understanding the mind

The Power of positive thinking is often not talked about in churches and unfortunately that it is not because it is one of the most powerful tools we have as christians on changing our circumstances for better or worse. In many instances in the Bible it talks about the power of staying Positive. Romans 4:17 says to call things not as if they are. In proverbs it says life and death are in the powers of the tongue. In Matthew He tells us that out of the abundance of the Heart the mouth speaks. What we fill our Heart are the thoughts we allow through the filter to our Hearts. If we cast down vain imaginations and any thought that is against what the Jesus says about us and fill our thoughts with good pure positive thoughts and allow those thoughts to fill our Heart the emotions associated with theses thoughts will produce positive energy and positive Speech you will speak life. The opposite is true if all we think about is our problems and what will go wrong. We were made in Gods image the things we speak and feel bring forth life or death. In Colossians 1: 16 the verse says He made all things Visible and Invisible. In Deuteronomy 30 It talks about the blessing and curses that if you choose life than blessed you shall be but is you choose death than cursed you shall be. I believe this is the invisible law that the Lord place in the Earth and to tap into this law we must feel our Heart with Good things so that those thoughts, emotions, and Speech will produce Blessings and more Abundantly. When we are in our addiction we surround ourselves with negative people and situations and these variables that we allow in our environment affect how we see ourselves and how we think in turn producing negative emotions and speech. To turn this cycle of destruction off we must change our environment and renew our mind (Train Your Brain) to focus on the positive and have an attitude of gratitude. The Book of Philippians 4 is the signature Book and Chapter for this ministry and the Key to peace of understanding and it tells us to Rejoice always in all situations Good or Bad, Give the things we have no control over to God and trust He will take care of them, And always thing pure and good thoughts and this will produce Peace.

When I was a child I was born and raised in the church. Every time we would ask my mom if we had to go to church she would say we did not have to go we get to go. I looked at the my mom and other christians that we went to church with as near perfect. The enemy was in my head constantly putting evil thoughts in my head and then telling me I never can be like them and that if they knew what thoughts were racing through your head they would never accept you. You are different than them they don't feel like you or even understand what it feels like to be you. My Mother was doing a good job on the outside teaching me Gods word and Good Values but the enemy was chipping away at me secretly on the inside. When I reached 18 years old I went into full rebellion. It was time to experience all the things I was taught against all my life. I went into full spiral and did not really come up until around the age of 35. I had times of sobriety within those years but they were short lived because I did not know then what I know now. 

What I know now and what changed was this. Before I was in the middle of the battle fighting against the thoughts trying to stop them physically with my mind and the anger, frustration, disappointment, lust, and all other evil my mind was conceiving was filling my brain it was overwhelming. I felt powerless and hopeless and way far from any christian and going to family get togethers I felt like an outcast. Until the God Almighty Mighty Jesus King of all Kings Lord of all Lords Open My Eyes To See. The Thoughts I thought were mine was The enemies trying to get me to focus on them and produce sin. I learned about Romans 7 where he is talking about the spiritual battle inside your head and that only the Spirit of God can set you free from this Bondage. Later in my sobriety the Lord Blessed me tremendously and my mother came down with Parkinson's and the Lord Made me able to build a home on my property for my Mom and Dad so that we could help take care of my mom and release the financial burden as it was hard for my dad alone. When my mom was early in her Disease the Lord allowed me to see my mom was not as strong as I had seen her as a child and young adult. Not saying anything bad about her because she was an awesome woman of God and for sure she is with Jesus right now looking down on me. Seeing the human side brought me down to earth and allowed me to see that the devil was a liar that we are all the same. In the early church and probable still today sin was hidden everyone wanted to put an image of holiness when around other christians. If teenage girls got pregnant they were shipped of until the baby was born because they did not want to look like bad christian parents. Not saying everyone did this but sin was hidden which made some believe as I did that we were broken and unfixable. James 5 : 13-16 Tells us to confess our sins one to another Why does he say this? The reasons he says this is to allow people to see that you too are struggling with some of the same things and to allow you to humble yourself to bring up your brother and sister. Luke 22 : 31-32 Jesus Tells us when we go through a trial even if we fail and get back up we must help our brother so that they may be strengthened. Iron Sharpen Iron! 

So my brothers and sisters remember this verse and hold your Head up because you are a Child of God, The First Not The Last, The Head Not The Tail, You Are of Royal Priesthood Destined For Greatness so long as You Choose The Lord Jesus as Your Savior and Best Friend and Ask Him For His Spirit To Be Your Guide.

1 Peter 5:8-9

8 Be alert and of sober mind. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. 9 Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that the family of believers throughout the world is undergoing the same kind of sufferings.

Finally Be Strong In The Lord And The Power Of His Might