your mental attitude

your mental attitude has everything to do with how well you perform in a fight. mental and emotional defeat will lead you to spiritual and physical defeat. your mental attitude controls what you focus on . if you see defeat you will then act in defeat . David had the right mental attitude when he went up against goliath .

if you are mentally and emotionally defeated before the fight you need to stand still renew your mind with the word of God and then engage the fight with a right mental attitude. we wrestle not against flesh and blood but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.

if our mental attitude isnt right we will engage in the fight with a carnal mind and if engaged with a carnal mind then the weapons we attempt to fight in spiritual warfare with would be carnal because of carnal thinking.

God's word declares that the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;) Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ

armour of God

Ephesians 6:11 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

this means that our supernatural set of weaponry comes directly from God .God Himself is the source of origin for this armour.

because this weaponry has its origin in God it is vital to remain in unbroken fellowship with the Lord in order for us to continually walk in the benefits of our spiritual armour.

if we break fellowship with the Lord we step away from our all important power source and leave ourselves open for the enemy to steal kill and destroy. and usually the first thing the enemy does is attacks your mind and plays mind games with you , he gets your mind to be something like a warzone.

remember God wants us to have a transformed mind a renewed mind and a sound mind. keep on the helmet of salvation and put on the whole armour of God.

Be ye Transformed by the renewing of your mind

Be ye Transformed by the renewing of your mind 

Romans 12:2  And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

Be renewed

Ephesians 4:23 And be renewed in the spirit of your mind

put on the new man

Ephesians 4:24 And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness

put on the new man which is renewed in knowledge

Colossians 3:10  And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him:

Let the Word of Christ dwell in you richly

Colossians 3:16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord

gird up the loins of your mind

1 Peter 1:13-14) Wherefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and hope to the end for the grace that is to be brought unto you at the revelation of Jesus Christ; As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance:

in other words gather up those loose ends that are filled with weights & stress and the carnality of worldly ways and get your mind in good shape.

Fallen defiled garments will have you fallen down and entangled with the yoke of bondage

God has ordained for us to have a transformed mind a renewed mind and a sound mind.

therefore gird up the loins of your mind by renewing your mind with the word of God. the consistent renewal of our mind will eradicate wrong thinking wrong believing pain hurt and scars from the past that would attempt to influence our minds.

spiritual warfare is real and it is a daily battle that we encounter . but Christ has given us the helmet of salvation and that piece of armour is designed to protect our mind.

it is important that we grow in knowledge of our salvation and we learn who we are in Christ and where we stand in and through Christ. it is also important to know how the enemy operates against us. mental preparation is a key in spiritual warfare. why ? because the mind is the strategic control center of the body. what goes into the mind comes out in our actions.

being spiritually lost is a dangerous condition to be in

being spiritually lost is a dangerous condition to be in, for a lost person is under the dominion of satan being alienated and enemies in the mind by wicked works because the god of this world has blinded the minds of them which believe not causing them to walk in vanity of mind having their understanding darkened alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them because of blindness of heart having a carnal mind which is enmity against God.
understanding the depth of bondage that a lost soul is in should fill our hearts with compassion to reach out to them with the Gospel that sets free. remember we were once lost too. now lets be salt and Light a voice of truth & love reaching to rescue them from the grips of the enemy

By nature God's word says we were all children of wrath.

By nature the Bible says we were all children of wrath.

Ephesians 2:3 Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others

By nature the condition of the mind is hostile toward God and is bent on destruction. we were all born with a rebellious mind and rebellious nature that was against God.

the natural mind is carnal

Romans 8:7 Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.

Prior to our salvation experience we were alienated and enemies in our mind by wicked works.

Colossians 1:23 And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled.

unbelievers walk in vanity of their mind having their understanding darkened.

Ephesians 4:17-18) This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind, Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart.

the god of this world has blinded the minds of them which believe not

2 Corinthians 4:4 In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them.

what is a sound mind ?

2 Timothy 1:7 speaks of a sound mind , what is a sound mind ?
The word for sound mind or sensible thinking is taken from the greek word (sophroneo) . it is compounded of the word (sodzo) which refers to intelligent thinking . put the two words together and the word means to have a saved mind or delivered mind .
in other words this describes a mind that has been set free and is thinking correctly.
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when your mind is guarded by and with the helmet of salvation and renewed by the word of God you will walk in complete soundness of mind.
Gods word instructs us in Ephesians 4:23 be renewed in the spirit of your mind.
God has given us all that we need to withstand every assault of the great deceiver satan. but if our mind is not sound and our thoughts go un-renewed we leave ourselves open to fear and to attacks & defeat .
God wants us to walk in full knowledge of our salvation and know who we are in Christ and continue abiding in Him and His word arming ourselves with the whole armour of God . God has given us power to tread upon serpents and scorpions and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.
God's word declares that no weapon formed against us shall prosper ! it is important that when weapons form against us that we look upon the situation having a sound mind fearing no evil though we walk through the valley of the shadow of death.

when Jesus said it is finished I believe that He meant it

when Jesus said it is finished I believe that He meant it. and I believe it is finished because through Christ I don't have to be a slave to sin being controlled by its wages of death and through Christ I don't have to be defeated by sin habitually practicing its lifestyle that leads to death ! I may fall short we all do but a falling short doesn't mean you have to practice it daily because through Christ we are more than conquerors we are overcomers and through Christ we can have victory over sin and triumphantly & boldly stand being free indeed because whom the Son sets free is free indeed ! receive not the Grace of God in vain ! Grace empowers us to walk in victory it covers us and justifies us His mercy is abundantly shed upon a repentant heart !