Battlefield of the Mind Chap 7-8

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This is a study on the book of "Battlefield of the Mind" by Joyce Meyer. Please read chapters 7-8 (Think About What You're Thinking About & When Is My Mind Normal). Read the scripture below before answering questions:

Chapter 7

1. Read Psalm 119:15; Psalm 1:3

What are we to spend our time thinking about or meditating on? How will this benefit us?

2. Read Mark 4:24

A. What does this statement tell us: “The more time we spend thinking about the Word we read and hear, the more power and ability we will have to do it – the more revelation knowledge we will have about what we have read or heard”?

B. Why aren't most Christians living victorious lives?

3. Read Psalm 1:1,2; Proverbs 4:20

How do we attend to God's Word?

4. Read Joshua 1:8

A. If you want to be successful and prosper in all your dealings, the Bible says you must _____.

B. How does the devil control people's lives?

5. Read Ephesians 2:3

A. The Apostle Paul warns us that we are not to be governed by _____ or to obey ______.

B. Why must we think about what we are thinking about?

6. Read Psalm 48:9; Psalm 143:4,5

What was King David's response to his feelings of depression and gloom?

7. Read Romans 12:2

Why is renewing our minds so vital? And to what should our minds be renewed?

Chapter 8

1. Read Ephesians 1:17,18

What does the “eyes of the heart” describe?

2. Read 1 Corinthians 2:11

A. What comparison can be made between a person's own spirit and the Holy Spirit?

B. What is one of the purposes of the Holy Spirit?

C. How is this purpose of the Holy Spirit accomplished?

D. Why does the Holy Spirit function this way?

E. Why is it important that our minds be enlightened concerning what is going on in our spirits?

3. Read 1 Kings 19:11,12 KJV

How dos God speak to us most of the time?

4. Read 1 Corinthians 14:15

How did Paul say he prayed?

5. Read 1 Corinthians 14:13,14

How does praying in the spirit and interpretation of tongues illustrate the principle of “mind aiding spirit”?

6. Read Isaiah 26:3

A. Why does the devil want to overload and overwork your mind by filling it with every kind of wrong thought?

B. What condition should the mind be in?

Optional questions: Is there anything that you have read that you think is not consistent with scripture? / Is there anything you read that you don't understand? You will have one week to read the 2 chapters and send your answers to your partners. Partners will depend on how many sign up, but for now I will put it to 4, and if more sign up I will up the partners! Please let me know if you have any questions.