The Power Of Your Mind
A Book Review #7 (Chapter 6)
Pastor Chris Oyakhilome
The Power Of Thoughts
There can't be any meaningful discourse on the mind without constant reference to the material with which it functions - thoughts (the creation, recalling, reviewing, and processing of images...)Thoughts are pictures of the mind with constructive or destructive possibilities, functioning with or within human emotions. Thoughts are conscious, mental constructions of your mind based on imaginations, information, or stimuli.
Many times we underestimate the power and possibilities of our thoughts. Until you change your thinking, you can't change your life. Your life will always go in the direction of your thoughts.
You need to know how to distinguish the thoughts that come to you, because if you're not mindful and examine them with God's Word, they could lead you astray.
Understanding The Different Sources Of Thoughts
1. Your own reasoning (Based on information you acquired from):
√ Your environment
√ School
√ Newspapers
√ Radio
√ TV
√ Internet etc.
2. From God:
God sometimes, communicates His thoughts to you through your mind which is the door way to your spirit.
3. From Satan:
All the thoughts he brings are to pollute your mind, blind you from God's truth and rob you of the glorious life you ought to be enjoying (Study: 2 Corinthians 4:4).
When you find yourself thinking thoughts that frustrate or contradict God's plan for you, or for the church, understand that they're not from you or God, but the devil. When such thoughts come to you, immediately discern and reject them.
If you're born again, you have the mind of Christ. Though you had a certain way of thinking before, now that you're God's child, your mind has been enabled and empowered to think like Him.
Your thoughts are basically from the Lord's standpoint. He has declared you good, and so evil, unhealthy, or negative thoughts can't emanate from you.
Excerpt From the Book:
The Power Of Your Mind
Chris Oyakhilome, D.Sc., D.D. (2016)
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