| As Christians we are in a battle everyday of our | | | | You can see from these scriptures that believers |
| lives. It is not a battle with our mates, kids, | | | | truly have a mind problem. |
| friends, or even our bosses. The greatest battle | | | | Ephesians Chapter 6 tells us to cast down every |
| that faces every believer is the battle with his or | | | | fiery dart that exalts itself against the knowledge |
| her own mind. But what does it mean to battle | | | | of God and bring every thought into the |
| with the mind? Our minds or thoughts are usually | | | | obedience of Christ. This is easier said than done |
| contrary to God and the scriptures. Instead of | | | | because many of our thoughts are unconscious. |
| focusing on faith we focus on fear. Instead of | | | | They just play like a broken record in the back of |
| focusing on abundance, we focus on lack. Instead | | | | our heads over and over again and we live our |
| meditating on the word of God, we meditate on | | | | lives according to what they are telling us. It's kind |
| news, sitcoms, and negative thinking. These | | | | of like living on autopilot. |
| thoughts steal our peace and joy, and interfere | | | | So how does Christian meditation help believers |
| with living out God's promises. | | | | bring healing to their minds? |
| Here is what the Bible says about our minds: | | | | Christian meditation helps us to still our minds so |
| Romans 1:28- "Furthermore, since they did not | | | | that we can observe the subtle and subconscious |
| think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of | | | | thoughts that we're thinking. Spend a day |
| God, he gave them over to a depraved mind, to | | | | recording every thought that comes to mind. |
| do what ought not to be done." | | | | Write it down. Then review your thoughts at the |
| Ephesians 4:23 - "to be made new in the attitude | | | | end of the day. |
| of your minds." | | | | I had my daughter do this for a day and every |
| 2 Corinthians 11:3 - "But I am afraid that just as | | | | thought she wrote down was negative and |
| Eve was deceived by the serpent's cunning, your | | | | debilitating: "no one will ever hire me, I'm a failure, |
| minds may somehow be led astray from your | | | | I'm ugly," etc. It was no wonder she was having |
| sincere and pure devotion to Christ." | | | | so many emotional problems at the time. Do you |
| Romans 12:2 - "Do not conform any longer to the | | | | know that we would never let another person |
| pattern (conditioning) of this world, but be | | | | talk to use like this, but too often we say horrible |
| transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then | | | | things about ourselves. |
| you will be able to test and approve what God's | | | | The good news is that once you know what is |
| will is--his good, pleasing and perfect will." | | | | going on in your head you can do something |
| Paul said it best in Romans 7:21 when he stated | | | | about it. You can change your thoughts and |
| that he knows what to do, but has trouble doing | | | | change your life. You can replace negative |
| it. | | | | thoughts with God's word. |
| "When I want to do good, evil is right there with | | | | By getting still and quieting your mind and filling it |
| me. 22-For in my inner being I delight in God's law; | | | | with the truth of God's word through |
| 23-but I see another law at work in the members | | | | Christ-center meditation you can uproot negative |
| of my body, waging war against the law of my | | | | thinking and replace it with thoughts of peace, |
| mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin | | | | joy, and purpose. |
| at work within my members. | | | | |