A sound mind.
How many people
today believe they have a sound mind? Seriously. We've become so caught up in
the world and its ways, a world ruled by evil, that very few people believe
they have a sound mind. Do we even know anyone with a sound mind? This world is
filled with damaged people. Damaged emotionally, mentally, and some even
physically.
We've got so
incredibly many names for the various problems associated in the mind. We've
got medicines that alter our mind's chemistry in order to correct problems
going on right there in the brain. We talk about natural means to fix mind
problems and so on and so forth.
A sound mind.
What constitute a
sound mind? A mind without fear.
Is your mind free of
fear- all fear, the tiniest bit of fear.
Fear has many forms.
From fear we get worry, from fear we get all sorts of mind problems. Fear can
be the root of many problems that are emotional and mental. You say you have fear of nothing? Then tell
me, do you have any worry at all? You say you have no worries, well do you have
concerns? Ah, you say concerns are
normal and natural and all people even with the soundest of minds have
concerns. I say, a tiny bit of fear can be equal to what we call concern.
I know many people
will argue that it is normal for us to be concerned about things, I would even
say it because that's what we've been taught. We are taught that concern and
worry are normal so we accept them, and even encourage them. We use the idea of
them to placate ourselves so we can tell ourselves we're fine, we're normal, we
have a sound mind. We rebel against the
thought that we shouldn't be concerned, worried, upset, because we've
completely accepted it as normal.
2Ti 1:7 For
God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a
sound mind.
1Jn 4:18 There
is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath
torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.
Mat_6:34 Take
therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the
things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
Do we listen to any
of this? Do we listen to the word of God? Do we believe the word of God?
Or are we tormented
in any way? If we are tormented by anything, the least of things then we are
allowing fear to reign in us.
Through the Spirit
in our spirit may we live in Christ Jesus our Lord and the belief He would have
us have of Him.
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