 So when I just want to take a few minutes of your time of just to speak briefly on this subject called The battlefield of the mind somebody say the battlefield of the mind And our proofs text proof text would be Proverbs 23 verse 7 if you don't have your Bible it's gonna be on the screen and it says this whatever man thinks in his heart So is he whatever the man thinks in his heart So is he I just want to do Just to exercise your thinking process this morning if you have your phone or something that you're gonna be taking notes with I want you to to do this with me. I want you to write down a number between one and ten Write down a number everybody, please write down a number between one and ten all right I want you to double it and now I want you to add six to that number and Then divided by half Then subtract The number you originally started with you guys ready for this one. All right your number is three Yeah, I don't know how that works, but anyways It's weird. I tried every number it all comes out to three This is good. So I just wanted to make sure that you guys are all here You know, I used to wonder I used to wonder before what other people are thinking about have you anybody wondered about that? What is that person sitting across me is to what's happening through your what's happening through their mind? And you know and I got Facebook and now I don't really want to know what other people think about cuz Whatever they think they usually put up on Facebook Experts estimate that there's an expert estimate about 50,000 thoughts per day, which means about 2,100 thoughts that you and I think per hour 2,100 thoughts that we think power and there was another Estimate is that in 2009 study shows the journalists of circulation looked at a data from nearly a hundred thousand women and found that the most cynical Participants were more likely to have a heart disease than the least cynical folks. The more pessimistic Woman also had a higher chance of dying over a study of period versus those who were more optimistic about humanity This this morning. I just want to talk to you about our mindsets Our minds and what do we think about all day long? What is those thoughts that are begin to dominate your mind? Whatever dominates your mind will dominate your life? Whatever begins to dominate your mind on your daily, whatever the majority of your thoughts are That is the same thing that's going to dominate your life We have to understand that The Bible really talks about the heart that we talks about our mind and it says that you know, you know The the Pharisees and sages begin to tackle the issue of actions Don't do this don't do this don't do that You know if you do this you'll be punished But Jesus comes on the scene and begins to challenge everybody and he says no Don't concentrate on the actions begin to concentrate on the heart begin to concentrate on your mind because out of the hearts Begins to spring forth You know the the fear the jealousy the hate the the every single thing it just begins to say you know You say that if you kill your brother or whatever I say if you hate your brother It's as if you commit murder You begin to talk about you know if you Commit adultery by I come to you say that if you look at a woman lustfully it's as the same thing as you've already done it Jesus begins to tackle the issue of the heart of the mind He begins to say that no don't begin to try to solve You know your actions begin to look at the heart begin to look at your mind. What is dominating your mind? What is big? What are you filling your mind with because what you dominate your mind will begin to dominate your life? Tell your neighbor what begins to dominate your mind Will dominate your life and In the first point I want you to write down is this that mind management is the first priority of An overcomer Mind management is the first priority of an overcomer If you want to live a victorious life, you need to learn how to manage your mind if you want to live a life of Victory of health of blessing if you want to live a life where you succeed Whatever that you go favor begins to follow you you have to learn one thing to manage your mind What begins to overtake your mind? We are the products of our thoughts Whatever our thoughts are being filled that that is what you are a product of you are today because of your thoughts yesterday and Tomorrow you'll be of what your thoughts are today You are today of your thoughts of yesterday and tomorrow you'll be Because of the result of the thoughts that you have today What begins to fill your mind? Is it negative news is it that you begin to see? Oh the world is coming to an end things are going down. You know the government's corrupt Oh this you know my kids are not doing well. Oh doctor had I have the sickness that might be cancer Everybody's being laid off in my job. I'll probably next what is dominating my is it positive things or is it the fear that is around you? You don't need to go too far to be able to see negative things Just turn on CNN you always begin to see either shootings there killings there things like that and some people like oh You can't be taking the planes. Oh, you don't do don't join a protest There could be bombs or don't don't do this or do that there was so scared by their mind and their mind begins to be filled by fear and Sooner or later like oh, you know, I knew this was gonna happen. No, you gave your thoughts the power for you to come to place You know who's we read in the scripture in private says whatever them Whatever the man thinks so is he whatever you give your mind to that's what's going to take place. I Know many people. They're like, oh, you know, I'm always sick. Oh, I'm always this You know, I'm always you know having this pain it might be cancer and sooner or later That thing begins to turn into the sickness And that's as we read even the even the unsecular studies begin to show that the people who are more worried Who are more stressed who have their mind filled with negativity are more likely to have a sickness That's not I'm not talking about the Bible I'm talking about the even the scientists and the doctors begin to say if your mind is begin to be filled with negative things You are more likely to be sick You are more likely to be sick whatever begins to dominate your mind will dominate your life what feels your mind this morning Are you standing upon the word of God and the promises that God has given you or you begin to be filled? But what's around you the circumstances that you have in your life? Are you begin to be filled but the feelings and the rage that go happens with side of you or the thoughts that God That says that I will not be overcome I'm a chosen generation defeat in the failures of things of the past God has given me not a spirit of fear But a power of sound mind what fills your mind We can play all my life is like this You have the power to change your life because you are today of the result that you had yesterday So if you want a better tomorrow start thinking different if you want a greater future if you want your kids just to be changed Don't speak negativity in your life. Don't make it to think. Oh my son is there. Oh, he must like this doing drugs Oh my oh my daughter's this almost like this. She's talking to her at a party or things like that. No, you need to fill your mind with the word of God Whatever begins to fill your mind will a sooner or later become your words words and thoughts they are you cannot separate the two if If if you are saying something sooner or later, you will think it if you are thinking something sooner or later you will say it What are you saying? What are you thinking your mind? What begins to dominate your mind one thing? somebody said that 70 to 80 percent of your thoughts are repetitive They so the more you begin to think certain things the more they begin to repeat in your life and the more bit They begin to dominate your life. Are you living a life in your mind of a victorious life or defeated life in your mind? Are you a victor or are you a victim? In your mind Do you begin to understand that the word of God is on my side that the word of God has a lamp between my feet in the Light to my path that every decision that I make God is by my side and I will not be defeated Or are you living? Oh, you know, I don't know what's gonna happen tomorrow tomorrow's not promised to anybody You know mistakes are gonna come place and you begin to feed in your mind But I believe as a church where grown-up in generation will be standing on the promises in the word of God in my church I want you to tell your neighbor. I'm not a victim Say louder. I'm not a victim. I am a victor. I am who God says I am Say louder. I am who God says I am I Can do what God says I can do and I have what God says I have come on put your hands together for Jesus Christ If you lose a battle in your mind, you will lose that battle in your life Don't expect a better life when you are defeated in your mind Don't expect positive results when in your mind you do not want to take your mind under control under management and begin to dominate What do you say about your finances? What do you begin to say when you want your work and things are not to begin to be going good and in your mind like oh You know, I just don't have enough. I don't have enough to pay my bills. Oh, we're probably gonna be short this month Oh, everything the next business that we're gonna do all this business. I begin to fail I'm most likely I'm gonna I'm gonna be bankrupt and all these things Did you know that an average millionaire goes through bankruptcy three to four times? What makes them separate from the other people is they have mind management They know one thing that you know, it I go through this but inside I have more than enough Inside God has given me not a spirit of fear but of a strength of power of love and a sound mind Everything my hand touches will be blessed everywhere my footsteps will be blessed. I shall be blessed as I come in I shall be blessed as I come out. That is their mindset The rest of the people when they see a certain opportunity like well, you know, if if it didn't work out, you know It's it's it's not God's will for me If it's you know, if it doesn't go right if things begin to go against me You know, then it probably God doesn't want me to do I'll just I'll just settle I'll just relax and they live a lifestyle and a mindset of defeat Many many people that they begin to come to church and they they come out of a life That's been dominant and been broken by sin but by Satan that begins to be crippled and when they see the promises of God It's no that's too good to be true. I Know many guys who come out You know of a lifestyle of partying of drinking and God wants to bless them with the good marriage God wants to bless them with the good relationship, but in their mind They're so broken they're like God, you know, I don't I don't deserve a good relation because look at what I've done And the relation begins break begins to break it and begins to break and they see why is these things happen? God feel a good life. Well, because in your mind you are defeated In your mind, you are broken You think that you deserve this because of what you've done and that is exactly what the Bible says that you will have You know, some people come out of a lifestyle where they begin to steal they begin to rob They begin to cheat people and they come and they give the life to Jesus And they they feel like God will not bless you in finances because of what I've done in the past And deliver life so God I just want a paycheck just to pay my bills And that is enough where God says that gold and silver is mine and you're my child and you're just big You just you're just asking just for enough to pay your bills What what minds do you have if we were to reflect the nature and the character of a heavenly father They're all heavenly father as nature is gold and silver is mine and it just kind of doesn't line up How are you managing your thoughts? What is running through your mind? I had to I remember there was there were times in my in my life where You know, I I begin to think in myself. I'm like, you know, I don't I don't deserve I don't I don't deserve a good life that God asked for because you know some things that I've done And I'm just looking at my life I'm like well God just give me enough not to not for it to be bad and that's I'm happy with it And as I begin to read the scripture and I begin to the word of God begin to enlighten my mind that no You just don't need to settle for normal You need to settle for the best because God has given his best on the cross for you So if you're just setting for a miracle, it does not make sense If God would just give just the normal of the heavens for you then you can settle for normal But God has given the best from heaven so you can have live a life that is the best We will not be in the bottom will be in the top Will not be the tail will be the head and that is the promises of God What is dominating your mind this morning church is it? Horror is it last is it envy is it see what it begins to you have the power to control it You have the power to change it that tomorrow will be a better future a man church I want to I want you to write number two a man's life is what he thinks about all day long a Man's life is what he thinks about all day long. I know many many people that you begin to The there's a scripture that talks about in Romans 12 verse 22 I just want to read it for you and it says this and do not be conformed to this world But be transformed But the renewing of your mind that you may prove what is good and acceptable and perfect Will of God You can change your mind by transforming it through the word of God You can take your mind what it you feel like your mind is dominated by by loss by envy by anger by its depression by fear All these things you can renew it by the taking God's word making a part of you and by its very nature The word of God will begin to change your life your behavior and everything that has to do with you man church I want you to write down few quick steps of how to win the battle in your mind How to win the battle in your minds? number one fill yourself with positive information just like we read it right now in the scripture that Begin to renew your mind by the word of God Fill yourself with positive information fill yourself with the word of God the word of God has to Dominate your mind the moment your word of God begins to dominate your mind It will dominate your life the word of God is only blessing the word of God is not something that you can take and it will Never benefit you when you take the word of God and make it part of you if it's by its very nature will transform it your life How far is the word of God from you? You need to begin to fill your life when you see somebody say oh, you know everything I remember going to this one person's house and they always talk so bad about that the government It's like any president that comes on this thing. It's like the trash the government with everything that they got it's like I Even when we lit the the fire fire We were doing the bonfire outside the fire didn't want to even burn because this guy was so negative It's like chill man, you know leave the government side Do your thing and they're doing their best and it's like so negative like you feel like there's so much Anger and use look at their life and there's nothing that you can be proud of Nothing that you can roam about nothing that you can look and say oh, I hadn't made a commencement because there's always negativity You have to fill your life with positive information Whenever you see, you know a cup that is half empty you tell yourself the cup is a fool whenever you see a you know a Policeman pulls you over and gives you $200 ticket that is $200 lesson that you'll never repeat again You have to always see the best out of everything whenever you you know, you're running and You you trip because you don't tie your laces well next time, you know You're not you need to tie your laces very hard or double double not them or whatever So you don't trip again. That is a positive way to look at information many times people like you know Yes life hits us all you know everybody that goes through it But like Joe whenever he lost everything in his life He still had the death city to get on his knees and say God you given and you taking away blessed be your name At least I'm still alive God. I'll praise you when I had everything God I'll praise you when I don't have nothing because I know you give and you take away for you Is just a snap of a finger and everything could go back to normal when you fill your life with positivity You give God room to bless you when you fill your life with God promises you give God the room To give you more than enough not just a little or to enough to survive but more than enough Whatever you background whatever your record may be whatever that you went through the past You have to put it behind you and you have to renew your mind But the word of God and what God says about you a man church number two reject every negative thoughts Reject every every negative thought I want to read its scripture in 2nd Corinthians 10 5. It says this Casting down argument and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ to the obedience of Christ You cannot Control the thoughts that come in into your mind, but you control if they stay or they go You cannot control whatever whatever thought comes sometimes it's just thoughts of love sometimes enemies sometimes of anger sometimes of Temptation they come you cannot control that but you control if those thoughts stay or they leave The Bible says that we need to bring every thought into the Compatibility of Christ because we have the power of the name Jesus Christ that I command if any time the Satan comes to begin To tempt us we can command Satan to go and he will flee Jesus at all times he was tempted, but he used the word of God and Satan went away from him You too have the the word of God the name of Jesus Christ at your command and you can bring the thought Into captivity You don't stop a bird over flying over your head, but you can stop that bird from building a nest on top of your head Same thing every thought every negative thought Devil sense in your life. You can stop it from dominating your mind to rule and controlling your mind and then You can live a life of victorious a man church even for me one of the practices that I actually have I Even have notifications on my phone every two to three hours I write certain things towards my life. For example, like I'll be the best son. I'll be the best father I'll be the best husband, you know, I'll have more than enough all the promises of God God is on my side and I'll now and I will not fear anything. No God has not given me spirit of fear But a power love inside of mine I have those notifications always popping up to me because I know one thing that if I fill my life with the word of God I'll live a victorious life and I'm telling I started doing that about a year a year ago and they and as I look back as I look back Whatever the things that I wrote down on my phone today. They are made into reality a Year ago remember I was sitting there and I was I've been showing in my home group I was like hey guys, you know, it would be this would be awesome things to put up Reminders on your phone that when they pop up you think it's a text message But you look at it and your mind registers. Hey, I have more than enough When you when you look at the eye and you look the The phone again and the reminder says, you know, I'll have the best marriage I'll have the best relationship and register your mind because once your mind begins to be dominated by that That's what you will have Today I look at my life and I'm not surprised of the things that I have because I know that is what's dominating your mind What is dominating your mind? Every thought that is not your own you can bring it into subjection into christ jesus You can bring that thought and you can you can begin to reject the thought and you can take the thoughts of our lord And savior jesus christ the thoughts that we think The the the thoughts of god that we think that's to the same extent that we think the thoughts of god To the same extent will have the power of god And the last And the last point is this confess god's word Confess god's word joshel 1 8. It's a famous scripture that everybody knows and it says This book of law shall not depart from your mouth But you shall meditate on a day and night that you may observe to do all that is according and written in it For then you shall have for then you will make your way prosperous and then you have good success Confess god's word let the word of god begin to dominate your mind Your mouth if the word of god's dominate your mind sooner or later you will dominate your mouth If the word of god dominates your mouth sooner or later will turn into actions your actions will turn into To your destiny something that god has for your life and my church Live a victorious life. I like what prophet to be joshel as we says and he says the extent that we think The thoughts of god is to the same extent. We will have the power of god The extent we think the thoughts of god to the same extent will have the power of god This morning my my question to you. Are you living a victorious life? Are you living a Or a victim life? Is your life being dominated by sin by fear by depression or is your life Dominated by the word of god, but what god's word says. Yeah, you may say my circumstances You know, they're they're not changing. It's just a matter of time It's just a matter of time that you will have a victorious life A year ago looking looking back now a year ago when I started when I started Begin to say to myself every day even though my circumstances told me otherwise. I knew one thing Sooner or later that word of god will begin to dominate my mind Once it dominates my mind it will dominate my actions and my behavior You you can't you have to understand one thing You control your mind by your mindset controls you you control your mind By your mindset controls you your mindset is is just a house of thoughts of many thoughts that you put together over a long period of time and as as you As you begin to think certain thoughts for so many times sooner or later begins to spill into your mindset And your mindset is that is who you are If you want to change your mind you start off changing your mind every day But once thought at a time Once thought at a time one thought at a time begin to take the thought and you begin to bring it Into subjection for christ jesus and my church. So I just want to go over those things one more time It's number one Fill yourself with positive information Fill yourself with positive fill yourself with the good things You know if you have a friend that is always negative, you know lose them Seriously, just just get rid of because they will bring down your life I know so many people who surround yourself with a negative crowd and they're like well Why is my life so bad like that? Well because that's who you surround yourself with Fill yourself with the positive information the things that god is doing Yeah, god might you know certain things might not be happening But the testimonies that we heard today is enough to show you that god is good That god is good That's why every service we show testimonies to show you the god's goodness god's mercy. He did not change Yesterday today and forever. He is still the same. Fill yourself with positive information Maybe even out of out of the 10 people who went to spy out jericho and they said look We cannot take that land And the two people came and they said No, god is on the side. We'll do it The two people out of out of all that and and everybody wanted to stone them but god said I'm with those two people that took a little bit of information the positive things And I am on their side You church you with god are a majority No weapon formed against you shall prosper You will overcome everything that comes in your way because you are with god are a majority and if god is for you Nothing can be against you my church That is the promise that you have to stand upon As a matter of what circumstance you face this morning So maybe sickness that the doctor told you that you have so much time to live You have to understand by his stripes you are healed If it's you know money shortage that you're having you have to take the word of god and stand that My god will supply all my needs according to his riches and to his glory not according to my boss According to god's riches to god's glory If you're experiencing bondage in your life stand on the promises where god says whom this sets that's free is free indeed He took upon this curse upon himself that we might live a life of blessing step on the word of god Begin to manage your mind whatever begins to dominate your mind today Begin to bring if it's not of god begin to bring those thoughts into cupidity man church Come on. Let us put our hands together for jesus christ