Guide Your Mind-Guard Your Heart-Grace Your Tongue预览

There will be a fierce fight involved if your goal is to achieve a spanking-clean brain. This fight is not a minor skirmish, nor a mere tussle; it is all-out warfare between you and the one who knows that if he can control your mind, he will be able to control your very life. Although the conflict in which you are engaged will be intense and, at times, more vicious than you can imagine, let me tell you two amazing and vital facts about it.

First of all, the enemy has already lost! His power has been stripped from him by the Champion of eternity, Jesus Christ. Your role in this lopsided battle is simply to come into agreement with the One who is victorious. The second fact is that the only strategy the enemy engages in is deceit; anything he says to you is an utter and ridiculous lie. 

You are guaranteed the victory in this battle before you even begin the fight simply because you have Jesus on your side. If you long to clean up your mind and think the thoughts of God Himself, then you must partner with Jesus and the Holy Spirit. The battle is fought in three theaters of conflict: first, the theater of truth versus error; second, the theater of prayer; and third, the theater of worship. 

Human strength and insight are not enough to win this vital conflict over your mind; it must be fought and won through the victorious, true thoughts of God found in His invincible Word. In our endeavor to fight the good fight that ultimately results in our gaining back control of our minds—it is a continuous, daily battle. You must ingest the Word of God every day in order to have a mind that thinks the thoughts of God. You must be committed to daily times of prayer and intercession in order to receive power thoughts from the throne room. And, you must choose to worship loudly and joyfully every day in order to clean up your brain from the mess the enemy has left there.

Personal Application: 

Find a prayer partner and ask this friend to pray with you over your mind and the thoughts that you think. Be accountable and truthful with this trusted friend as you cleanse your mind with the power of prayer.