AS YOU SPEND TIME IN MY Presence, My thoughts gradually form in your mind. My Spirit is the Director of this process.
Dear Jesus, There are so many influences on our mind! We are thankful for Your Spirit, who infuses Life and Peace into our minds. If we didn't have the Spirit's help, our thoughts would be savagely roaming the landscape of our brain - searching for satisfaction. Even so, our thinking is often unruly. We long to think Your thoughts more and more.
Beloved, I know even better than you the contents of your thoughts. Your mind is a spiritual battlefield. That's why I urge you to stay alert! When you spend time listening to Me, you need to begin with prayer for protection. The evil one is the father of lies, his deceptions can worm their way into your mind if you let down your guard. When you ask for protection, always pray in My Name, because I defeated the devil utterly on the cross!
I'm pleased that you desire to think My thoughts. Having prayed for protection, you should also ask the Holy Spirit to help you listen well. Remain alert while you listen, ready to reject anything inconsistent with biblical truth. As My thoughts gradually form in your mind, you may find it helpful to write them down. Thank Me for what you have received and continue to seek the help of My Spirit. Don't become overly focused on writing. The process - listening to Me under the direction of My Spirit - is more precious than the product: what you write. As you spend time focusing on Me, you will grow not only closer to Me but also more like Me.
- Jesus
(Dear Jesus / Sarah Young)
Scripture Insight: Romans 8:6; 1 Peter 5:8 and John 8:44
"The mind of sinful man is death, but the mind controlled by the Spirit is life and peace"
ReplyDelete(Romans 8:6 / New International Version)
"Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour"
(1 Peter 5:8 / New International Version)
"He (the devil) was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies"
(John 8:44 / New International Version)