God, Mental Health and Wellness-Part 3
Dr. Ava. Richardson
STATEMENT #2: MOST BATTLES/STRUGGLES ARE FIRST SURRENDERED TO IN THE MIND.
A. SURRENDERED DEFINED
1. To cease resistance to the enemy or opponent and submit to their authority
2. To give up or hand over a person, right, or possession
3. Resign-to give up
Joyce Meyer has a book called “THE BATTLEFIELD OF THE MIND”. She testifies of the different things that happened to her that affected her mentally. In Dr. Adam’s book, Change your Thinking, Transform Your Life, he stated that change (renewing the mind) is the hardest thing to do. And, our dominant thoughts will be what we act on and become. Therefore, we must pay attention to what we think about.
Important points:
a. Every thought that comes to our minds is not our thoughts-not a good thought.
b. There can be a thought and then an interruption of another thought that is trying to
divert us from the richness and prosperity of what God wants us to have.
c. Sometimes we don’t see what we should have because of how we think or what we haven’t thought enough on.
Joshua 1: 8 AMPC 8 This Book of the Law shall not depart out of your mouth, but you shall
meditate on it day and night, that you may observe and do according to all that is written in it.
For then you shall make your way prosperous, and then you shall deal wisely and have good
success.
Joshua 1: 8 TPT Recite this scroll of the law constantly. Contemplate it day and night and be
careful to follow every word it contains; then you will enjoy incredible prosperity and success.
There are some good thoughts that can lead us into a wealth and a richness that is such a blessing to our lives.
From these scriptures, we can see that what we meditate, what we ponder and think on, will determine our success. So, we must ask ourselves, do we want to be healthy mentally? Is there a way to be well mentally. Based on Joshua 1:8, the answer is definitely, without a doubt, YES!
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