It’s not just enough for us to boast that we are on a 40 day prayer and fasting-

You can never rise above the level of your mind-set. You can never.

Scripture says do not be CONFORMED- what does that mean-? That means that there is a pressure- attempting to bring you A certain mind-set , a mind-set that will militate against your growth and success, so do not conform.- Monk Reflections

THE LAW OF THE MIND- 8

YOU CAN NEVER RISE ABOVE YOUR MINDSET

A MIND-SET is the sum total of your ideologies, a sum total of your philosophies- your value systems, what makes up your believe system, - what informs your convictions about God, man and about life.

We come from different backgrounds and as diverse as our backgrounds are, so are our MIND-SETS. We have packed every kind of thing from DIFFERENT up bringing, different cultures, different ethnic systems, different experiences and when we all come into the church- the scripture says we have been called out of every tribe and tongue and every nation [Revelation 5:9]- what happens?

You come as you are but you don’t remain as you are- you must not remain as you are- No-No. You come as you are and the Holy Spirit engages you in the 🔥MINISTRY of TRANSFORMATION🔥-

Your walk with the Holy Spirit should bring a predictable result- I should be able to look at you after a season of walking with the WORD and SPIRIT - and see a TRANSFORMATION in you- you should look like someone and that portrait is the one we call Jesus Christ.- that’s why scripture will say let this MIND be in you which was also in Christ Jesus- Philippians 2:5- the word “ LET ” used here equals PERMIT -

You know, once upon a time when Jesus walked upon the face of this earth- he had a MIND-SET- he had a way he behaved- a way he saw life- a way he responded to question, issues and people- for instance some people in his time believed there would not be fish- he spoke as one with authority and fish came- they caught a prostitute and they brought her to him and he responded in way that they didn’t expect- somebody died and they were weeping and wailing and he appeared and said the person was just sleeping-well he woke the person up- resurrected the PERSON.

Jesus seemed to operate with a different value system that was not known to the then Jewish nation and they were very surprised- what kind of man is THIS, why is He so different- he speaks and the wind obeys him, he preaches with so much authority, he challenges our status quo- how does he think- what is his thinking pattern.

Let me tell you something eerh, every achiever, pace setter has a thinking pattern- whether in the secular or the religious and mind you - a healthy mind-set is not part of the gifts of the Holy Spirit - are you listening to me- scripture says get WISDOM - by the truth-

Am telling you that- you cannot receive a kingdom MIND-SET as an impartation- because there are already forces in your mind- the bible calls them strong holds- we already talked about them- the weapons of our warfare- are not carnal but mighty through God- what do those weapons do? To the pulling down of strongholds- they exist - in the realm of the mind - casting down every imagination and every high thing that exalts itself above the knowledge of Christ- and bring every thought to obedience of Christ.

You are not just a kingdom citizen because you bear a Christian name or as a result of your baptism- even if your name is “ kingdom of God ”- it doesn’t make you a kingdom citizen- there is a mind-set for kingdom citizens- and this mindset is not automatic, you must be intentional about wanting to get this kingdom mindset.

The church unfortunately to a large extent has embraced the person of Jesus Christ but rejects his principles while the “ world ” has rejected Jesus Christ but they have embraced his principles.

It is not enough for us to keep counting the days down to 40 and posting on social media while our mind is still “ OLD ”- you can never rise above the level of your mind-set- you can never- no way- let me show you from scripture how a person can limit God in his/her life-with the MIND.

God began to walk with a nation of Israel- and he showed them- mighty things in Egypt- the ten plagues, he parted the red sea- he wrought a lot of wonders- to prove to them that he was Lord but they had an old mind-set that was not renewed

– Do you realize that they been in Egypt for 430 years- 430 years is enough for you to develop a mind-set- same way being unable to conceive and give birth for 5 years will give you a mind-set- being sick for 3 years is enough for you to adopt a mind-set about that sickness. Seeing the same negativity in your family line over and over is enough for you to develop a mind-set.

Fast forward, when he called Israelites that’s why he had to separate them from Egypt and when God calls a person he takes you out of the environment that created that wrong mind-set and then he works on you- then he sends you back as a deliverer- that’s what he did to Moses.

Moses was born with a mind-set- he took Moses out to the backside of the mountain for 40 years to RENEW his MIND - let me announce to you that God is not in a hurry- he can wait for 40 years to get your mind renewed - God wanted to use Moses but the mind-set of Moses kept limiting God- until he worked on Moses in a way and manner that his MIND could now release God- and he said alright lets walk together-

The exact same thing happen to Abraham- God had a blessing for Abraham in his spirit- he wanted to communicate it but the MIND-SET of Abraham will not allow the Lord to bless him- and one day the Lord said to himself – how do I reconfigure this guy’s mind-set -

God said Old man Abraham come here-get out of your hometown- let’s take a walk- look at the stars- count them- and Abraham began to count and he could not count and he said now this how I will bless you – finally Abraham believed God and it was counted unto him as blessings.

Is it possible you mindset is limiting you? You have grown up with a particularly mind-set and you say--- I live in a world that’s says what will be will be, whatever will happen will happen, if I get sick I get sick, if I die, I die, it has been like this in my family - and you go around with all this mind-sets- Get up, get out of that old mind-set- or else you may not receive the breakthroughs from God.

See oooh, - the mind-sets that you got from your village, friends, school, family, experiences, living with your grandpa, all kind of mind-sets- you have-working for or against you.

So as a result of all this mind-sets- whenever the Lord begins to speak healing, speak blessings, speak breakthrough, speak favour, you are not ready, you say amen alright but your current MIND-SET rejects all this possibilities God brings.

MIND-SETS- So the Israelites - they limited God in the wilderness, and God got angry with them, fast forward in the New Testament - they limited Jesus and he couldn’t perform many miracles in his own hometown- are you limiting God? Are you limiting God?

May be, you used to be excited about your life, but along the way, you experienced failures, disappointments and setbacks. Perhaps those accusatory voices have been nagging at you, keeping you down, discouraged, guilty and condemned. You need to know today that God is running towards you. His face turned in your direction. He is not an angry, He is not a condemning God . He is a loving, merciful, forgiving God. He's your heavenly Father, and He still has a great plan for your life.

Moreover, God can restore anything that's been stolen from you. You may have failed a thousand times or lost everything you once held dear. But God has not run out of mercy, He is the definition of Mercy and you can receive it today. It all starts by changing your attitude. Quit being negative toward yourself. Stop accepting the accusations and start receiving God's mercy. Stop dwelling on your past and quit listening to condemning voices.

Start putting on God's approval, knowing the He is pleased with you, knowing that you are forgiven and that He has a bright future in store for you. When you do that, you will diffuse the power of the accuser and you will experience a new sense of freedom.

I welcome you to the new freedom- Rebirth. Jesus is Lord🙏🏿

TO BE CONTINUED....

Shalom and God bless you.

🔥PRAYER POINTS🔥

#1. We pray for the grace not to limit God and his power at work in our lives with our mindsets.

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