Changing our mind-set also includes living it.
When you were born again, you were transformed in the spirit (2nd Corinthians 5:17). However, that change must work its way out to the mind and body. Your mind does not automatically change and become renewed. This is your responsibility. Once the mind goes through the process, your body will begin to line up with your spirit and soul. The result… healing and restoration will occur. The key to this process is understanding The Word and living It.
James wrote by The Holy Spirit in his Epistle in chapter 1:
22 Don’t just listen to the Word of Truth and not respond to it, for that is the essence of self-deception. So always let his Word become like poetry written and fulfilled by your life!
23 If you listen to the Word and don’t live out the message you hear, you become like the person who looks in the mirror of the Word to discover the reflection of his face in the beginning.
24 You perceive how God sees you in the mirror of the Word, but then you go out and forget your Divine origin.
Those who are blinded operate in “tainted” logic which ultimately leads to death and destruction. Their logic operates in a flawed manner thus their results reflect the flaws. The mirror of The Word should show us where we need to change if we will allow It to do so. Those who are “self-oriented” will either be convicted of their mind-set and begin to change or else they will walk in greater blindness. It is our individual decision which path we take.
25 But those who set their gaze deeply into the perfecting law of liberty are fascinated by and respond to the Truth they hear and are strengthened by It—they experience God’s blessing in all that they do!
As we align our mind-set with The Truth, we experience blessings in all areas of our life despite what is going on around us. By gazing deeply into The Word, It will change us… little by little, line by line. The purification process is not instantaneous but it will be accomplished by those who make the commitment.
26 If someone believes they have a relationship with God but fails to guard his words then his heart is drifting away and his religion is shallow and empty.
Our words have a direct impact on our mind-set as well as those with whom we interact. As we speak the Word over our circumstances, our minds hear those words and we begin to change. Never underestimate the power of words you speak. You are meant to speak life, not death; blessing, not cursing.
There are a sufficient number of shallow and empty Christians so let us not be counted among them. It is vitally important that you and I believe what The Word says about us and not allow anyone on earth to tell us otherwise.
Once your soul comes into agreement with your spirit, they will dominate your physical body and your health will improve. It is a simple reality but for many it is a challenge because the battle is waged in the mind. Any craving of the body will come into full submission to the point of elimination. You will then experience the life, victory, and power that are in your spirit.
Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in 2nd Corinthians chapter 10:
3-4 For although we live in the natural realm, we don’t wage a military campaign employing human weapons, using manipulation to achieve our aims. Instead, our Spiritual weapons are energized with Divine power to effectively dismantle the defenses behind which people hide.
5 We can demolish every deceptive fantasy that opposes God and break through every arrogant attitude that is raised up in defiance of the true knowledge of God. We capture, like prisoners of war, every thought and insist that it bow in obedience to the Anointed One.
6 Since we are armed with such dynamic weaponry, we stand ready to punish any trace of rebellion, as soon as you choose complete obedience.
As we walk obedient to The Word, we will be victorious over every deceptive thought and our mind will then line up with The Truth.