For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace. – Romans 8:6
Have you met that anxious person who is confused or perpetually experiencing internal conflict, unsure of what to believe, and insecure about the future? This is nobody’s ideal lifestyle! Yet too many live out the majority of their life in such miserable conditions! The antidote to the misery of uncertainty is knowing and relying upon God and accepting His mysterious ways.
The Bible provides important instructions about the state of your mind. For those willing to embrace the mystery of God’s plan to save the world through the sacrifice of His Son Jesus Christ, this promise is immediately fulfilled: “For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened” (Luke 11:9-10).
Jesus said, “No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other” (Matthew 6:24). While the context at the moment was about the love of money, this quote is consistent with a theme throughout Scripture contrasting the things of God with the things of this world. Peace of mind and surety of soul is like a welcome package for the person who chooses faith in the Lord Jesus. Once the choice is made to trust God, instability begins to fade away through knowledge of and confidence in His character.
Do you long for a peaceful mind? Examine your faith!
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