Romans 8:11 (NIV): And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies because of his Spirit who lives in you.

What is the balance of my

and the Holy Spirit’s

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in me becoming more like Jesus in my inward thoughts and my outward words and behaviors?

Are we going to let the

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control our minds or are we going to let the

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control our minds?

One key step we must take if we are to

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by the Spirit, is to

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what enters our mind from the

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.

There are many things that are not

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sinful, but if we think about those things, it can

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us to sin.

What are things we can

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which are pure, noble, praiseworthy, etc.?

To guard our thoughts, we must be

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of what we allow to enter our minds from the

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.

The truth is having thoughts pop up in our mind is

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. What we do with those thoughts is

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.

What we think about has a

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on whether we

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the guidance of the Spirit or follow the desires of our flesh.

Steps to help us focus our thoughts:
1. Don’t fill our mind with stuff that is impure, unrighteous, etc.
2. Don’t fill our mind with stuff that can lead us to think or fantasize about things that are not true, wholesome, pure, etc.
3. Spend time filling our mind with things which are pure, excellent, praiseworthy, true, etc. (This will include practicing various spiritual disciplines)
4. Memorize scripture!

Ask God to show you what

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you need to take, in order to put yourself in a place to follow the

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of his Spirit.

Resources:
Book: “The Spirit-filled Life” by Dr. Charles Stanley
Book: “Winning The War In Your Mind” by Craig Groeschel