THE TRUTH AND YOUR MIND

We have thoughts (the mind), feelings (the emotion), and truth (the will).

Your mind is a powerful thing.

For example, you’re depressed. Why are you depressed? You have depressing thoughts. Eventually, it becomes a cycle. I mean, you keep telling yourself: You’re a loser, a failure, a selfish person, a inconsiderate person, and etc. You are trap. Simple, right?

Then, once you fill yourself with negative thoughts and later, you become insecure of who you are in this world. So, in order to ensure yourself from insecurity, you would try to define yourself professionally. You identify yourself to be the best teacher, best businessman, best lover, and so on… Yet if you hold that identity and failed to be the best, your life also falls apart. Soon enough, it affects your actions on other people. It will show that you are extremely in depression of everything and just mope around. They say you need pills (such as Prozac) to make you better but it’s all in your mind, to make yourself better. You rely on that pill instead of relying yourself to make you better. The pill will be only temporary fix. It is the same reply alcohol. If you are depressed and drink your way out, the alcoholic beverage is only temporary fix.

The Genesis Ch.32 describes what Jacob is. Jacob lived out his name as a deceitful man. He would rob, steal or do anything to get what he wants. He cheated his way of life. Of course, he meets Jesus and his name has been changed to Israel. Why? Well, Israel means prince of God, child of God. He is no longer Jacob, a deceitful man but a prince of God.

So, living by faith is using your mind, a thinking process. For me as a believer, look at yourself of who you are base on what God said to you. Identity is by the Creator, not the opinions of others or even you. Many people questioned who is Jesus? And eventually, who am I? You need to know what God had said because it does concern you. Let’s say you want a successful marriage or relationship but will your marriage or relationship be based on feelings? If so, man, my sweetie and I would be broken up a long time ago. We would be in our separate ways. LOL. Example: If the wife doesn’t want to take out the trash and ask the husband to do it. Will he do it? Of course, he will. He didn’t feel like it, but he did it for her. He isn’t whipped by his wife or trained like a dog (these are opinions from others) but he “knows” the action upon it will help establish the true meaning of marriage/relationship. It’s a 2 way street, though. So, this relates to 2 Cor. 10:5 (NIV) that says “We demolish arguments, and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.”

In my workplace (front desk receptionist), I experienced a guest who doesn’t put emotions on anything. This guest is so emotionless that it drives me bananas. When I ask how’s your day so far, sir, do you like this weather, sir, or So, what do you think about the Lakers, sir? He would always have an answer with no expression from his face. The emotion doesn’t kick in him and questioned, what’s wrong with him? I mean, by the action of willing to listen and responding to my questions, he seems that he truly does care what I say.

It’s like hearing the word in the church, your heart is bubbling inside, full of fire but you tend to not express it. It’s there but you are emotionless. It’s okay to do so, not to express it. Some of us, the emotions are broken inside of you. Remember, the truth doesn’t depend on emotions, anyways. It’s not being so religious or spiritual individual after church, but to be living in faith, live out your name, live out being a child of God.

I learned the Bible verse of John 8:32 (NIV):^"Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free." It says you “know” the truth, and the truth will set you free." It’s not you “feel” the truth, and the truth will set you free. Maybe it’s best to go backwards of our thoughts (the mind), feelings (the emotion), and truth (the will). By knowing the truth first (the will), you will act upon it (the emotion), and later, let the emotions enslave to your will (the mind).