• Seat of thought and memory
  • The center of consciousness that generates thoughts,feelings, ideas,    
                   and perceptions, and stores knowledge and memories


Romans 12:1-2
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that  good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

When we are born again, God creates within us a new creation, a new man. In  2 Corinthians 5:17, Paul speaks of this new creation, which is our spirit, which is the real you. You are a spirit, you have a soul and you live in a body. Although most people are only body conscious, God created us as spirit beings.

The mind of man-kind is part of man's soul, along with our will and emotions. The mind is not the spirit of man, therefore it was not re-created when we became Christian's. In order for the mind of man to experience change or transformation we must begin a process called "renewing the mind," according to; Romans 12:2.

The word transform is defined:
     •   To change into another form.
Synonyms for the word transform: change, alter, convert, make over, and renovate.

God wants to renovate your mind, isn't that good news! 
We can all make an appointment at God's spiritual beauty shop (the bible) and get a mind make-over!

When sin entered into the world after man's great transgression, our mind's became corrupt, we no longer thought like God. 
Genesis 6:5 gives a vivid picture of man's mind after the fall. 
  • And God saw that the wickedness of man [was] great in the earth, and [that] every imagination of the thoughts of his heart [was] only evil continually. 

Our thoughts and imaginations were no longer pure like God's thoughts; they had become tainted, poisoned, defiled through sin. (see Isaiah 55:8)

Renew
•To replace something that is worn, broken, or no longer suitable for use.
•To begin something or doing something again, or be begun again.

Once sin corrupted our minds, infecting our thoughts and imaginations, they were no longer suitable for use by God. God needed to begin again, so,  He gave us access to the mind of Christ through the the new birth and the impartation and revelation of His Word.

James 1:21
Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.

Now that we are back in the family of God we have a right by inheritance to think like our Heavenly Father. The mind now has the liberty to return back to God's original plan for which He created it. God never intended for man to have a confused, stressed, or oppressed mind. God never intended for man-kind to think evil against each other. God never intended for man-kind's mind to be depressed or harassed by thoughts of failure, suicide, low self-esteem, guilt, shame, condemnation, fear, hopelessness,etc. God created our minds to be free from anxieties and fears, His intent was that we have a sound mind. 

God loves you and His desire for you is that your mind would be filled with perfect peace, not chaos and strife. 
The way that we obtain and maintain a mind filled with perfect peace is by saturating our minds with the Word of God ( read Isaiah 26:3). 
God's Word can Detoxify your mind, ridding it of the deadly toxins produced by sin. God's Word will change the way you think and the things you think about. God's Word will produce an atmosphere of calm in your thought life and create a sanctified  imagination. God's Word will guard your mind from the perpetual eluciveness of fantasy while building a strong foundation of  stability and rest. God's Word will allow you to lie down at night in peace and your sleep will be sweet. 

God's Word is alive! 

Jesus said, His words were spirit and they were life. True life always produces good fruit. Good fruit consist of things that promote a vibrant victorious Christian life. 

In order for the human mind to function effectively according to the original intent of it's creator it must possess true life. Jesus declared in scripture that He was the Way, the Truth and the Life. 

Having a sound mind is not possible without Christ. Jesus is the foundation from which all true life flows. The absences of life and light is death and darkness. When the mind has been darkened through the deceptive works of Satan we see people with troubling thoughts and guilt producing imaginations.
God is the one who created the mind, therefore, He is the only one qualified to fix it. God is the only one with the proper tools and equipment to bring lasting change to a weary unrenewed mind. God is a good God. He is a loving, gentle Father. God is not the author of confusion but of peace. He is not the one troubling your mind, He wants to renew or restore it back to His original intent. Our minds were created to think good thoughts just like our Heavenly Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Philippians 4:8
Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things [are] honest, whatsoever things [are] just, whatsoever things [are] pure, whatsoever things [are] lovely, whatsoever things [are] of good report; if [there be] any virtue, and if [there be] any praise, think on these things.

The original creation of the mind by God was for good and not evil. God never intended for our mind to be an instrument for darkness to dominate or house its ungodly thoughts and imaginations. 
Have you ever heard the saying, “the mind is the devils playground or the devils workshop?” 
Well let me set the record straight, the mind was not created to be the devils workshop or his playground. Our minds were created by God as good ground and a workshop for His word to thrive, build, plant, create and orchestrate His will. We are to now think and imagine like God.

1 Corinthians 2:16 ...but we have the mind of Christ.

The only thing that is capable of changing our minds back to God's original intent is the one thing that created it in the first place. God upholds all things by the word of His power, Hebrews 1:3. In the beginning in Genesis we see God creating things with His words. The only force on this earth that can change the mind of man for the good is the Word of God. 

Hebrews 4:12
For the word of God [is] quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and [is] a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. 

Remember God loves you and does not want you mind to be troubled or stressed, so, allow Him to begin the process of transformation in your life today. You will never regret the eternal results that await you. It is your time to live a life filled with perfect peace.
























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         Various  mind-sets:

  • pure mind.........................2 Peter 3:1
  • sound mind.......................2 Timothy 1:7
  • corrupt mind.......................2 Timothy 3:8
  • lowliness of mind...............Philippians 2:3
  • willing mind...................2 Corinthians 8:12
  • carnal mind...........................Romans 8:7
  • doubtful mind,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Luke 12:29

THE     MIND
By Sister Cathy Harris