The Battlefield Of The Mind

God understands that—if we’re not deliberate—we are capable of imagining countless scenarios in which relationships fracture and bad things happen. So He built into His Word instructions for recognizing and overcoming the inclination to let our minds run away with us.

These battles in our minds are actually a normal part of Christian experience. In 2 Corinthians 10, Paul speaks about this very vividly. In verse three he says:

Thanks so much for this from Pastor Prince. Thank you Lord for inspiring Derek Prince and spirited irish to post this today. The Holy Spirit always knows exactly what I need. Thank you Lord Jesus for your love and sacrifice.

My Prayer For Spiritual Revival

Heavenly Father, my life is weak and seems to be failing and falling apart and in my heart I know that this is due to a long-term neglect of You and Your ways. Forgive me I pray, and help me to return into true fellowship with You once again.

Lord, I believe that You have stirred in my spirit the need to turn from my worldly ways and to look again to Christ. I believe that You have quickened my spirit to call my heart back to You. Lord, I know that Your Word tells us that Godly sorrow brings repentance and I know that I have strayed far from You, and Lord I truly repent in my heart. I truly desire to turn away from the ways that have entrapped me for so long and to return to You. Thank You that even though I have been faithless, You have remained faithful.

Bring me I pray, to the foot of the cross. I need to hand over the reigns of my life to You. Too long I have tried to do things my way and I realise that only in You is true peace found. But Lord, I know I am weak and do not want to wander away from You again, and so I ask that You would draw me daily, and place in my heart a fervent desire for You, a desire to be in Your Word and a desire to meet with You in prayerful communion. Lord, I confess that without You I can do nothing. Bring me I pray, to such spiritual brokenness that I will never again stray from Your loving arms. In Jesus’ name I pray,

Amen.

Source: https://prayer.knowing-jesus.com/prayer/my-prayer-for-spiritual-revival-1016

Our pastor was out of town this Sunday (at Grandson’s graduation) so we had a guest pastor. He spoke about this very subject of listening to what our minds are telling us instead of setting our minds on God and listening to the Holy Spirit.

His scripture text was Philippians 4:8-9

”Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. What you have learned and received and heard and seen in me—practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you.”

Paul, in his letter to Philippians, gave us a wonderful list of what kind of thoughts to set out minds upon.

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