The Battle for Your Mind!

One of my primary responsibilities as a pastor is to empower the family of God to grow up in all things into Him who is the head – into Christ (Eph. 4:15). More than a responsibility, it is a great passion for my life – I want to see the people of God walking in their destiny. One of the many avenues that I get the privilege of doing that is through writing, hence these blogs. I appreciate you taking the time to read them, and even more that you apply these things to your life! (3 Jn. 4)

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If every promise in the bible is for the believer (which it is), and you were the enemy, what would you try to scramble? If you answered the belief system of the believer, you are correct.

There are two elements that are at play every time a promise of God is realized in a person's life:

1. The promise given by God
2. Belief in the promise by the believer

Because the promises of God cannot be changed or altered in any way, the enemy goes after your belief system – in other words, he seeks to wholly corrupt your mind through deception.

The battleground of the Christian life is largely in our minds. As I pointed out in my last blog, God wants us “to change the way we see things until His Kingdom fills our consciousness” (Mt. 4:17). Satan’s objective is literally the opposite in that he wants our minds fully given over to his kingdom; and he has been working tirelessly towards that end for Millennia.

I say this to make you aware of the war that is being waged over your life at this very moment – the likelihood that Satan has strategies in place working to scramble your belief system right now is extremely high. Why? Because if he can somehow keep you from believing that God's promises are for you, then they will never be experienced and appreciated by you. Some reading this may not think that's all that big a deal, but do not be fooled – failing to realize the promises of God in your life come at the high cost of your life.

This begs the question, what are you doing now to hinder what the enemy is seeking to do? Hopefully you have some solid answers to this question. Either way, I will provide a few that will be helpful to you below:

1. Spend time seeking God through His Word today. The Word of God is given to us in order to shape and mold our belief system. As we grow in the knowledge of God, we become more convinced of heavenly things than we do anything else. That is to say that the Word of God has been given to you as your primary weapon to protect the promises of God on your life.
2. Spend time thanking God for His promises to you. You will be glad you did, because thankfulness positions you to realize what God has already promised you. In John 11, Jesus first thanked His Father for hearing Him before He made the command that raised Lazarus from the dead. Never underestimate the value that thankfulness plays in realizing God's promises! (For another powerful example, meditate on the story of the ten lepers in Luke 17).
3.  Spend all your time walking by faith. In other words, learn to value what God says over what anything else seems to be saying. By doing so you declare to the enemy that neither he nor your circumstances have dominion over you, the promises of God do. If you learn to do this you will learn what it looks like to walk victoriously through every season of life, I promise you.

Be Blessed!

Andrew

(As always, any and all comments are welcomed below. I would particularly love to hear any other answers that you have in mind in regards to that last question! Also, if this blog blesses you in any way, please share it with others via facebook/twitter/etc.)