How do you distinguish between your mind and your heart (center of physical life) and your soul (the seat of your feelings, desires, affections, aversions)?
1) the mind as a faculty of understanding, feeling, desiring
2) understanding
3) mind, i.e. spirit, way of thinking and feeling
4) thoughts, either good or bad
This is why 360º living is so vital to a great life. The mind is a hosting ground for the contents of your heart and soul. Joyce Meyer in her bestselling book says that "the mind is the battlefield." Once we've lost in our mind, we've lost.
My daughter lost something we'd accidentally donated to charity. In her frustration she said out loud, "there's no way they'll give it back." I looked her square in the eye and said, "honey, if you really believe that, then it will be true." I called the manager and explained the situation; we got the item back the next day. This was a small issue, but a huge life lesson for a teenager who has to choose whether she will believe what she fears over what's true.
Part of the process of beating the mind into submission is to train it, feed it and give it rest. A good book (qualifying the word good as in stimulating) is just as important as a good nap. A mind that's busy all the time is like a cluttered closet. What does your mind look like today?
This is why 360º living is so vital to a great life. The mind is a hosting ground for the contents of your heart and soul. Joyce Meyer in her bestselling book says that "the mind is the battlefield." Once we've lost in our mind, we've lost.
My daughter lost something we'd accidentally donated to charity. In her frustration she said out loud, "there's no way they'll give it back." I looked her square in the eye and said, "honey, if you really believe that, then it will be true." I called the manager and explained the situation; we got the item back the next day. This was a small issue, but a huge life lesson for a teenager who has to choose whether she will believe what she fears over what's true.
Part of the process of beating the mind into submission is to train it, feed it and give it rest. A good book (qualifying the word good as in stimulating) is just as important as a good nap. A mind that's busy all the time is like a cluttered closet. What does your mind look like today?
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