…bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ (2 Corinthians 10:5). A pure mind creates a pure life. The Father wants our minds to be conformed to the image of His Son just as much as He wants that for every part of our being. My mind was filled with all sorts of impurities when I first came to the Lord. Before Christ I was almost completely controlled by my mind and my emotions. After I submitted my life to Jesus and was baptized in the Holy Spirit, I

Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16 For all that is in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not of the Father but is of the world (1 John 2:15-16) Three enemies of the spiritual life are the world, the flesh, and the devil. The world has to do with the cultural trends around us that make up modern 21st century American thought. This would include: pol

But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us (2 Corinthians 4:7). The exalted self is perhaps the biggest casualty of Adam's sin. This residual effect of spiritual death has left its root system in every child of God. The root of the exalted self is pride. And we know that according to Proverbs that pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall. You can see this exalted self in the pastor seek