The Mind Is The Battlefield

Do you sometimes feel overwhelmed by all the information and news released on the internet, social media, movies, and news outlets?

Sometimes you may feel completely drowned by so many different emotions that you just want to turn it all off. You feel anger, sadness, depression, happiness, jealousy, hurt, and injustice in a very short space of time. These feelings leave you feeling so exhausted and overwhelmed, as they directly affect your mind and soul.

Did you know that your mind is the gateway to your soul and heart? Whatever you feed your mind through your eyes and ears feeds your soul. The Bible says:

“Keep and guard your heart with all vigilance and above all that you guard, for out of it flow the springs of life.” Proverbs‬ ‭4‬:‭23‬ ‭AMPC‬‬

“…For out of the fullness (the overflow, the superabundance) of the heart the mouth speaks.”

‭‭Matthew‬ ‭12‬:‭34‬ ‭AMPC‬‬

Our senses are the channels of communication with our mind, soul, and heart, so we must be careful not to poison ourselves with the things we are exposed to through our senses and thoughts.

Nowadays, there are so many voices that it is difficult to discern truth from falsehood. For this reason, there is much confusion, conflict, and uncertainty about the best path forward, who we are, or what we should do.

We see so many people—especially the younger generation—feeling completely lost. This is due to an excessive overload of information paired with a lack of wisdom or discernment to filter it. They struggle to know how to interpret what is good or bad, or which parameters and moral compass they should use. Unfortunately, in many cases, there is no one they can trust to guide them, sometimes not even within their own families.

Society seeks to remove God from everything: from schools, government, and even families. It tries to convince us that the Bible is outdated, even though entire societies were originally built upon its principles and laws. But what are we seeing happen to people around the world today? People are becoming sick in their souls, poisoned by the mental debris continuously thrown at them—worldly agendas and ideologies presented as absolute or relative truths. It has created a deeply dark environment.

The root cause is a lack of identity in God, accompanied by a decline in faith, love, and compassion—and above all, a lack of the fear of God. As a result, people are becoming selfish, narcissistic, violent and greedy, seeking all kinds of ways to satisfy their own desires and essentially trying to become their own god.

The battle for your soul starts in your mind:

"The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel that displays the glory of Christ, who is the image of God." 2 Corinthians 4:4

If we look back at where everything started in the Garden of Eden according to the Bible, the devil—using a serpent—tricked Eve into doubting God's word by targeting her five senses (sight, hearing, touch, taste, and smell), which act as gateways to the soul.

These were the primary lies he used to deceive Eve: he made her doubt God’s word, God’s goodness, God’s authority, and God’s plans for them. Pay attention to how most of the time, people are deceived by these exact same things.

The devil claimed that man would know the truth about good and evil in Eden. Once man disobeyed God, he died spiritually, lost his perception of spiritual things, and was blinded by the devil to the truth of God’s plans.

Now, humanity lives strictly by human senses and reasoning, which the devil has poisoned with lies, deceit, pride, selfishness, and impurity. The devil wants to compel you to live according to your own desires, seeking only superficial pleasures that ultimately make you a slave to them.

These are the same schemes the enemy uses in our daily lives to convince us to believe the lies he plants in our minds. For this reason, the Bible warns us to be aware of the enemy's wiles:

"Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms." Ephesians 6,11-12

Note this, where you place your mind affects your peace!

God says we should always renew our minds through the Word of God.

"Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things." Philippians 4:8

"You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you." Isaiah 26:3

"For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline." 2 Timothy 1:7

If you don't know God through His Son Jesus Christ, I urge you to seek for Him and accept His invitation and gift of salvation:

"Like water spilled on the ground, which cannot be recovered, so we must die. But that is not what God desires; rather, he devises ways so that a banished person does not remain banished from him." 2 Samuel 14:14

"I have swept away your offenses like a cloud, your sins like the morning mist. Return to me, for I have redeemed you.” Isaiah 44:22

“Blessed are those whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered. Blessed is the one whose sin the Lord will never count against them.” Romans 4:7-8

"If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved." Romans10:9-10

You say these words in prayer, Jesus will be just waiting for you to open your hear to Him.

"Father, in the name of Jesus, I need and want your forgiveness. I repent of my sins. I accept the death of Jesus as the price for my sins. I recognize that forgiveness and salvation is a gift you offered me because of your great love, not based on anything I have done.

I receive you as Savior, Lord and King of my life.

Thank you for forgiving me and making me a member of heaven and a citizen of the Kingdom of God. From now on, help me to live for you. Amen."