A Powerful Prayer To Set Your Heart and Mind On Christ | A Blessed Morning Prayer To Start Your Day

[Music] saints of God we need to guard our Spirits we need to guard our minds and our hearts we are bombarded with all kinds of influences all kinds of temptations there are all kinds of evil forces vying for our attention vying for an opportunity to enter our lives and wreak havoc we need to guard our hearts our minds eyes and ears because these are all gateways they're gateways into our lives I believe we need the Holy Spirit now more so than ever with the help of the Holy Spirit we can have discernment we can identify

that this is something deceptive with the help of the Holy Spirit we can discern if something appears to be of God but it really is glorifying other things other things that aren't of God Like This World Pride and pleasure we need guidance from the Holy Spirit on how to navigate this life while protecting our faith our joy our mind State even I say this because we have to be honest and we have to be real everything on television isn't good for your soul everything you listen to isn't edifying you everyone you come across is not

good for you the deception of the devil is that he wants to lure us into a false sense of security he wants you to see something that is evil but believe that it is harmless entertainment the devil wants you to see something that will plant seeds of lust but he'll want you to compromise and say that's just a movie that's not real well it may be just a movie but it certainly plants seeds in your mind the Battleground is the mind and so we need to be diligent when it comes to what goes on between

our ears the bottom line is regardless of how bad or messed up you think your situation is you are not forsaken 1 John 4:4 says Little Children You are from God and have overcome them for he who is in you is greater than he who is in the world Saints the one who is in you the one who's in your heart the one who has called Jesus Christ he is powerful he's more powerful than the one who is in the the world now if you really knew this if you really believed this if you are

convicted that Jesus Christ your lord and savior is greater than he who is in the world if you believe this then you would be confident in every battle you would be confident even when you're under attack 2 Corinthians 10: 3-6 for though we walk in the flesh we do not war according to the flesh for the weapons of our Warfare are not carnal But Mighty in God for pulling down strongholds casting down arguments and every High thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God bringing every thought into captivity to The Obedience of Christ and

being ready to punish all Disobedience when your obedience is fulfilled verse 5 says bringing every thought into captivity to The Obedience of Christ this means every thought in your life should be restrained it should be bound under the rulership of Jesus Christ the Bible says in Proverbs 23:7 for as he thinks in his heart so is he eat and drink he says to you but his heart is not with you as you think in your heart so are you a lot of people are victims of their own thoughts they are victims of their own thought

patterns and sometimes it's not that God won't work in our lives or it's not that he won't move or break down doors in our lives but rather it's the fact that we lack faith when you la faith and allow doubt to fester in your mind and in your heart this in turn creates these negative and often destructive ways of thinking now the Bible in Colossians 3:2 says set your mind on things above not on things on the earth I find it compelling that the Bible says set your mind we're being told to put our minds

in a place where we dwell on heaven things we're being told to position our minds to dwell on Heavenly things set your mind on things above doing this establishes a Godly pattern of thinking so ask yourself why do I think the way I do do my thoughts line up with the word of God do you pay attention to what you're thinking do you pay attention to the kind of thoughts that you dwell on the things that influence your thinking I'd like to encourage you to take your thought life very seriously now let's pray Lord Jesus

we come to you now giving you honor and glory and praise God you're worthy of all our praise you're worthy of our adoration you're worthy of all glory god and father as we come to you today we come reflecting on your word Lord your word tells me that I should bring every thought into captivity to The Obedience of Christ Lord Jesus I pray that you would help in this aspect of my life help me to guard my thought life every sinful thought Lord help me to bring it into captivity for every impure thought for every

selfish thought Lord I pray that you would help me to restrain these thoughts and cast them down May the Holy Spirit help me to set my mind on things above many times Lord my natural eyes will only see the mountain or the Giants of impossibilities all around me but I pray that you would open my spiritual eyes open my spiritual eyes so that I can see the angels that encamp around me so that I can see the favor and Grace that you've placed over my life I pray that the Holy Spirit would fill me with

boldness and courage remind me that I am no longer a slave to fear but I am a child of God and I've not been given a spirit of fear but of power love and a sound mind help us to realize Lord Jesus that a true righteous way of living is what you describe in Matthew 16: 24-2 your word says then Jesus told his disciples if anyone would come after me let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me for whoever would save his life will lose it but whoever loses his life for

my sake will find it Lord Jesus you call us to deny ourselves and set side selfish interest you call us to take up our cross meaning we need to express a willingness to endure whatever may come for your sake God give us hearts and Minds that are committed to following you give us hearts and Minds that seek to exalt your name always Lord give us a spirit of humility where we say more of you and less of me God give us a spirit that desires to be used by you Lord Jesus but only if it

brings you the glory only if it brings you the praise Lord Jesus in agreement with everyone listening We Praise You Lord we adore you and we worship you because you Lord were the one who was hurt you were the one who suffered because of our sins you were wounded for our wrongdoing Jesus you endured incredible pain for us and the blood that you shed was for our healing that blood that you shed is for our healing right now Lord I Thank you for the blood I thank you for the blood that you shed King Jesus

so that we could be protected so that our families could be protected so that our children and loved ones can be protected Lord Jesus I thank you for the blood that covers Us the precious blood that Shields Us from Evil the Bible says in 1 Corinthians 15: 3-4 for I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the scripture scriptures that he was buried that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the scriptures Lord Jesus we Rejoice because you have risen

from the dead Our Savior has defeated death and we serve a living God we Rejoice that you are all powerful we Rejoice that you are a God who can resurrect and restore Lord Jesus we give you all the glory all the pr praise and all the honor I call on your name King Jesus to be our rescue be our Banner of Hope Lord you are the reason why we are more than conquerors you Lord Jesus are the reason why no weapon that is formed against us will prosper Lord I pray that your presence would always

be with me may your presence surround me always watch over my steps Lord and while I don't know what's ahead I pray that you will go before me and give me the grace to conquer whatever comes my way Lord I Thank you be exalted and be lifted High master I thank you for listening to my prayer in the name of Jesus Christ I pray and I count it all done amen little children you are from God and have overcome them for he who is in you is greater than he who is in the [Music] world

for though we walk in the flesh we do not war according to the flesh for the weapons of our Warfare are not carnal But Mighty in God for pulling down strongholds casting down arguments and every High thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God bringing every thought into captivity to The Obedience of Christ and being ready to punish all Disobedience when your obedience is fulfilled verse 5 says bringing every thought into captivity to The Obedience of Christ for as he thinks in his heart so is he eat and drink he says to you but

his heart is not with you set your mind on things above not on things on the [Music] earth then Jesus told his disciples if anyone would come after me let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me for whoever would save his life will lose it but whoever loses his life for my sake will find [Music] it if then you were raised with Christ seek those things which are above where Christ is sitting at the right hand of God set your mind on things above not on on things on the earth for

you died and your life is hidden with Christ in God when Christ who is our life appears then you also will appear with him in glory