Devot. The Battlefield of the Mind, Part 2

HI Folks,

I hope you are having a good week! 

 I'm going to continue a bit on the topic, The Battlefield of Our Minds.

(Part 1 is here: https://thejourneyheavenward.blogspot.com/2019/09/devot-battle-of-mind.html)

 

Our minds are bombarded with so many thoughts in one day!  Thoughts that bring joy,hope distress, anxiety, worry, fear, anger, impure thoughts that lead to sin.   Our minds are a battlefield that can be for the Lord or for the Evil One.

Romans 6:12-13 says, "Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body, that you should obey it in its lusts.   And do not present your members as instruments of unrighteousness to sin, but present yourselves to God as being alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God."

2 COrintians 10:3-6 says, "For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh:  (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal,  (means merely human) but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;) Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ; And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled."

The fight against our human side is not just human,it is very much spiritual in nature.   Whether it is fighting against anxiety so it does not overtake our minds or fighting against an impure thought, it is a spiritual battle. 

One of the devots. from last week encouraged thinking on Scripture that is relevant to your thoughts (pick a Scripture that fits your struggle), repeat it yourself or pray it back to God in time of need (I do this frequently). This is one way to fight our thoughts, no matter the nature of it. 

I have included 2 devots. below and you can take your pick on which one fits where you at right now.

The first one you can watch the video in increments if you have time through your week, like during lunch or on your way home from work, or read the sermon notes on the right hand side of the screen as or devot.   The second link is a 'read only' devot. but both share how 

this battle for our thought life is a spiritual one and how we wag war against our minds in a way that we can win the war through the Lord. No matter what you are facing this week, I pray it encourages you!  Lord bless you and yours this week!

Devotionals Used by permission.   Taken from https://www.intouch.org/read/)

 

Devot. https://www.intouch.org/watch/facing-a-satanic-attack

 

Devot. https://www.intouch.org/read/magazine/daily-devotions/overcoming-the-flesh