Battlefield of the Mind

There are two very real worlds at work, physical and spiritual. A careful study of the opening scripture reveals to us that we are in a war. Our warfare is not physical but spiritual. We can ignore the spiritual realm and focus on the natural, but unfortunately, we will lose the war. We need spiritual weapons to fight the warfare of the mind. The mind is a spirit, but it has the capacity to function in the natural realm through its diverse faculties. The mind is the battlefield of the spiritual realm. The Bible teaches us to be 'sober-minded' because the enemy prowls around like a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour (1 Peter 5:8).The question we need to ask ourselves is: Are we in control of our minds? The Bible states, 'Do not be conformed to this world, but be ye transformed by the renewal of your mind.' (Romans 12:2) This account reveals to us that it’s possible for one to have a mind of this world; however, God wants us to have the mind of Christ. 'Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus.' (Philippians 2:5) We can have the mind of Christ if we choose to follow the directives of the Word of God.There are two types of spiritual warfare of the mind, defensive and offensive:· Defensive spiritual warfare: It is a process when demons are launched to cast fiery darts in our minds. 'Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.' (Ephesians 6:16) How can we defend ourselves from the fiery darts of the enemy? The statement Paul made in the account above reveals to us that there is armor. We need this armor if we are going to be victorious in the warfare of the mind.· Offensive spiritual warfare usually consists of casting down strongholds that have been formed in our minds. Since strongholds are incorrect thinking patterns because of lies, the correct weapon to use is to tear down those thoughts with the truth of God. Power of the Mind · The mind has the power to create. · The mind is a field; it accepts all types of seeds (good or bad). · Every thought we think is a force and has an effect in our life, whether good or bad. · The spiritual realm is a realm of thoughts. Communication is mostly done in the realm of the mind. Spirits (good or bad) can communicate with us through our minds, and then one may think it was them who were thinking whatever was communicated. Or spirits (good or bad) can cast thoughts in our minds to make us believe whatever the spirit is trying to communicate. When seeds in the form of thoughts are cast in our minds, they take time to grow; when we meditate (water the seed) upon a certain thought, we make that thought to become a reality in our lives over time. This should make us careful of all seeds that come into our minds. Thoughts are vibrations in the spirit. I repeat-they have the capacity to determine the direction of one’s life through a process called meditation.