I finally had a chance to read a few more chapters of Battlefield of the Mind and this is what I learned:
- Unbelief always produces misery.
- Psalm 107:20 "He sends forth His word and heals them and rescues them from the pit and destruction" (emphasis added).
- As Christians, we need to learn to decide to believe.
- As children of God, one of the privileges we have is believing the impossible.
- We will get from the Word of God what we put into it.
- If we want to do what the Word of God says, we must spend time thinking about it.
- Practice makes perfect, whey do expect Christianity to be any different?
- If you want to be a success and to prosper in all your dealings, the Bible says yo must meditate on the Word of God day and night.
- Our thoughts certainly affect our attitudes and moods.
So what does all this mean to me? I have learned that when I doubt God or don't believe His Word I am miserable and lacking faith. I am so thankful that the Lord has rescued me from the pit that I was in! I need to chose to believe Christ, I also have the option to chose to not believe (scary!). I can't just quickly read God's Word and not really think about it and expect to get this amazing revelation. I need to mediate on the Word and let it soak in. If I want to be a doer of the Word and not just a hearer then I must spend time with it and think about it. I am not perfect and I need to keep practicing the things God has for me in His Word. I need to take every thought captive to Christ (2 Corinthians 10:5). What I think about will affect how I act.
What is the Lord teaching you?
