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OBrenda:
II Timothy 1:7:
For God has not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
Does anyone else feel like this is something they haven't tasted yet?
Does this mean, you can come to a place where you will not doubt yourself?

Brenda

KristaD:
I think it is where we have complete faith in God and we don't worry or doubt or fear anything, but are in a constant state of trust and faith knowing that whatever happens is His will and the best thing for everyone. I sure don't have that :P.

Richard D:
Hi Brenda,

As you know, I’m new with all this truth. I’m learning new things everyday. I read in the bible that God has blessed us will all spiritual blessings but I’m thinking it’s going to take a lifetime to experience them all.

I believe my mind is becoming sounder with each truth I learn but sometimes I go into the kitchen and forget what I was looking for…..LOL   :)

mharrell08:

--- Quote from: OBrenda on October 02, 2008, 02:11:03 PM ---II Timothy 1:7:
For God has not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
Does anyone else feel like this is something they haven't tasted yet?
Does this mean, you can come to a place where you will not doubt yourself?

Brenda



--- End quote ---


Hello Brenda,

To me, a sound mind is one that is mindful of the spirit:

Rom 8:6  For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace

Acts 20:19  Serving the LORD with all humility of mind, and with many tears, and temptations, which befell me by the lying in wait of the Jews

Luke 12:29  And seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind

Eph 4:29  And be renewed in the spirit of your mind

Phil 2:9  Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus


And how do we get this mindset?

Heb 8:10  For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people:

Unlike the unbelievers who are:

James 1:8  A double minded man is unstable in all his ways

Acts: 14:2  But the unbelieving Jews stirred up the Gentiles, and made their minds evil affected against the brethren

Rom 1:28  And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient

Rom 8:5  For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit


This is what we all are beginning to taste and/or tasting. We will always have doubts about ourselves if we look to ourselves for any kind of solution. When we look to Christ, all doubts are cast away. For we know it is not us [I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me...Gal 2:20] but Christ IN us.

It's a win-win situation...I like those odds.  ;D



Hope this helps,

Marques

aqrinc:
Tasted yes, there now; definitely not. Praying and choosing the way out Through Christ; sometimes
after i foolishly try my solutions first. Coming to a place where i do not Doubt Christ is the daily walk
we all go through.

Geo.

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