Ever wondered why people act the way they do? It's intriguing how people exhibit certain shocking habits that are beyond their control. The negativity around us seems to increase as the days go by and it seems as though there's no way out. Over time I've come to realize that the problem is from within not without. The question is, what controls our actions?
The mind is the part of an individual that thinks, feels, remembers, and especially reasons. Unlike the brain, the mind can't be seen, felt or touched; it's an invisible part of a person yet so effective. The mind conceives our thoughts, thoughts produces actions, and actions produces habits ( either positive or negative). My regular thinking determines how my days, months, years, and ultimately life play out. I can't rise above my thoughts.
What we feed our mind with is responsible for the good or bad habits. Be careful of what you hear, see, and read. Nobody became an addict overnight. It started by a careless act of feeding the mind with violence, pornography, and wrong information that obviously caused more harm than good. It's sad how people constantly live below their worth because of the filthiness of the mind. If you want to have full control of your life, deal with the negativity from the root (the mind). Mind control is life control.
It's pure deception to think that negative habits can be gotten rid of by mere talk or wish. The Bible says "that you put off, concerning your former conduct, the old man which grows corrupt according to the deceitful lusts, and be renewed in the spirit of your mind" (Ephesians 4:22-23). The old man grows corrupt; growth doesn't occur instantaneously. If we let our mind be, it will lead us straight to destruction. We will be perfectly useless Christians if we allow our minds to take the lead. Romans 12:2 says "do not be conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind...". Spiritual and physical transformation happens when the mind is renewed. The key to a transformed life is a renewed mind.
If the mind is the key for transformation, then, it's no surprise that the enemy wants to mess up our thinking. Sadly, his attempt to disarm and distract Christians usually works. Well, you need not worry because God has a way out for us in Joshua 1:8 "this book of the law shall not depart from you but thou shall meditate on it day and night." Fix your gaze on God's transforming word. The Bible is the most powerful book on Earth, it can turn an addict to a saint if one believes and receives the blessing there in.
It is also important to know that we need the help of the Holy Spirit to make His Word come alive and transform our spirit, soul, and body. We must be dependent enough to follow His iniatives. When we do, we set ourselves up to live a transformed life.
