Protecting the Mind

Psalm 140:7 - “O God the Lord, the strength of my salvation, You have covered my head in the day of battle."

The psalmist was well aware when he wrote this regarding the vulnerability of the head in battle. Jesus also understood this truth when he stated in the Lord's Prayer that we should pray "not to be led into temptation, but to be delivered from evil" (Matthew 6:13). The battle is fought in the mind and that is where it will be won or lost. Our heart will inevitably be the keeper of whatever spoils we win or lose for the Kingdom of God.

Are we winning the battle today? Have we surrendered our thoughts and affections to things above and not to the things of the earth? Paul tell us "whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things" (Philippians 4:8). However, we must make sure we are asking the Lord for His help, otherwise it becomes merely trying to create "mind over matter." Conversely, if we mind the things of God, what truly matters will manifest and grant us the victory, without exception.