Tag: Mind Over Matter

Matthew 13:13 “Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand.” “Mind over matter” is understanding with our heart and not just with the mind. Heart is the home of the Holy Spirit. Understanding the scriptures through our mind, is accumulating information and human analysis, whereas understanding with our heart is through divine revelation. The...

Genesis 11:6 The Lord said, “If as one people speaking the same language they have begun to do this, then nothing they plan to do will be impossible for them. The mind, emotions and the will of man are the three compartments in the human soul. The thoughts that are energised by emotions are ignited...

John 10:27a “My sheep hear my voice, and I know them”. Our mind becomes the student of the voice it entertains. There are three voices that constantly converse with us. The voice of the Holy Spirit, the demonic noise and our own human voice. The struggle is to distinguish between the three and choose to...

1 Thessalonians 5:8 Let us be sober, having put on the breastplate of faith and love, and as a helmet, the hope of salvation. The best recommended materials for helmets are polycarbonate plastic or fibreglass. The hard outer surface protects the head from head injury. Similarly, the “Hope of Salvation” is the best recommended headgear...

James 1:8 “A double-minded man is unstable in all his ways”. Human mind is a very intelligent coherent cognitive device inbuilt in us. It can recognise words, feelings, logics, motives, voices, sounds, tones and temperaments. However, the coherence and cognitive functions of the minds can be messed up by erratic feelings, external circumstances, ecstasy, misery,...

Proverbs 23:7 For as he thinks within himself, so is he. Harvard University Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience Lab has proved that more than 60% of the conversations we have are with “ourselves”.  We are constantly in a dialogue with our mind as the human mind is a womb. Thoughts are seeds planted in the womb...

Proverbs 23:7 As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he. Modern translation of the above verse is “change your thoughts and you will change your world”.  Disciplining our “mind over matter” will leverage our understanding on mind-centric doctrines, principles and theologies. It simply advocates that thoughts, perceptions, feelings, wills and reasoning will rule the...