The Enemies of Your Mind.

“The dumbest person in the world is the one who thinks they know it all and have no more need to learn.” ~ Joyce Meyer

There are several enemies to your mind and I believe that ‘ignorance’ is the main one. Before you jump to conclusions and scream, “Not me!”, let’s first find out what the word ‘ignorance’ mean. Many people mistaken ‘ignorance’ to mean foolish or stupid. You’d see someone acting crazy and you’d say, “He or she is so ignorant…” But ignorance doesn’t mean foolish or stupid. Now it can lead you to being foolish or stupid, but it doesn’t mean the same thing.

Ignorance – to lack knowledge; resulting from or showing lack of intelligence; lack of awareness of a particular thing.

‘Stupid’ is when you make decisions based on your ignorance. So there’s a difference between being ‘ignorant’ and being ‘stupid’. For example, I’m ‘ignorant’ of flying an airplane. I simply just lack the knowledge. But I would be ‘stupid’ if I tried to fly one anyway.

“My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.”
Hosea 4:6

The above Scripture reveals the very thing that’s destroying us. It didn’t say a lack of money; or a lack of health; or a lack of support… It said that it’s a lack of knowledge that’s destroying us. Ignorance is the enemy of your mind. Have you ever heard of the saying, “What you don’t know won’t hurt you.”? That’s not necessarily true according to the Bible verse that we just read. What you don’t know can ‘destroy’ you. It can eliminate you. It can reduce you to nothing. It can kill you. You could die. Why? Not because of a lack of protection, but because of a lack of knowledge.

The Bible says that we shouldn’t be ignorant. We especially shouldn’t be ignorant of the enemy’s devices or schemes to deceive (2 Corinthians 2:11). One of the devil’s biggest deceptions is to make you think that he’s not real. Another one of his deceptions is to make you think that God’s Word doesn’t work. If satan can make you believe these things, then he’s got you!

Another enemy of your mind is called ‘strongholds’. The enemy will build a stronghold in your mind.

“Strongholds are wrong mind-sets and thought patterns that are based on lies and enable the enemy to dominate certain areas of our lives.” ~ Joyce Meyer

So how can you protect yourself against the enemies of your mind? You can protect yourself by renewing your mind. Renewing the mind is when you remove that old thinking that has long stopped working for us and you refill it with new information that will get results. Renewing the mind is when you learn how to think properly. It’s when you line up your thoughts with the Word of God.

“Do not be conformed to this world (this age), [fashioned after and adapted to its external, superficial customs], but be transformed (changed) by the [entire] renewal of your mind [by its new ideals and its new attitude]…”
Romans 12:2 AMP

You need to gain knowledge from the Bible and get understanding. Understanding God’s Word is what produces faith. Understanding God’s Word is what produces change. So I want to leave you with some steps that I believe will help you to battle the enemies of your mind.

STEPS:
1. Join a Bible Study or Small Study Group.

2. Purchase books that will help you understand God’s Word. You can start off with this book by Joyce Meyer “Power Thoughts”. Also I recommend getting a Daily Devotion. My favorite one is called “Grace for the Moment (morning & evening edition)” by Max Lucado.

Grace for the Moment, Morning & Evening Edition By Max Lucado

Another one that I think is great for women is called “The Confident Woman Devotion” by Joyce Meyer.

The Confident Woman Devotional: 365 Daily Inspirations By Joyce Meyer

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4. Sign up for my “Voice of Righteousness” Newsletter where I teach the Word of God with simplicity.

Thinking On the Next Level,

Billie Miller
www.TheWordisYourLife.com

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