Flawed (Part 2)
Romans 8:6, 7 "For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be."
Your mind can be a very convincing liar. When a cruel or discouraging thought goes through your mind it can derail you in your quest for the Kingdom. Thoughts are just thoughts, but it's unhealthy and exhausting to give so much power to the negative ones that desire to point out your flaws more than your successes.
Satan always targets your mind because it's your primary battlefield. He bombards your mind with sexual images, failures from your past, and negative thoughts. He understands that if he can control your mind, he can control your body. So, if you are going to learn to control your body in a way that is pure and honorable you must fight to control your mind.
The Hebrew word for “simple” has the meaning of “open-minded." The Jews described it as "someone whose mind was like an open door-everything went in and everything went out.” This person is gullible and will believe anything. His mind is open even to thoughts and images that should be rejected. However, David says that by filling the mind with God’s Word, one becomes wise to discern what is not of God. Wisdom in Scripture primarily refers to knowledge of God and obedience to him.
A person who does not know the Word of God will have difficulty testing what is not good and therefore have difficulty protecting himself. His mind will continually be saturated by ungodly thoughts, sexual images, and personal failures meant to control and destroy him. He will lack the power and discernment to close the door on past failures and many times will not only accept them but also cultivate them. In your war for your mind, you must “take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.”
James says this James 4:7:
“Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.”
As we submit to God through his Word, prayer, and the ministry of other saints, we can resist the devil, and he will flee from us. However, at times, resistance may include commanding the enemy to leave in the name of Jesus as demonstrated by Christ and the early church. It is not God’s will for us to live bound to your flaws, and God has given you all the resources to walk in freedom, including his Word and his authority.
Are you guarding your mind? Are you taking every thought captive and making it obedient to Christ? Are you filling your mind with God’s Word? Are you resisting the devil’s attacks so that he flees? Don't let your flaws of yesterday ruin your hope of today!
Romans 8:6, 7 "For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be."
Your mind can be a very convincing liar. When a cruel or discouraging thought goes through your mind it can derail you in your quest for the Kingdom. Thoughts are just thoughts, but it's unhealthy and exhausting to give so much power to the negative ones that desire to point out your flaws more than your successes.
Satan always targets your mind because it's your primary battlefield. He bombards your mind with sexual images, failures from your past, and negative thoughts. He understands that if he can control your mind, he can control your body. So, if you are going to learn to control your body in a way that is pure and honorable you must fight to control your mind.
Satan’s attack on our mind overlaps with his attacks on our eyes and ears. It is through the eyes and ears that input is given to the mind. Therefore, by guarding the first two, we guard the latter.
Psalm 19:7 “The law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul. The statutes of the LORD are trustworthy, making wise the simple."The Hebrew word for “simple” has the meaning of “open-minded." The Jews described it as "someone whose mind was like an open door-everything went in and everything went out.” This person is gullible and will believe anything. His mind is open even to thoughts and images that should be rejected. However, David says that by filling the mind with God’s Word, one becomes wise to discern what is not of God. Wisdom in Scripture primarily refers to knowledge of God and obedience to him.
A person who does not know the Word of God will have difficulty testing what is not good and therefore have difficulty protecting himself. His mind will continually be saturated by ungodly thoughts, sexual images, and personal failures meant to control and destroy him. He will lack the power and discernment to close the door on past failures and many times will not only accept them but also cultivate them. In your war for your mind, you must “take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.”
James says this James 4:7:
“Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.”
As we submit to God through his Word, prayer, and the ministry of other saints, we can resist the devil, and he will flee from us. However, at times, resistance may include commanding the enemy to leave in the name of Jesus as demonstrated by Christ and the early church. It is not God’s will for us to live bound to your flaws, and God has given you all the resources to walk in freedom, including his Word and his authority.
Are you guarding your mind? Are you taking every thought captive and making it obedient to Christ? Are you filling your mind with God’s Word? Are you resisting the devil’s attacks so that he flees? Don't let your flaws of yesterday ruin your hope of today!
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