Blog - February 11, 2014
Renewing the Mind - Beware of Re-Toxifying
Notes from Jump Start Prayer Ministry 2/9/14
In Second Timothy chapter 1, Paul tells Timothy to stir up the gift that is in him that he received by the laying on of hands. He also told him that God had not given him the spirit of fear (timidity and passivity). In Romans 8, Paul admonishes us to be led by the Spirit of God and not to go back into the bondage again to fear (terror). This type of fear makes a son and daughter of God believe that they are not sons or daughters even though they have been adopted into the family. The scripture in Romans goes on further to say we are heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ and that this world awaits the manifestation of the children of God.
My friends and I have decided to change our lifestyles by becoming more health conscience. We have changed what we eat and drink and frequently detox by juicing and eating raw. You can literally feel the difference in your body when your body is fed on a cellular level with the right foods. A toxin is any substance that causes adverse affects to our body. Toxins come into the body via food, drinks, processed foods and the air from our environment. Symptoms from toxins may not be immediate, but they may build up in your body and cause major problems in the future.
Our minds, prior to being in the process of renewal and renewing, is toxic. This toxicity comes in and causes corrupt thinking which causes corrupt decisions and behavior. This is why Paul admonishes us to renew our minds in Romans 12. An unrenewed mind is toxic and corrupt. When we do a mind detox, but allow for our circumstances to produce fear and allow for our thought life to get away from us by not being intentional thinkers, then we allow toxins to come back in.
Fear; the terror and the passive kind of fear will re-toxify your minds. As we endeavor to renew our minds by applying 2 Corinthians 10:5 and by receiving the mind of Christ by faith, we must resist the mind toxins that are environmental and self-infused from coming back to bring about corrupt thinking.
Think on these things: you are sons and daughters of God, you are Kingdom citizens, you are heirs of God and of the blessings of Abraham and joint heirs with Christ, you are not passive, but you have tremendous power and authority given to you by your Father. Think on truth and what is honorable, lovely and of a good report. Your present is not your forever. God is ready to reveal you to the world so that they can see that He is the One True God. Let Him release you by allowing His truth change your way of thinking.
Refrain from listening to criticism, negative conversation, and replaying past traumatic experiences in your head. Learn how to be strategic in removing yourself from negative situations. Meditate on the goodness of God, His love for you and His promised plans of good and not of evil. Allow for His joy to be the stronghold in your thought life never allowing for joy-killers to pervade and filter into your process of renewal. Allow for God to be your Father; let Him love you by opening your mind to His true nature and character.
Say this prayer with me this week: Lord we thank you that our minds are yours to renovate and renew. We receive the mind of Christ and we believe like Christ. We speak to all manner of storms and they must obey us because we believe like You and we are authorized by You. We no longer allow for outside toxins to infiltrate our minds. We declare that we are deliberate thinkers and we will no longer infuse ourselves with minds toxins, but we will think on Truth. Jesus, You are Truth. We realize who we are and we operate in the role and the capacity in which You have called us. Thank You for your love, tender mercies and graciousness. In Christ's Name. AMEN!
I pray that you were helped by this word on "Beware of Re-toxifying".
Our theme for this quarter is "Getting to know who God really is: Renewing your mind".
Check out my new website at www.hisimagemanifested.org. You can get to the blogs, and podcasts from this website. You can also see where we have been and what we are doing. If you want to go directly to the podcast, click on Joslyn's Podcast to hear the messages from the bible studies and the Jumpstart prayer conference calls.
In HIM,
Jos
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Tuesday, February 4, 2014
Renewing the Mind - Breaking Through Limitations
Blog - February 4. 2014
Renewing the Mind - Breaking Through Limitations
All Things are Possible
Have you ever heard the statement, "The sky is the limit"? Have you ever asked why does the sky have to be the limit when there is a universe to be discovered?
On July 16, 1969, three crew members of the Apollo 11 launched to out of space to head to the moon for the first ever moon walk. History was made when Neil Armstrong and Michael Collins planted the American flag on the desolate surface of the rocky moon. The moon walk was a goal of the late President John F. Kennedy in which he proposed in 1961. Many people did not think that going to the moon was a possible feat, but the crew brought back almost 50 pounds of lunar material to prove that it could not only happen, but it did happen. Today, we can get robots to Mars and have discovered more galaxies.
What ever happened to the dreams, visions and proposals of the believer? Why are we limiting ourselves to the sky? A limit is a final or the furthest boundary; a ceiling or an end-point. Limitations keep us bound in our minds and subsequently in our physical, natural realm. God's original intention for us never consisted of limitations. Adam did not have limitations until he sinned and guilt, shame and self-centeredness entered the scene. When a person focuses on themselves and not on who they belong to and who they are in Christ, they become limited in their thinking. And as the Proverb states, "For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he.....", therefore a limited thought life is a limited life. Limited thinking comes into play when we lean to our own understanding. Having a proclivity to act on your own is a result of a mind that has not been renewed, is not in the process of being renewed and lacks trust in God.
Renewing is a three part word; it consists of a root word, a prefix and a suffix. Once you've looked into the meaning of all three parts you get this definition: to go back again to what appeared the first time so that true results can be produced. Thus, we can conclude that limited thinking can be broken when we commit to renewing our minds with the Word of God. The word of God is Spirit and Life; it is Truth. It is more real than what you see in the physical world. Therefore, let it convince you of the fact that what you have seen a dreamed about is real, only untapped.
Let me leave you with this, if an airplane is grounded, then it can't operate in its purpose because it was designed to fly. A bird whose wing is broken is not going to be able to operate in its God-given purpose because it was made to fly. A mind that is not renewed is a mind that is broken, corrupted and grounded. It will never be able to see fully who they are, why they are here and what they are designed to be. It won't be able to tap into the impossibilities. With God ALL THINGS are possible.
I pray that you were helped by this word on "Breaking Limitations".
Our theme for this quarter is "Getting to know who God really is: Renewing your mind".
I am excited to announce that THE PODCAST IS HERE! Click on Joslyn's Podcast to hear the messages from the bible studies and the Jumpstart prayer conference calls.
ALSO, the website has launched TODAY. Go and check it out at www.hisimagemanifested.org .
In HIM,
Jos
P.S. Please tell your friends to tune in to this weekly blog as it may be a blessing to them. Please comment and let us know how the blogs and podcasts are helping you. Thanks friends!
Renewing the Mind - Breaking Through Limitations
All Things are Possible
Have you ever heard the statement, "The sky is the limit"? Have you ever asked why does the sky have to be the limit when there is a universe to be discovered?
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| The First Moon Walk - The Sky is NOT the Limit |
What ever happened to the dreams, visions and proposals of the believer? Why are we limiting ourselves to the sky? A limit is a final or the furthest boundary; a ceiling or an end-point. Limitations keep us bound in our minds and subsequently in our physical, natural realm. God's original intention for us never consisted of limitations. Adam did not have limitations until he sinned and guilt, shame and self-centeredness entered the scene. When a person focuses on themselves and not on who they belong to and who they are in Christ, they become limited in their thinking. And as the Proverb states, "For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he.....", therefore a limited thought life is a limited life. Limited thinking comes into play when we lean to our own understanding. Having a proclivity to act on your own is a result of a mind that has not been renewed, is not in the process of being renewed and lacks trust in God.
Renewing is a three part word; it consists of a root word, a prefix and a suffix. Once you've looked into the meaning of all three parts you get this definition: to go back again to what appeared the first time so that true results can be produced. Thus, we can conclude that limited thinking can be broken when we commit to renewing our minds with the Word of God. The word of God is Spirit and Life; it is Truth. It is more real than what you see in the physical world. Therefore, let it convince you of the fact that what you have seen a dreamed about is real, only untapped.
Let me leave you with this, if an airplane is grounded, then it can't operate in its purpose because it was designed to fly. A bird whose wing is broken is not going to be able to operate in its God-given purpose because it was made to fly. A mind that is not renewed is a mind that is broken, corrupted and grounded. It will never be able to see fully who they are, why they are here and what they are designed to be. It won't be able to tap into the impossibilities. With God ALL THINGS are possible.
I pray that you were helped by this word on "Breaking Limitations".
Our theme for this quarter is "Getting to know who God really is: Renewing your mind".
I am excited to announce that THE PODCAST IS HERE! Click on Joslyn's Podcast to hear the messages from the bible studies and the Jumpstart prayer conference calls.
ALSO, the website has launched TODAY. Go and check it out at www.hisimagemanifested.org .
In HIM,
Jos
P.S. Please tell your friends to tune in to this weekly blog as it may be a blessing to them. Please comment and let us know how the blogs and podcasts are helping you. Thanks friends!
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