Renewing Our Minds
Why do believers still struggle with old thoughts, habits, and patterns after becoming new creations in Christ? Scripture teaches that lasting transformation comes as we renew our minds with God's truth, replacing the old ways of thinking with the life and freedom found in Christ. Discover why renewing your mind is essential to spiritual growth and how God transforms us from the inside out.
Tearing Down Mental Strongholds (Repost)
As children, we developed defense mechanisms as we mentally processed the environment in which we were raised. We are not in bondage to traumatic experiences; we are in bondage to the lies we believed as a result of those experiences.
Spiritual Wisdom
When we choose to believe what God says is true, the Holy Spirit renews our minds and we begin to understand and see more clearly.
Choosing the Truth
We are not called to dispel the darkness; we are called to turn on the light. We win the battle for our minds by choosing the truth.
A Blameless Conscious
Having been conformed to this world, the conscience can be programmed wrongly. However, the Holy Spirit does work through our consciences as He seeks to renew our minds.
Stronghold Buster for Fighting Anxiety
A stronghold buster is a daily prayer practice that creates an intentional choosing and declaration of what God says is true. Anxious thoughts are to be expected during the current global health crisis. But we are told to take our thoughts captive and break down the mental habits that contribute to, or perpetuate, anxiety.
Tearing Down Mental Strongholds
As children, we developed defense mechanisms as we mentally processed the environment in which we were raised. We are not in bondage to traumatic experiences; we are in bondage to the lies we believed as a result of those experiences.
Letting Christ Rule Our Hearts
How do we let the peace of Christ rule in our hearts? When we let the word of Christ richly dwell within us, that is when he rules our hearts.
Standing Against Mental Assaults
In order to stand against Satan’s mental assaults, we must think only upon matters that are true and reflect God and His Word. Then we must put our righteous thoughts into practice.
The Battle of the Mind
The mind is a battleground for sin to either reign or be surrendered. This is why it is so important to renew the mind and take every thought captive to Christ.
Renewing Our Minds
No one pushed the “clear” button in our memory banks when we became believers; this is why sin doesn’t just disappear once we know Jesus as Savior. Transformation begins at salvation and continues as we renew our minds.