How to win the war in my mind
9 But as it is written: “Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, Nor have entered into the heart of man The things which God has prepared for those who love Him.” 10 But God has revealed them to us through His Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, yes, the deep things of God. 11 For what man knows the things of a man except the spirit of the man which is in him? Even so no one knows the things of God except the Spirit of God. 12 Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might know the things that have been freely given to us by God. 13 These things we also speak, not in words which man’s wisdom teaches but which the [d]Holy Spirit teaches, comparing spiritual things with spiritual. 14 But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. 15 But he who is spiritual judges all things, yet he himself is rightly judged by no one. 16 For “who has known the mind of the Lord that he may instruct Him?” But we have the mind of Christ.
1 Corinthians 2:9-16
We have to fill our minds with the things God. we can’t expect to respond to the world with a Godly and heavenly perspective if we are not filled with the things of heave. The battles we face are won or lost in the mind. Your life bends towards your strongest thoughts. Whatever you are thinking about – your life will begin to take that direction. We want to ask you, do you like the direction your life is taking?
Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is – His good, pleasing and perfect will.
Romans 12:2
If you don’t control what you think – you will never control what you do. How respond to certain situations will be a result of what’s going on in our minds. Any seed that we are planting, and nurturing will produce a certain result. The question is what kind of seeds are we planting and nurturing in our minds? See, this is the process;
Thoughts > Patterns
Patterns > Beliefs
Beliefs > words
Words > Actions
Actions > Deeds
Deeds > Habits
Habits > Character
Character determines destiny
The above is not just spiritual, it’s a scientific fact. This process is called Neural Pathways which shows how we have wired our brain.
For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he;
Proverbs 23:7
Why do we make irrational decisions? We have wired our brains to have a default response to a stimulus. Experiencing the fullness of God in our lives starts with what we are thinking on.
8 And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honourable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise. 9 Keep putting into practice all you learned and received from me—everything you heard from me and saw me doing. Then the God of peace will be with you.
Philippians 4:8-9
8 Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things. 9 The things which you learned and received and heard and saw in me, these do, and the God of peace will be with you.
Philippians 4:8-9 (NKJV)
Meditate: To engage in mental exercise, to focus one’s thoughts. Now let’s differentiate;
| Eastern Meditation | Christian mediation: |
| Empty one’s mind | Fill one’s mind with God’s thoughts |
Our minds must be captivated by the thoughts mentioned in Philippians 4:8-9 in such a way that the tawdry, sleazy, fictitious, and fanciful fluff of the world loses its appeal.
I will meditate on your precepts and contemplate your ways
Psalm 119:15
I remember the days of old; I meditate on all your works; I muse on the work of Your hands
Psalm 143:5
This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success
Joshua 1:8
To overcome an incorrect thought pattern I must replace it with a life producing pattern that lines up with the Word of God
let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful.
Hebrews 10:23
How to meditate on God’s thoughts:
1) Read it
2) Think it
3) Speak it
The moment you start focusing on the thoughts of God that’s when you will be able to thrive through mind battles
