THE BLESSINGS OF A SOUND MIND
Dear conqueror in Christ:
I join you today with immense gratitude to urge you to use your God-given sound mind. Modern psychology has demonstrated that the mind creates and controls a range of functions that drives our every day lives. They include perception, attention, memory, language, thinking, emotions and reasoning including taking physical actions to achieve our goals. God knows well to give us a right mind: ”For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.“ (2 Tim 1:7). Let’s consider how a sound mind works to promote our well-being.
A sound mind handles with utmost satisfaction all the cognitive functions for our psychological and social adaptation. According to a well known maxim “The mind is a beautiful servant and a dangerous master.” A sound mind is a beautiful servant acting as self-control through the Holy Spirit. It enables us to rule over our passions and emotions. A sound mind is self-disciplined. It’s well trained to act in accordance with divine laws and commandments. It drives our thinking and behavior. Finally a sound mind ultimately results in good judgment. It enables us to make decisions in harmony with God’s word for our welfare. Make then every effort to use a sound mind for your life.
Excelsior
Bishop Leon