The Battlefield of the Mind

We all have desires to be part of a group, to fit in, but also to distinguish ourselves as individuals of value and worth. The battle in the mind is about meeting those desires the world’s way or the Lord God’s.

God Bless,
~Johnny

NOTES AND QUOTES:

BATTLEFIELD OF THE MIND 8-28-22

Romans 12:1-2 (KJV)¹  I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
²  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.

YOUR MIND: KNOW HOW TO USE IT.

YOUR LIFE WILL BE COMPRISED OF WHAT YOU THINK, HOW YOUR REASON, AND THE MANY CHOICES YOU WILL MAKE EVERY DAY

YOUR MIND IS THE BATTLEFIELD. YOU NEED TO USE IT, DEVELOP IT, STRENGTHEN IT, FEED IT , EXERCISE IT, FILL IT WITH THE THINKING OF GOD.

VS 2 BE TRANSFORMED BY THE RENEWING, UPGRADING, AND REMODELING, OF YOUR MIND. MIND GROWTH COMES THROUGH THE WORD OF GOD.

 

OUR LIVES AND MINDS ARE FULL OF CONFLICTS, AND CHOICES THAT PULL US IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS

“I want to be different like everybody else!”

1. THE NEED TO CONFORM, BE PART OF A GROUP, TO HAVE A “TRIBE”, TO FIT IN, TO NOT BE WEIRD OR OUTCAST, OR DIFFERENT

EXTERNAL PRESSURE OF THE WORLD AROUND US TO CONFORM

GROUPTHINK, PEER PRESSURE, POPULAR OPINION

BUT THE WORLD IS NOT CHRISTIAN AND IS IN BIG TROUBLE WITH GOD ALMIGHTY

COMPARE TO WHAT GOD SAYS IN HIS WORD.

ANSWER: SO “FIT IN” WITH THE FAMILY OF GOD, THE KINGDOM OF GOD, THE DISCIPLES OF CHRIST NUMBER N THE HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS ON EARTH TODAY

2. THE NEED TO BE DIFFERENT, TO STAND OUT, TO DISTINGUISH AND DIFFERENTIATE YOURSELF AS AN INDIVIDUAL

INSIDE YOUR CHOSEN LARGE GROUP YOU WANT TO STAND OUT.

SO YOU ADOPT A PERSONA, A CHARACTER, A PROJECTION OF WHO YOU ARE BECAUSE YOU NEED TO SHOW THAT YOU HAVE VALUE, WORTH, AND POWER, … YOU NEED SELF-ESTEEM

AND PEOPLE WILL DO ALMOST ANYTHING TO IMPRESS THE GROUP. WHETHER STUPID IMMORAL, DANGEROUS STUFF OR GET THE HIGHEST GRADES, BE THE BEST ATHLETE, MAKE THE MOST MONEY, HAVE THE BEST FAMILY, DEVELOP THE MOST TALENTS…

THE DANGER IS THAT IT CAN BYPASS THE WILL OF GOD, AND YOUR SELF-ESTEEM MUST COME FROM WHAT HE SAYS YOU ARE WORTH.

Answer: DISTINGUISH YOURSELF AS HIS INDIVIDUAL.

“SPECIAL” NO, “UNIQUE” YES!

FIND YOUR UNIQUE PERSON, YOUR BEST VERSION OF YOURSELF. YOUR GOD-GIVEN GIFTS, TALENTS, ABILITIES, OPPORTUNITIES…

BE THE FORCE FOR GOOD IN LIFE THAT ONLY YOU CAN BE.

THAT IS GOD’S WAY OF MEETING THESE LEGITIMATE NEEDS OF A PERSON:

PART OF A GROUP AS A CHRISTIAN, AND UNIQUE IN ALL THE EARTH AS A WORKING BELIEVER

THE KEY IS THE BIBLE, YOUR TEACHER, COACH, AND ROADMAP FOR LIFE