THE SPIRIT-CONTROLLED MIND
As I monitor my mind, I will encounter many thoughts
that are unwelcome visitors: I get
anxious. I catastrophize. I envy.
But I will also begin to recognize what kind of thoughts the Spirit
flows in. The apostle Paul gives us a
great framework for understanding which are the thoughts and attitudes that
come from the Spirit. He writes, “The
mind controlled by the sinful nature is death, but the mind controlled by the
Spirit is life and peace.” (Romans 8:6)
Take any thought, especially thoughts that feel
weighty or that you find yourself turning over and over in your mind, and ask, What direction do those thoughts lead me
in? Are they leading me toward life --
toward God’s best version of me? Or in
the other direction?
-- John Ortberg
in “The Me I Want To Be”
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