Is The Lord Sovereign Over Your Mind?

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     I hope you are all doing well! I have a new blog post for you today and I pray that this post will encourage you and help you! The Lord revealed a powerful truth to me this weekend and I have taken action to apply this truth to my daily life. I want to ask you a few questions. What kind of thoughts pop into your mind throughout the day? Are they godly? Are they thoughts that line up with God's word? Do you sometimes feel as if you are bombarded with thoughts throughout the day that you wish would go away? Well God gave me a solution because I too have this problem and with the Lord's help, we are both going to get better control of my thoughts. When the pandemic started last year, my mind would start racing with lots of negativity and fear. I used to think to myself, "What has happened to you, you used to be able to control the thoughts that would pop into your head and now it's as if these thoughts have taken over." Well as I said, over the weekend, the Lord showed me a powerful truth to help with controlling my thoughts and I want to share it with you today! So without further ado, let's begin!

   The Lord began showing me how the mind and the heart are connected together. The thoughts are in our heart, but if our mind can conceive it then our heart will believe it. God has given us free will and we have to decide on a daily basis on what thoughts we will allow to enter or turn away. 1 Cor. 2:16 says, "For who has the mind of the Lord so as to instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ." How can we have the mind of Christ? Simply reading His word daily, how else are we going to know the mind of the Lord? As we begin reading God's word, it not only renews our mind, but transforms it. What you used to think about is changed by reading God's word. God's word is powerful and has transforming power! Do you want to be changed? It starts with your mind and, "With God, all things are possible." Matt. 19:26 The Lord showed me things that needed to be changed that I have been holding onto since childhood. He spoke to my heart and said, "You want change, but it starts with you." Sometimes we want our circumstances to change, but God is trying to change us. 

  He also revealed to me that once my mind is changed, my attitude changes too! What a relief! Friends, I have trouble in lots of areas of my life and thank God, He is still working in my life. One of those areas in my life is my attitude. It has gotten better over the years, but it still needs help from time to time. Remaining positive in a not so good situation is a struggle for me. I have had to make myself see the good in the not so good circumstances or situations in my life. There have been many times when I have had to tell myself, "God will work this out for my good even though I cannot see it." I have also had to remind myself that this is part of my growing stage right now. I may not like it, but in the end, it's for my good. The Lord asked me a question yesterday and it spoke volumes to my heart. He asked, "Am I sovereign over your mind?" He explained to me that either I am sovereign or the enemy is sovereign over your mind. Friends, when He spoke those words, I realized, my mind belongs to the Lord and I should totally surrender my mind unto Him. After all, He is the One who created it and gave it to me. If it hadn't had been for Him, I wouldn't have had a mind. 

   So my question to you today is, is the Lord sovereign over your mind? Have you taken time to read His word and to meditate on it? Meditating on His word is the transforming process of renewing your mind. The more you meditate on His word, the more it changes you. Are you ready for God to change your mind? Are you ready to think good thoughts and to cast out the ones that do not line up with His word? Are you ready for your life to change? Do you want God to touch your mind today with His word? If the answer to these questions is yes then go ahead and make the decision to surrender your mind to the will of God. What is the will of God? His word! That's right, His powerful, changing word! My friends, I pray that you will make the decision to allow the Lord to rule and reign over and in your mind today and from this day forward. I pray that this word has encouraged you and blessed you today! May the Lord bless you and keep you. Until next time!