MIND DEVELOPMENT

TABLE OF CONTENTS

LESSON 1 : Course Objectives and Introduction

LESSON 2 : Definitions

LESSON 3 : Functions of The Mind

LESSON 4 : Aids to Mental Development

LESSON 5 : Atmosphere for Mental Development

LESSON 6 : Hindrance to Mental Development

LESSON 7 : Review

LESSON 1

COURSE OBJECTIVES AND INTRODUCTION


OBJECTIVES
1. To help the students to know that their destiny is in their hand.
2. To expose the students to a life of resourceful thinking.
3. To help them cultivate a life of reading, observation, reasoning and challenging their mind for great exploit in life.


INTRODUCTION
Your worth in life is essentially a product of the use of your mind. Man is a unique creature, and possesses unusual endowments. There is so much inside man; only eternity can reveal the total worth of the creature called “Man”.

As a child of God, you have what it takes to make the most of life. If unregenerated minds have produced most of what we see today, then God is expecting more from you through the use of your mind.


LESSON 2

DEFINITION

MENTAL: Relating to the mind

MIND: Man’s scale of feelings or thoughts;
The intelligence faculty of man;
Where thoughts and reasoning take place.

To a very large extent, whatever you will become in life is tied to the use to which you put your mind.

DEVELOPMENT: To bring out what is latent
To work out the potentialities
To cause to grow
To explore

MENTAL DEVELOPMENT: The process of exploring the rich deposits in the intelligence faculty of man. It is working out the potentialities that the mind contains for a meaningful and productive life.


LESSON 3

FUNCTIONS OF THE MIND

Anything not put to use will soon become disused and ceases to function. The mind has specific tasks that it carries out. If not put to use, it will run down. To keep the mind in top shape and alive, we must engage it and this can only be done when we know the functions of the mind. They are as follow:

a. Learning: This takes place in the mind because the mind has the ability to acquire, store information and makes it available when needed.
b. Understanding: Knowledge passes information across but understand unravels the secrets behind knowledge.
c. Reasoning: This simply means engaging in a rational and logical thinking.
d. Imagination: which is the formation of a mental image of something.



LESSON 4

AIDS TO MENTAL DEVELOPMENT

The mind has limitless capacity for development in I Kg. 3:12, God gave Solomon wisdom, but in Ecc. 1:13 Solomon said, “I gave my heart to seek and search out…” He was involved in the development of his mind. There are certain aids that help to develop the mind some of which are given below.

a. Reading Rom. 12:2; Dan. 9:2
b. Meditation Ps. 119:97-100
c. Observation Matt. 28:20
d. Impartation Deu. 34:9
e. Wise Association Pro. 13:20


LESSON 5

ATMOSPHERE FOR MENTAL DEVELOPMENT

There is an atmosphere that helps on our pursuit for mental development. Often, we live in the midst of noise and as result our mental development becomes retarded. “You cannot live in the midst of noise and not end as a nuisance” Bishop David Oyedepo. The followings are the atmosphere:

a. Quite Atmosphere:- The practice of quietness enhances mental development. I Thess. 4:11; 1 Pet. 3:4
b. Concentrative Atmosphere: This helps to reduce distraction to the minimum level and facilities mental development. Prov. 18:1; Gen. 24:63-64.
c. Keeping Wise Company: Wise company is a conducive atmosphere for mental development. Prov. 13:20; Prov. 27:17


LESSON 6

HINDRANCES TO MENTAL DEVELOPMENT

Every great door commands the attention of adversaries I Cor. 16:9. The enemy knows the role the mind plays in the moulding of our destiny. Thus, he constantly organizes obstacles on the way. He strives to blind the mind so as to block the destinies of people. 2 Cor. 4:3-4
Some of the hindrances he uses are:

a. Sin - Eze. 18:4; Prov. 1:7; Dan. 1:8
b. Past Failures - Is. 43:18-19; Phil. 3:13-14; Pro. 24:16
c. Pride of Past Achievement Micah 2:10
d. Comparison - 2 Cor. 10:12; Lk. 12:48; Jn. 21:20-22
e. Fear of Curses and Enchantments - Gal. 3:13-14; Gen. 12:3

“People who live in fear hardly think well”. Bishop David Oyedepo