The Battle of the Mind - Spirit Life Part 5

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In this teaching, Prophet Hari shares how the enemy actually controls the world. Continuing from Ephesians 2, we see that Satan is described as the prince of the power of the air (not the earth). The dominion of spirit beings is not the physical world. When Lucifer was cast down, he occupied a space called air. In order for any spirit being to exercise any function on the earth, there is a need for a body. The enemy functions in the demonic realm, where he has his rule. In both the Kingdom of light and darkness, a body is required. We must ask the question, what is the extent of damage a body alone can make? Real influence is not in the physical body, real influence happens in the mind.

When we are born again, we can still be influenced by demonic spirits if our minds aren’t renewed. There can be territories of the mind that are still occupied by the wrong spirits. Whoever wins the battle of the mind will win the battle of the flesh. The battle is always for the mind and the battle is always in the mind.

There are dimensions where your thoughts are louder than your actions. We see this time and time again in the Scriptures. For example, the tower of Babel in Genesis 11. In God’s eyes, the tower was already erected, and He had to intervene. In the same line of thought, Jesus said, if you think it, it’s as good as doing it. Lucifer was cast down based on thoughts. We belong to a Kingdom where thoughts are rewarded or punished. Not only does God reward obedience, He also rewards thoughts and imaginations.

Thoughts are a fabric of your reality. Every concept, democracy, thought and way of living was once a thought. Possession of the mind is far more effective than possession of a body because the body is a slave to the mind. Your body is a mere extension of what your mind wants to execute.

The enemy occupies the mind by selling lies, he is the father of all lies. He does that through conversations with people through the medium of thoughts and imaginations. He also finds influencers that impart his ideas and they begin to propagate a way of life. If truth doesn’t interrupt it, generations can continue to carry it by the passing of minds. Bodies are time-bound, but minds are not.

As a child of God, you can either operate in the mind of Christ or the mind that your old man used to function in. God can’t perform an instant transformation of your mind, it requires the daily partnering of the Holy Spirit. We must install the mind of Christ every day.

The good thing about the human mind is that it’s highly flexible, it has the capacity to renew. We are not without hope. Whatever you dwell upon, you will develop it. The process is dwelling, developing and defining. Monitor what you dwell upon.