Moving Forward in Your Mind

Philippians 3:12-14 NKJ
Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected; but I press
on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid
hold of me. Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but
one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching
forward to those things which are ahead, I press toward the goal for
the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.
Proverbs 23:7 NKJ
For as he thinks in his heart, so is he. “Eat and drink!” he says to you,
but his heart is not with you.
Romans 12:2 NKJ
And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the
renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and
acceptable and perfect will of God.
Romans 12:2 NLT
Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God
transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then
you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing
and perfect.
James 1:6-8 NKJ
But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a
wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind. For let not that man
suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; he is a doubleminded man, unstable in all his ways.
Moving Forward in Your Mind:

1. Exchange my carnal mind for a spiritual mind.
   Romans 8:5-8 NKJ
   For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things
   of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit, the things of
   the Spirit. For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually
   minded is life and peace. Because the carnal mind is enmity against
   God; for it is not subject to the law of God, nor indeed can be. So
   then, those who are in the flesh cannot please God.
   2 Corinthians 5:17 NKJ
   Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have
   passed away; behold, all things have become new.
   1 Corinthians 2:13-16 NKJ
   These things we also speak, not in words which man’s wisdom
   teaches but which the Holy Spirit teaches, comparing spiritual things
   with spiritual. But the natural man does not receive the things of the
   Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them,
   because they are spiritually discerned. But he who is spiritual judges
   all things, yet he himself is rightly judged by no one. For “who has
   known the mind of the Lord that he may instruct Him?” But we have
   the mind of Christ.
   2 Corinthians 10:3-5 NKJ
   For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh.
   For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for
   pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high
   thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every
   thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ…
   STRONGHOLD: a spiritual fortress constructed to keep something
   out, as well as protect something within

You Break Strongholds By:

1. Reading the Word
2. Speaking the Word
3. Meditating on the Word
4. Fellowshipping with people of the Word
   GUILT: You feel badly about what you did!
   SHAME: You are a bad person!

2. Exchange worldly philosophy for Christ philosophy.
   RIGHTEOUSNESS and JUSTICE
   Psalm 89:14 NKJ
   Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; mercy
   and truth go before Your face.
   Psalm 97:2 NKJ
   Clouds and darkness surround Him; righteousness and justice are
   the foundation of His throne.
   Psalm 33:5 NKJ
   He loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of the goodness
   of the Lord.
   RIGHTEOUSNESS: LIVING RIGHT – conforming to a moral code
   predicated by God’s Word
   JUSTICE: DOING RIGHT – correcting the injustices of society;
   defending the poor and marginalized
   Worldly Philosophy: survival of the fittest
   Christ Philosophy: empowerment of the least
   Worldly Philosophy: separates people based on race, culture,
   education and achievement
   Christ Philosophy: joins people in equality through the redemption
   of the cross
   Worldly Philosophy: uses worldly possessions to drive you to be
   successful
   Christ Philosophy: uses eternal values to motivate you to
   significance
   Worldly Philosophy: value is measured by money, position and
   what people say about you
   Christ Philosophy: value is measured by changed lives,
   advancement of the Kingdom and what God says about you
   Worldly Philosophy: focus is on building up self-esteem and feeling
   good about yourself and your accomplishments
   Christ Philosophy: focus is on building up Christ-esteem and feeling
   good about doing His will
   Worldly Philosophy: “I’m in control of my own destiny.”
   Christ Philosophy: “I must yield control of my destiny to God.”
   Worldly Philosophy: “There is no absolute truth; therefore, whatever
   I deem to be true is just as valid as what you deem to be true.”
   Christ Philosophy: “God’s Word is truth; therefore, whatever I deem
   to be true has to be submitted to what the Word of God says.”
   Worldly Philosophy: “Social morality is based on popular opinion
   and what I feel is right or wrong.”
   Christ Philosophy: “Social morality is based on God’s opinion
   regardless of what the world or I feel is right or wrong.”
   Worldly Philosophy: Live life to the fullest.
   Christ Philosophy: Live in Christ to the fullest!
   Romans 12:2 NKJ
   And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the
   renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and
   acceptable and perfect will of God.
3. Let go of the past and embrace the future.
   Galatians 3:26-29 NKJ
   For you are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. For as many
   of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is
   neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither
   male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. And if you are
   Christ’s, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the
   promise.
   Galatians 4:4-7 NKJ
   But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son,
   born of a woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were
   under the law, that we might receive the adoption as sons. And
   because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into
   your hearts, crying out, “Abba, Father!” Therefore you are no longer a
   slave but a son, and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ