Phlippians 4:8-9

Philippians 4:8-9 The Mind

***The average amount of thoughts in our minds is 6,200 every day

***80% are negative and 20% are positive

***The 2 main enemies of the mind and our thought life are the flesh and the spirit…

************SHOW THE BODY,  SOUL,  SPIRIT DIAGRAM AT THIS TIME**************

                    1. THE FLESH – Galatians 5:16-20

-the flesh is our old self and former way of life that battles against us daily

                     2. THE ENEMY – this is the devil & his demons – Eph 6:10-18 (v16)

– we have authority over the darts of the enemy he throws into our minds

                 Some Bible Principles About The Mind And Our Thoughts

(1.) Think about what you are thinking about – Philippians 4:8-9

-Phil 4:8-9 tells us what to think about

-work on your thoughts and conquering them and not just on your behavior

-be careful what you watch and listen to

            a. We cannot stop bad thoughts from entering our minds

***There is nothing wrong with us when sinful thoughts come into our minds

***We will all deal with sinful thoughts until we go to heaven

***Wrong thoughts can come to us at any time and in any place

(2) Stop believing that you cannot control your thoughts – 2 Corinthians 10:4-5

*****DECLARE NO MORE…….

                      A. CONFRONT EVERYTHING THAT IS AGAINST THE WORD

-recognize sinful thoughts as sinful

-guard against repetitive thoughts

                       B. CAST ALL WRONG THOUGHTS DOWN IMMEDIATELY – 2 COR 10:4-5

-Pull the sinful thoughts down in the name of Jesus

                       C. STOP WAITING FOR A MIRACLE

-we are in a mental war and we must battle wrong thoughts every day

-whatever you repeat will become a habit

                       D. HAVE SOME FRIENDS  – Proverbs 18:24 & 19:20

-bother tham and let them bother you

-let them speak into your life