Get Your Mind Right - Week 1

Have you ever had one of those days where you knew from the moment you woke up that your mind wasn’t right?

You woke up tired, already irritated, already anxious, already doubting—before your feet even hit the floor.

You check your phone, and suddenly you're in comparison mode. You scroll through social media, and now you're frustrated. You're thinking about everything you have to do and everyone who expects something from you... and it's not even 9 a.m.

Let’s be real—life can come at your mind fast.

And here’s the thing: You can be saved but still struggling in your mind. You can know scripture but still be in a spiral. You can be anointed but still exhausted.

That's why we’ve got to learn how to get our minds right—not just once, not just on Sunday, but as a daily rhythm.

My plate is full….

How do I balance out everything?

My workout journey…

My last week’s story…

Sunday - Sunday

A major accomplishment (Generation Changers)

In Luke 5:12 There was a man fully of leprosy that came to Jesus to make him clean.

Luke 5:13 ESV

And Jesus stretched out his hand and touched him, saying, “I will; be clean.” And immediately the leprosy left him.

A Physical Disease

Leprosy was a chronic skin disease.

It caused numbness, open sores, decaying skin, and sometimes loss of fingers or toes.

It was painful, disfiguring, and progressive—people could literally rot alive.

Leprosy made a person unclean under the Law of Moses. 📖 Leviticus 13 & 14 lays out the rules in detail.

Lepers had to live outside the camp, wear torn clothes, and shout “Unclean!” to warn people.

They were banned from worship, the temple, family gatherings—total isolation.

💔 Imagine the trauma: being alive but treated like the walking dead.

Jesus didn’t just speak healing—He touched the untouchable.

Shackled by a heavy burden 'Neath a load of guilt and shame Then the hand of Jesus touched me And now I am no longer the same

He touched me, oh, He touched me And oh, the joy that floods my soul Something happened, and now I know He touched me, and made me whole

Luke 5:14 ESV

And he charged him to tell no one, but “go and show yourself to the priest, and make an offering for your cleansing, as Moses commanded, for a proof to them.”

“And he charged him to tell no one.”

Pause!

You don’t have to announce real transformation. You don’t have to convince anybody when you’ve been truly healed. When God touches your life, people will see the shift before you can even speak on it.

“You don’t have to say it when your life shows it.” The man didn’t need a microphone. He was the message. The change was visible. The healing was undeniable. He didn’t post it, promote it, or prove it. His skin preached the sermon.

When God truly gets a hold of your mind, your walk, your attitude, your responses, your discipline—it won’t just be something you talk about… it’ll be something people see.

Luke 5:15 ESV

But now even more the report about him went abroad, and great crowds gathered to hear him and to be healed of their infirmities.

“But now even more the report about him went abroad and great crowds gathered.”

When life gets loud—when everyone wants something from you.

Isn’t that how life works?

You get a promotion → suddenly people expect more.

You step into leadership → now everyone’s watching.

The pressure to produce…

The Crowds…

The Crowd Represents…

Demand

The crowd came with needs: healing, answers, hope.

Their presence was not passive—they came expecting something.

With every miracle Jesus did, the expectation increased.

Temptation to Perform

When you’re in front of a crowd, the pressure to produce, prove, and please shows up.

Distraction

Crowds are noisy.

Crowds are chaotic.

Crowds pull at you from every direction—emotionally, mentally, spiritually.

The enemy doesn’t always distract you with sin… sometimes he distracts you with need.

Not every open door is a God door.

Not every opportunity to help is your assignment.

The enemy wants you to feel so responsible for everything and everyone that you forget to be still.

🧠 He’ll drown your mind in demand so that you never rest in devotion.

🚨 The Enemy’s Strategy:

Wear you out with need.

Make you feel guilty for resting.

Get you so busy helping others that you stop hearing God.

It’s not sinful. It’s strategic distraction.

Crowd vs. Calling:

Are you moving by pressure or by purpose?

Are you answering every need, or the ones God assigned you to?

Are you carrying things God didn’t call you to fix?

. Make Withdrawing a Priority, Not a Panic Move

“But he would withdraw…”

Notice—it doesn’t say “when He was overwhelmed” or “when He was about to break.”

It says He would withdraw. Regularly. Intentionally. Proactively.

Jesus didn’t wait to crash before He took care of His mind. He had a rhythm of withdrawal—of solitude, stillness, and spiritual reset.

✅ Getting your mind right means creating margin before you hit burnout.

4. Find Your Desolate Place

“To desolate places…”

The desolate place is where there’s no noise, no pressure, no crowd—just you and God.

That might be:

A quiet morning before the kids wake up

A walk without your phone

Your car after a long day

A prayer closet or journal time

It’s not about where it is—it’s about what happens there: clarity, calm, and communion.

🧎🏾‍♂️ You won’t get your mind right if you’re never still long enough to hear from God.

5. Pray Before You Perform

“…and pray.”

This is the anchor. Jesus didn’t just rest—He reconnected.

He didn’t just pause for peace—He prayed for power, focus, and strength.

📖 Isaiah 26:3 – “You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you…”

🙌 Prayer aligns your mind with heaven so that you can function in earth without breaking down.

✅ Recap: 5 Ways to Get Your Mind Right (Luke 5:15–16)

Stay grounded when you’re being praised.

Protect your calendar from the crowd.

Make stillness a rhythm, not a rescue plan.

Create space for peace and presence.

Pray before you produce.