How can I discipline my mind to think more like God? - Thoughts - TouchPoints

Psalm 51:10Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a right spirit within me.

1 Corinthians 2:16How could they? For, “Who can know what the Lord is thinking? Who can give him counsel?” But we can understand these things, for we have the mind of Christ.

Psalm 101:4I will reject perverse ideas and stay away from every evil.

Proverbs 2:1-2My child, listen to me and treasure my instructions. Tune your ears to wisdom, and concentrate on understanding.

Joshua 1:8Study this Book of the Law continually. Meditate on it day and night so you may be sure to obey all that is written in it. Only then will you succeed.

Romans 12:2Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will know what God wants you to do, and you will know how good and pleasing and perfect his will really is.

Philippians 4:8And now, dear brothers and sisters, let me say one more thing as I close this letter. Fix your thoughts on what is true and honorable and right. Think about things that are pure and lovely and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise.

We can make a deliberate commitment to seek the help of the Holy Spirit to regularly cleanse our minds of sinful thoughts and renew our minds with healthy thoughts.

Psalm 19:14May the words of my mouth and the thoughts of my heart be pleasing to you, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.

Psalm 26:2Put me on trial, Lord, and cross-examine me. Test my motives and affections.

Psalm 139:23Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my thoughts.

Philippians 3:12-13I don't mean to say that I have already achieved these things or that I have already reached perfection. But I press on to possess that perfection for which Christ Jesus first possessed me. [13] No, dear brothers and sisters, I have not achieved it, but I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead,

Philippians 1:6And I am certain that God, who began the good work within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns.

Developing a more disciplined mind is a process, but we can take comfort that God will continue to work in us. When we fall, we can always get up with new resolve, knowing God accepts our repentance and will provide us strength to continue. In time, if we keep ourselves open to his work in our hearts, we will become more like him.

Proverbs 24:33A little extra sleep, a little more slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest-

Galatians 5:7-9You were running the race so well. Who has held you back from following the truth? [8] It certainly isn't God, for he is the one who called you to freedom. [9] This false teaching is like a little yeast that spreads through the whole batch of dough!

Job 31:1"I made a covenant with my eyes not to look with lust at a young woman.

Ephesians 5:3Let there be no sexual immorality, impurity, or greed among you. Such sins have no place among God's people.

James 1:14-15Temptation comes from our own desires, which entice us and drag us away. [15] These desires give birth to sinful actions. And when sin is allowed to grow, it gives birth to death.

Allowing a small indulgence to sin in our thought life gives sin a foothold. Once sin has that leverage over us, the battle against temptation becomes a more dangerous fight. We should stand firm against allowing even a hint of sin’s deception to grow in our hearts.

Colossians 2:21-23“Don’t handle, don’t eat, don’t touch.” Such rules are mere human teaching about things that are gone as soon as we use them. These rules may seem wise because they require strong devotion, humility, and severe bodily discipline. But they have no effect when it comes to conquering a person’s evil thoughts and desires.

Romans 8:5-6Those who are dominated by the sinful nature think about sinful things, but those who are controlled by the Holy Spirit think about things that please the Spirit. If your sinful nature controls your mind, there is death. But if the Holy Spirit controls your mind, there is life and peace.

1 Chronicles 28:9And Solomon, my son, get to know the God of your ancestors. Worship and serve him with your whole heart and with a willing mind. For the Lord sees every heart and understands and knows every plan and thought. If you seek him, you will find him. But if you forsake him, he will reject you forever.

Jeremiah 31:33“But this is the new covenant I will make with the people of Israel on that day,” says the Lord. “I will put my laws in their minds, and I will write them on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people.”

Titus 3:3-7Once we, too, were foolish and disobedient. We were misled by others and became slaves to many wicked desires and evil pleasures. Our lives were full of evil and envy. We hated others, and they hated us. But then God our Savior showed us his kindness and love. He saved us, not because of the good things we did, but because of his mercy. He washed away our sins and gave us a new life through the Holy Spirit. He generously poured out the Spirit upon us because of what Jesus Christ our Savior did. He declared us not guilty because of his great kindness. And now we know that we will inherit eternal life.

1 Corinthians 2:10-11But we know these things because God has revealed them to us by his Spirit, and his Spirit searches out everything and shows us even God’s deep secrets. No one can know what anyone else is really thinking except that person alone, and no one can know God’s thoughts except God’s own Spirit.

Matthew 22:37Jesus replied, “‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.’”

Romans 13:14But let the Lord Jesus Christ take control of you, and don’t think of ways to indulge your evil desires.

A disciplined mind will not come by just obeying rules or growing our willpower. It will come from seeking God’s supernatural help in disciplining our minds.