A Transformed Mind

Introduction -

Your life goes in the direction of your most dominant thoughts.

Devil and demons are programming our minds. Too many believers are living at a lower quality of life because they are more conformed to the world than they are transformed by the word. Am I just a robot? No, but you do decide what you are programmed with.

We become what we meditate on.

Do you want what you are thinking about?

The way of escape from haunting memories, limiting beliefs, disbelief, and misbeliefs always begins with renewing our mind with God’s truth about us, Him, you, or your circumstance. You are forgiven. You are cleansed.

John 8:31–32 “So Jesus said... “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.””

It’s more what happens in us not what happens to us.

Satan was trying to fence David in with limiting beliefs

The enemy was trying to program David’s mind.

1 Samuel 30:1–4 ESV

1 Now when David and his men came to Ziklag on the third day, the Amalekites had made a raid against the Negeb and against Ziklag. They had overcome Ziklag and burned it with fire 2 and taken captive the women and all who were in it, both small and great. They killed no one, but carried them off and went their way. 3 And when David and his men came to the city, they found it burned with fire, and their wives and sons and daughters taken captive. 4 Then David and the people who were with him raised their voices and wept until they had no more strength to weep.

Pike and Minnows

Researchers placed a pike in an aquarium. They dumped minnows in and the pike rapidly swallowed the minnows. Researchers then placed a glass cylinder filled with minnows into the tank. The pike hit the glass trying to get the minnows until it finally gave up.

The researchers released the minnows but the pike never went after them again. The pike finally starved surrounded by minnows.

David dealt with his limiting beliefs.

Traumas, Troubles, and Trials can create set points, boundaries, or limiting beliefs which keep us from the life God wants for us if we allow them.

The problem isn’t the problem. The circumstances may be a fact but not truth. David needed a different perspective. He needed new programming, to be transformed to the word.

Proverbs 4:20–23 KJV 1900

My son, attend to my words; Incline thine ear unto my sayings. Let them not depart from thine eyes; Keep them in the midst of thine heart. For they are life unto those that find them, And health to all their flesh. Keep thy heart with all diligence; For out of it are the issues of life.

*Hebrew word for issues can be translated borders or boundaries.

Four things We Are To Do:

Be attenttive to my words (abide in his word)

incline your ear to my sayings

let them not depart from your eyes

keep them within your heart

For these reasons:

They are life to those who find them, and

healing to all their flesh,

Exhortation:

Keep your heart with all diligence for out of it flow the “boundaries” of life.

--- example ---- adding weight without telling someone.

David decided to upgrade his programming

change his attitude and strengthen his faith.

1 Samuel 30:5–6 (ESV)

5 David’s two wives also had been taken captive, Ahinoam of Jezreel and Abigail the widow of Nabal of Carmel.

6 And David was greatly distressed, for the people spoke of stoning him, because all the people were bitter in soul, each for his sons and daughters. But David strengthened himself in the Lord his God.

Everytime we get alone with God we are being transformed.

Upgraded to a higher level of life.

Enlarging our inner man so our inner man change our outer world and gain an upper hand on the underworld.

We are reprogramming for victory, destroying limiting beliefs and lifting set points. We are enlarging our tents, borders, and territory.

Rejoice, pray, meditate, remember

Romans 12:2 “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.”