That in itself is significant since it tells us that so much of the battle and growth and struggle as well as victory we have as Christians takes place in unseen places. Notice how all of this (meaning, this point as well as the other three) takes place within our minds. “Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable – if anything is excellent or praiseworthy – think about such things.” (Philippians 4:8) The Holy Spirit leads us to humility, compassion, and dependence on God, all of which Jesus lived out during his time here on earth. This also means we can think God’s thoughts instead of thinking how the world thinks. We can operate based on his values and desires. Through the Holy Spirit, we can see life from Christ’s point of view.
The person with the Spirit makes judgments about all things, but such person is not subject to merely human judgment, for ‘Who has known the mind of the Lord so as to instruct him?’ But we have the mind of Christ.” (1 Corinthians 2:14-16) “The person without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God but considers them foolishness, and cannot understand them because they are discerned only through the Spirit. And within his will is where perfect peace is found and kept. When we are transformed by God, we find our places within his will. This happens as we let God’s Holy Spirit renew us from within by directing our attitudes and intentions toward God’s will. Instead of conforming to the pattern of the world and living out what we conceive of in our thoughts, we are to be transformed. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is – his good, pleasing and perfect will.” (Romans 12:2) “Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Admit and repent of any and all sin as quickly as possible. In other words, keep short accounts with God. In fact, it’s telling us to be brutal in doing so because if we can keep them from becoming actions, we’ll save ourselves and others a lot of pain. It’s getting at the idea of keeping short accounts by stopping mental sins. This verse may at first seem out of place here but just hang in with me for a minute. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to go into hell.” (Matthew 5:27-30) And if your right hand causes you to stumble, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for the whole body to be thrown into hell. If your right eye causes you to stumble, gouge it out and throw it away. “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
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How to Keep in Perfect Peaceįortunately, God answers those questions elsewhere in the Bible. When I read verses like this, I immediately start asking God, “How?” I want to know how to trust in him in a way where I “keep in perfect peace,” and I want to know how to keep my thoughts fixed on him. “You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, whose thoughts are fixed on you.” (Isaiah 26:3) The way to obtain that peace, though, is the same for everyone. Our ideas of what perfect peace might look like probably differ.