Neste podcast você vai encontrar sugestões para quem deseja desenvolver pensamentos santos, que agradem a Deus. (Abaixo estão as minhas anotações - em inglês).
Apresentado em 18 de Abril de 2022 durante o culto dos funcionários e obreiros da Associação Norte Sul-rio-grandense (ANSR).
Mental Hygiene
How to Discipline the Mind
Stewardship of the Thoughts
(Based on Our High Calling, pages 108-116)
- Gen 6:5 - Then [a]the Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intent[b] of the thoughts of his heart was only evil [c]continually.
- Rev 2:23 - I am He who searches the minds and hearts. And I will give to each one of you according to your works.
- Ps 19:14 - Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart
Be acceptable in Your sight,
O Lord, my [a]strength and my Redeemer. - Mankind was given the ability to choose what they think
- Pure thoughts and clean meditation are not natural - due to our sinful nature
- Left to itself the mind will follow its evil desires, which will generate corresponding actions
- There must be a coordinated God/man action to control the mind
- The mind must be preoccupied with sacred and eternal things
- It is the work of the Spirit of God to bring thoughts into obedience to the will of Christ
- The youth should cultivate good habits of thought, not allowing it to dwell on things that are evil
- But how not allow the mind to dwell on evil things? Just a firm decision will not work.
- Giving the mind the right food
- Purposely thinking about good things;
- The first and the last thoughts should belong to Christ
- Prayer
- Scriptures
- Spirit of Prophecy
- Diet affects thoughts
- Ps 101:3,4,6-10
- To confess immediately if evil thoughts were entertained
- Well-formed plans - otherwise the mind will follow vague ideas and random plans
- Keep worthy purposes in view
- Thoughts should be trained to keep those purposes to the point as the compass to the pole
- Fixedness of purpose to carry out that which you should undertake
- Subjects upon which we must dwell
- The love of Jesus, and His character
- His sacrifices in our behalf, sufferings for the fallen race
- His work of mediation in our behalf
- The meaning of the plan of salvation
- The mission of Jesus, saving His people from their sins
- His exalted glory
