A Journal of a Broken Personality

I'm learning about the Mind

I'm learning, I'm learning about the Mind

The mind is the greatest battle field. this is known as the devils playground a place where we are enticed by our desires, temptation begins. This is the area where we begin to over think things that we don't understand, relying on our own wisdom and understanding. where doubts and fears are birthed, and fantasies created, imaginations occur finding ourselves spending many waking hours in daydreaming, creating scenarios of "what if" and "if only" a place of make belief a dangerous place to even believe what is not. it is in the mind where decisions are made.

The devil knows that the mind can be very powerful when it if filled with the word of God, the mind can become a complete threat to the work of the devil but many a time we have become enslaved to the thoughts of the evil one.

For years I was suffering with daydreaming, I'd like to put on my earphone and listen to music I'd be swept away in my fantasias and imaginations, a make belief world. I realized much later that I had wasted so much time it's a trap that the devil gives us in his illusion. So many people have fallen trap to this and live in bondage for years.

The devil also has also cause depression, thought of insecurities and of doubt even haunting memories of the past, there are people who are tormented with nightmares. Positive thinking can only do so much. It is only by the Holy Spirit that can change our mind set. I had done some dreadful things in my past that I wanted to forget but couldn't,

in one case the abortion the devil continues to remind me and make me feel guilty even after I sought forgiveness from God, people who wronged me I would keep records of their doing and replay the incidents over and over again fueling my anger, when hatred ruled my heart I would think evil thoughts towards them. terrible decisions that led to unforgettable uncomfortable moments, embarrassing incidents, broken relationships even decisions and hurtful moments. I could not do it by my own strength i need a higher power to break the stronghold over my mind.

Being tormented in the mind found myself exercising more I wanted to be healthy and keep in shape but exercise also was a way to keep my mind busy and distracted from thinking it was my way of escape, I even tried yoga to bring peace and serenity into my mind. I distracted myself through prating getting drunk was also a terrific way of escaping reality, when I was depressed with life I wanted to drink my sorrows away to have fun and fun meant music, drinks and friends but by the next morning I was left alone with my thoughts and a bad hangover.

Romans 12:2 "And do not be confirmed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of the mind that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God." It is only by the power of the Holy spirit that can change our mindset, no matter how much we try we cannot do it alone. God is fantastic in doing this if only we ask and allow him to he will. I'm learning that the word of God is powerful that it can help transform our thoughts Hebrew 4:12 "For the word of God is living and powerful and sharper than any two-edged sword, piecing even to the division of soul and spirit and of joints and marrow, and is the discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart." When we continue to study the word of God it begins to help in our thinking, the holy spirit intervenes when our fleshly thoughts try to take over, but the word of God is more powerful to overcome those thoughts and bring it to subjection.

I'm learning day by day to control my mind and not give a foothold to the devil it is hard work but once we put it into habit it becomes easier 2 Corinthians 10:4-5 "For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for the pulling down of strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every though into captivity to the obedience of Christ." That scripture I memorized by heart so every time I begin to trail away in ungodly thoughts I say that scripture out loud and ask God to remove every spirit of fantasy, spirit of distraction, spirit of imagination and spirit of trail of thought in Jesus name, especially when its times to pray and just like that by the mention of Jesus name they flee.

The mind will continually be attacked, not once will the devil cease to try to control it but it is our responsibility to bring every thought to subjection the choice is our, either to live in bondage as slaves or on freedom thought Christ Jesus.

I'm learning, I'm learning about the Mind