The first thing you need to think and believe in, prayerfully, is that you can be WELL.
Let's first acknowledge that your mind is magnificent. You have an amazing number of joins being formed that actually outnumber the stars in the universe. In fact, it is no happy accident but a wonderful miracle.
To be able to think like God, we should look at what Romans 12:2 tells us - 'be transformed by the renewing of your mind'. We are already patterned by the world.
In not conforming to the pattern we have, reecognise that everybody wants a piece of your mind, such as advertising and media. From our Christian faith, we see that two major players are Christ and Satan (see Matt 12:24-30). Satan wants to park thoughts in your brain illegally. Jesus has every right to control your thinking (as Creator and Redeemer; having 'paid the ticket').
Those illegal parking thoughts that Satan wants to place are actually strongholds. They are negative, false and destructive. They have a regularity to them, cropping up over and over again. They often go unnoticed because they a so familiar to us, seeming like normal thinking.
So how do we expose strongholds? Well, to identify them, they will have problem behavior associated with them, such as emotions and symptoms around them.
And how do strongholds affect other people? Well, they always seek to involve other people (see Matthew 16; Peter had Godly revelation one moment and then faces a 'get behind me Satan' comment).
To overcome strongholds as life sentences, do two things:
1) Identify the stumbling block or life sentence
2) Step over it and put it behind you as quick as possible
Common stumbling blocks are thoughts like 'I am not good enough' or 'God is condemning me'.
To disarm strongholds, read 2 Corinthians 10:3-6. The key is to take captive every thought and make it obedient to Christ.
A good script is to say my mind is telling me... (eg. I am not good enough). Or say Satan is tempting to think... (eg. I am not good enough). Say then, but Jesus... (eg. Is for me, or does not condemn me).
So in summary, REPLACE the thought with TRUTH.
Most importantly, this all works only if you put it into practice.
(Pastor Rick Brouwer will be talking more about this at Empower Christian Church in coming weeks for night module lessons.)
- Posted using an Apple iPad on behalf of Empower Christian Church, Australia
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