Thoughts for today - The mind

Thoughts for today - The mind

Posted by Delmar on July 31,

And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.” (Romans 12:2)



THE CHURCH IS WHERE MOST CHRISTIAN GO TO HEAR THE WORD OF GOD BUT I KNOW ON A PERSONAL LEVEL I HEARD GOD'S WORD ALL MY LIFE AND TRIED SO HARD TO LIVE UP TO IT AND KEPT FALLING INTO THE SAME OLD TRAPS THE DEVIL WOULD THROW AT ME .



I ACTUALLY BELIEVE A LIE THINKING THAT THE DEVIL HAD WON IN MY LIFE AND I HAD NO WAY OUT

SO I DIG MYSELF DEEPER INTO MANY THINGS AS THE BIBLE WOULD CALL SIN ....BUT MY MIND WOULD ALWAYS BOTHER ME BECAUSE I KNEW GOD WAS NOT GOING TO LET ME GO ....MANY TIMES IN MY WALK OF DARKNESS I WOULD COME BACK TO GOD AND CRIED PLEASE TAKE THIS AWAY .....



I HAD SO MUCH PAIN IN MY LIFE , DEPRESSION AND REJECTION AND THE LIST GOES ON BUT I WILL SAY GOD HELD MY HAND UNTIL THE MOMENT CAME YEARS LATER THAT I COULD NOT TAKE IT ANY MORE

I STILL STUGGLE BUT NOW ITS FOR DIFFRENT REASONS ....RELATIONSHIPS HAD NOT ALWAYS BEEN EASY FOR ME AND I STILL HAVE PROBLEMS TO MAKE TRUE FRIENDS AT TIMES ....I HAVE VERY FEW FRIENDS THAT KNOW ME AND CALL ME AND WE TALK ABOUT EVERYTHING ....ON THE OTHER HANDS I HAVE FRIENDS I DO GO OUT TO LUNCH SOMETIMES .....RECOVERY IS PLACING THE TRUTH WITH THE LIE

ALL MY LIFE I BELIEVE LIES AND THE DEVIL IS THE FATHER OF LIES ......IN THE PAST I FOUND MANY IDOLS TO RUN TO BUT DID NOT SATISFIELD ME .....

True happiness can only be found on the inside of your being in your connection and personal relationship with the Lord. All of the material wealth and goods that are out there for the taking will not give you this kind of true inner peace, happiness, and fulfillment.







MY QUOTE FOR TODAY IS BY SAM STORMS

Nowhere in the Bible is the “mind,” per se, described as evil or unworthy of being the means by which God communicates with us. What the Bible does denounce is intellectual pride, but not the intellect itself. It is humility that we need, not ignorance. I stand opposed to arrogant and cynical intellectualism. But that is not the same thing as using the mind God has given us, with the help of the Holy Spirit and the instruction of Scripture, to evaluate and discern and critically assess what is happening in both the church and the world. Whereas some things that God says and does are transrational, insofar as they are mysterious and often go beyond our ability to fully comprehend, God never does things that are irrational in the sense that they might violate the fundamental laws of logic or the reasonable and rational truths of Holy Scripture.



PRAYER





Heavenly Father,

My desire is to have a deeper sense of Your peace in me today. Take away all fear, doubt, and concern from my heart and replace it with the peace that only You can give. Thank You that Your peace will guard my mind so that I will not give place to thoughts that are not beneficial to me. In Philippians 4:7, we are told “The peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.” Father, thank You that Your peace will guard my heart from unproductive emotions and feelings that only serve to shatter my life. Thank You that the depths of Your peace are greater than we can imagine and that through this peace, we are made whole. In Jesus’ precious name. Amen.

Thoughts for Today -Set your mind above

SET YOUR MIND ON THE ABOVE, NOT ON THINGS THAT ARE ON THE EARTH .FOR YOU HAVE DIED AND YOUR LIFE IS HIDDEN WITH CHRIST IN GOD. WHEN CHRIST ,WHO IS OUR LIFE,IS REVEALED,THEN YOU ALSO WILL BE REVELALED, WITH HIM IN GLORY
COLOSSIANS 3:2-4




BILLY GRAHAM QUOTED -A NATION IS MORE POWERFUL WHEN IT UNITES IN EARNEST PRAYER TO GOD THAN WHEN ITS RESOURCES ARE CHANNELED INTO WEAPONS ..WHO KNOWS WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN IF MILLIONS OF BELIEVERS AROUND THE WORLD AVAILED THEMSELVES OF THE GREATEST PRIVILEGE THIS SIDE OF HEAVEN THE PRIVILEGE OF INTERCESSORY PRAYER?

I BELIEVE WE ARE LIVING IN SOME DARK DAYS AND TO BE HONESTI AM CAREFUL WHAT I WATCH ON TV ...IT IS FULL OF DARKNESS , CRIME MOVIES AND THE WAYS OF THE WORLD

JESUS SAID SET YOUR MINDS UP ABOVE NOT ON THINGS THAT ARE DOWN HERE
IT WAS ALSO EXPRESS IN PHILIPPIANS 4:8 MENTIONS
For the rest, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is worthy of reverence and is honorable and seemly, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely and lovable, whatever is kind and winsome and gracious, if there is any virtue and excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think on and weigh and take account of these things [fix your minds on them]. (AMP)

I KNOW WE ARE IN THE WORLD BUT WE ARE NOT OF THIS WORLD
AS THE WORLD BECOMES DARKER LET US BE TUNE IN TO THE THINGS OF THE SPIRIT
WHEN THINGS GO WRONG RUN TO GOD HE IS THE KEY TO EVERYDAY PROBLEMS AND IF THINGS DONT WORK OUT HE HAS ANOTHER BUT BETTER PLAN FOR YOUR CURCUMSTANCES .
Can we pray for justice, and yet love our enemy at the same time? The answer is yes…We will magnify the mercy of God by praying for our enemies to be saved and reconciled to God. At the personal level we will be willing to suffer for their everlasting good, and we will give them food and drink. We will put away malicious hatred and private vengeance. But at the public level we will also magnify the justice of God by praying and working for justice to be done on earth, if necessary through wise and measured force from God-ordained authority.



John Piper


PRAYER

DEAR LORD I PRAYER THAT WE CAN KEEP FOCUS ON WHAT IS LOVELY AND PURE TO FOCUS ON WHAT IS TRUE AND HELP US NOT TO BE IN OUR CURCUMSTANCES AND WORRY ABOUT THEM BUT HELP US KNOW YOU ARE IN FULLY IN CONTROL EVEN WHEN IT DOES NOT LOOK LIKE IT
THANK YOU IN JESUS NAME AMEN