OPENING SCRIPTURE:

YOU will keep in PERFECT PEACE those whose MINDS are STEADFAST, because they TRUST IN YOU. (Isaiah 26:3 NIV)

God wants us to be careful with our thoughts, to mind our thoughts.
• You mind your language, by minding your thoughts.
• You mind your actions, by minding your thoughts.
• You mind your emotions, your mood by minding your thoughts.

“An unmanaged mind leads to TENSION, PRESSURE, CONFLICT, and STRESS. A managed mind leads to TRANQUILITY, PEACE, CONFIDENCE, and STRENGTH”
Rick Warren

• The reality is that your minds will take one of these paths.

“Be careful HOW YOU THINK; YOUR LIFE IS SHAPED BY YOUR THOUGHTS. (Proverbs 4:23 GNT)

• Your thoughts can set the course for your life.
Your life is always moving in the direction of your strongest thoughts.

Do not CONFORM to the PATTERN OF THIS WORLD but BE TRANSFORMED by the RENEWING OF YOUR MIND. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will. (Romans 12:2 NIV)

• Paul is warning us: There is a pattern of thinking that is outside of the boundaries of the word of God – The Lies of the enemy.

“Be careful HOW YOU THINK; YOUR LIFE IS SHAPED BY YOUR THOUGHTS. (Proverbs 4:23 GNT)

• Our thoughts are not just a reflection of who we are but also direct the course of our lives.
Your thoughts are taking you places in life so be careful of your thought choices. Be careful about what you consume

What consumes your mind defines you.

“For as he thinks in his heart, so is he.” (Proverbs 23:7)

• The thoughts that consumes your heart define who are.
• What we meditate on often manifest in what we do.

Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; MEDITATE on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful. (Joshua 1:8 NIV)

• The word meditate here means to engage in a mental exercise, to focus one’s thoughts.
• The word meditate comes from the same root word as the word ruminate.
• Take a thought from a Bible verse, chew on it, then swallow it, then bring it back to mind and chew on it some more.

Your brain will be rewired to locate and find God’s truth

• “You are so stupid” – You rewire that thought to find God’s truth.
I have the mind of Christ – 2 Corinthians 2:16
• “You can’t do this” – You rewire that thought to find God’s truth
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me – Philippians 4:13
• “You are a mistake” – You rewire that thought to find God’s truth
I am fearfully and wonderfully made – Psalm 139:14

CONCLUSION
• What is the Holy Spirit saying to you through this message?