Our gifts and talents have been given to us by God. Give God all your abilities and where you’re weakest for God to use. How to meditate on God’s word: think it over, memorize it.
The Word of God is alive and active and doesn’t change. It will change our lives as we read it, memorize it, meditate and get it into our unconscious minds.
The definition of girding up your mind is ready to work. We won’t always understand why God is calling us to obey Him, but it is so He can do His work in our lives.
Summary of 1 Thessalonians 5. Live your life in a way that you are ready for Christ’s return. The hope of the Second Coming makes a difference in my attitude towards everything else in my life. The Holy Spirit makes the presence of Jesus real.
Be on the job for God, alert and open to the Holy Spirit’s leading. Live in an atomosphere of constant prayer and commitment to him. Summary of “the meaning of a saved mind.”
A sober mind is one that has been saved through the grace of God, a saved mind. Reprogram your thoughts by memorizing scripture. Engage in the warfare of righteousness with the proper equipment.
A sound mind focused on God’s Word is vital for all people, and pastors especially. Fill your mind with God’s Word, then live it and share it with others.