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THE MIND: AS THE BATTLEFIELD OF THE REDEEMED!
Company impacts identity!
2 Corinthians 10:3 - 5
The mind of the believer needs critical attention
1. The mind is the battlefield of the redeemed
2. Battles may be forth with weapons but won with strategies
3. Life is lived inside out and not outside in. You cannot win in the mind and lose in life and vice versa
4. The state of the mind affects the state of life
Proverbs 4:23
5. The most critical target of enemy confrontation is the mind.
If you do not cast down imaginations, imaginations will cast you down.
EXAMPLES OF PEOPLE IN SCRIPTURES THAT LOST BECAUSE OF THE MIND
1. THE CHILDREN OF ISRAEL
They were not only in Slavery, but they also carried a slavery mentality.
Numbers 11:4 - 11
Egypt was in them and they were in Egypt.
They kept longing for Egpyt on their way to Canaan.
On the way to freedom, they kept longing for slavery!
The chain on the body for a long time soon transfers to their mind!
The chain in the mind is worse than physical chains!
The promised land is only available to those with the chains in their minds loosed!
The chains in the mind are what limit destiny!
Number 14:26
2. GIDEON
Judges 6:14 - 17
Heavy potential can be limited in destiny if fear and inferiority enslave the mind!
The worst form of limitation is self-limitation!
EXAMPLES OF PEOPLE WHO SUCCEEDED IN THEIR MIND
1. JOSEPH
Only those who believe in their dreams dare to help others with theirs!
In the prison, he did not allow prison appearance to take hold of him.
Genesis 41:16
Don't wait for the future to happen, happen to the future. Prepare for the future before it arrives!
By his gift, he gave an interpretation but by his mind, he proffered a solution!
Gifts would give you a room, but it takes the mind to occupy that room!
It takes your mind to arrive at your future! it is not necessarily in your gift!
2. DAVID
All of Israel saw Goliath as too big to fight but David saw Goliath as an opportunity too big to miss!
Only what you see is what you are empowered to seize!
3. ISAAC
Genssis 26: 1-14
Mentality determines reality!
Some seek what to eat while Isaac sought what to harvest!
When you come to your senses, you come to your changes.
A change of sense ushers you into your season of change!
What crosses your mind is what crosses out hardship
WHAT IS IT ABOUT THE MIND?
1. The state of the mind defines the state of life. Mentality defines reality Proverbs 23:7
2. the renewal of the mind equals the upgrade of life Romans 12:1-2
3. A change of mind provokes a change of life season. Your season changes when your senses change! Luke 15:17-18
4. God hears and responds to thoughts the same way he hears and responds to prayers!
Ephesians 3:20 | Isaiah 65:24
He hears your asking and thinking.
5. The mind affects access to God's voice, Acts 10:19 | Matthews 1:20
6. The mind determines the acts and possibilities of God Ephesians 3:20 | Philimon 1:14
God needs the cooperation of your mind to make real his word in your life
7. The mind determines the stability of your life Job 23:13
WHAT TO DO TO ENHANCE THE MIND
1. AVOID SIN. Iniquity corrupts density Romans 3:23
2. AVOID WRONG ASSOCIATION AND COMMUNICATION
Proverbs 13:20 | Numbers 13:31-32
3. RENEW YOUR MIND CONTINUALLY WITH THE WORD
Romans 12:1-2 | Romans 10:17 | Deut 13:11
What you hear determines what you fear
4. THINK THE WORD. THINK PRODUCTIVELY AND THINK POSSIBILITY
Proverbs 21:5
What fills your mind is what flows into your life
5. ENGAGE THE POWER OF THE SPIRIT
2 Timothy 1:7
#LifeandLightofJesus by Dr. Paul Enenchie
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