After we become born again, we have the Holy Spirit living in us and we are now a new man in our spirit but what about the soul?
The first thing the Lord tells us is to “renew your mind.” With a new spirit, a new nature and a new kingdom must come a new mind. We are to always put on the mind of Christ. It’s like learning a new language or getting rid of the old operating system in your old computer and downloading the new operating system so it will accept the newer software. We can’t be led by the Spirit of God living in us if we don’t understand what He is doing. God has to transform your mind by renewing it with His Word.
The Bible says meditate on the Word, day and night. Notice it didn’t say study the word even though that is fine. Meditate is not to blank out your mind but to fill your mind with the Word of God constantly so we can hear, see, and speak like Christ. God reveals Himself through His Word and the word will re-program our subconscious – programable mind which is where all our belief systems are.
We must understand that the biggest battle in your life is for your mind and the greatest battle inside your mind is for your focus. Renewing your mind is a war against the carnal mind, your fleshy desires, the world system, and the devil. Renewing your mind is a war of thoughts, beliefs, and words. Thoughts can either be entertained and believed or held captive and arrested. If you think about something enough you will believe it and it will become a program in your sub conscious mind. If you believe something you will speak it and you will eventually live it out..
Out of the heart comes the issues of life Proverbs 4:23 Your heart is composed of mostly you’re your sub-conscious mind and it contains all the programming of your old man that pertained to the kingdom of Satan. We used to live by these lies and we thought they were true, but now the Holy Spirit must undo it all so that we can walk in the power and freedom that Christ died for.
This is a vast topic and below you will find resources that will help you understand it in greater detail.
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RESOURCE LINKS
Renewing Your Mind (Short E-Book)
Five Step To Renewing Your Mind (Article)
Renewing Your Mind (by Jerry Savelle)
Eleven Ways to Renew the Mind
The Battle of the Mind- DIAGRAM
God's Filtering System for the Mind
THE TWO BATTLEGROUNDS-CHART
PROCESS OF HOW TO RENEW YOUR MIND
Renewing The Mind E-Book - Curry Blake
Commandments and Promises Of Jesus
Dividing The Soul & Spirit - Chart
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