MATURITY OF THE MIND
Mind is the element of a person that enables them to be aware of the world and their experiences, from the mind comes feelings, thoughts and consciousness.
- You mind influence your physical life,
- you mind determine how strong you could be.
- You mind determine who you are.
The mind of a man can be programmed by the experiences they acquired, the mind can also be build up to any shape and style.
That is why wrong or bad experience have a lot of impart on your mind.
Keep thy heart with all diligence the Bible says.
Diligence means careful and persistent work or effort.
You mind need persistent good exercise to be good.
The mind is always hungry and always looking for something to feed on.
The pursuit for success or choice of giving it up is determine by what your mind feeds on.
If you are going to achieve your go and stay successful, it will be determine by the maturity of your mind (Rightly feed mind).
Success is only visible to a mature mind.
It take a matured mind (rightly feed mind) to look beyond in pursuit for success.
Let your eyes look directly ahead and let your gaze be fixed straight in front of you(success). Proverbs 4:25
A matured mind always look straight at what is in front.
An immature mind is easily distracted by the roughness on the path to the front (to success).
Discouragement, disappointment, failure are the roughness on the road that leads to the front (success that lies ahead).
A double minded man is unstable in all his ways. James 1:8.
Maturity makes your mind to be fixed only on what is in front of you.
One of the symptoms of an immature mind is double mindedness, uncertainty of success, fear of failure.
To achieve success your mind must develop to maturity.
How can you develop your mind?
1. Exposing your mind to Godly materials (Godly things)
Whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report, if there be any virtue, and there be any praise, think on these things. Phil 4:8.
2. Protect you mind from ungodly materials(worldly things)
That ye put off concerning the former conversation of the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lust Eph 4:22.
Worldly things corrupts the mind and will never develop you mind for good.
Must of the things on the media, on the internet could corrupt you mind, Music, movies, ungodly motivations inform of write ups, books etc.
certainly not all, but you can determine to make good choices of things that edify only.
Ungodly things brings blindness to the mind.
3. Feed your heart with God's word frequently and obey it
The unfolding of your word gives light, it give understanding to the simple. Ps119:130
Wow the word of God make an immature mind to grow to understanding.
Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky as you hold firmly to the word of life. Phil 24:16a
For the Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.
This is the best way to develop your mind.
4. Praying without season
Praying without season leads to revelation.
Call upon me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know. Jer33:3
By prayer your mind will be feed with revelation. And revelation will push your to achieve success.
A book is a device to ignite the imagination.
-Alan Bennett.
Spend time on getting peoples thought on your field, it increase you insight more and more.
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