Think On These Things

There is a certain secular wear and tear of my mind as I age in this urban mindset. Materialism and capitalism occupy much of my minds thoughts still today. It is due to the conditioning of my mind when I lived in rebellion to God. Back then it was up to me (or so I thought) to figure out my purpose, my plan and my path. I tried to live without Jesus, but through it all God was drawing me to Himself. He still is though I resist much less.

Jesus scooped me up. It takes a stabbing of pride to admit that the understandings and principles I lived on were wrong. God did that. I lived on faulty logic, my mind wanted to tell me the things I liked and disliked. It was all to lead me to the death of my own desires.

I depend on Jesus for the renewing of my mind. It is a big battle these days. Forgiveness, bitterness and attitude are central to the mind battle. I admit that I gave Satan lots of room in my mind to trample, distort and effect my behavior/emotions/thoughts. -but God has cast Satan out of the mental battlefield I once invited him to. I labor with the Spirit to not invite Satan back into my thoughts -repentance is clutch to drive this.

It is the prayerful submitting of my own understandings and pride to Jesus that stirs change. The shed blood of Jesus is my agent of change. Scripture is the new direction.

I am diagnosed Bi-Polar 1 meaning that I have emotional problems and often I struggle to rise above my own intense feelings. But Jesus Christ knows this, and His omnipotence means i got to be real with Him about my feelings before I do anything about them. Everyone struggles with this problem to a degree.

I feel the Spirit's call to do something about this in prayer, Scripture and in faith-filled reliance on God's lead.

Here's are the passages I'm trusting God for:
Philippians 4:8
"Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things."
James 1:19
"My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry,"
Romans 12:2
"Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will."