging ahead with the Lord. He is successful in my life and it is being demonstrated.
You know what it takes. When we get to the point that it doesn’t make any difference what may or may not be happening in the natural, we CHOOSE to believe that God’s Word, which we have been putting in our minds and hearts is working, even when we see no evidence of it except what the Word says. Do you believe God? Do you believe what He says? Then act like it. Act like what He says is true in your life. Who cares what others think? This Word is true for you the minute you speak it and recognize it for your life. This is God speaking. This is the One Who cannot lie Who is speaking to you through His Word written down on paper.
We are TRANSFORMED, CHANGED by renewing our minds to God’s ideas and ways of doing things. Romans 12:2 Today, start focusing on His Word as the final Word for your life, regardless of the situation in which you find yourself right now.
posted by Rev. Kialeen Potterton @ 8:05 AM
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