{"id":18090,"date":"2026-02-03T20:36:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T20:36:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.42ndgenerationfoundation.com\/achieversfaithdigest\/?p=18090"},"modified":"2026-02-10T20:37:37","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T20:37:37","slug":"gods-battle-axe-the-battle-of-the-mind-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.42ndgenerationfoundation.com\/achieversfaithdigest\/gods-battle-axe-the-battle-of-the-mind-2\/","title":{"rendered":"GOD&#8217;S BATTLE AXE: The BATTLE of\u00a0The\u00a0MIND!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><strong>GOD&#8217;S BATTLE AXE: The BATTLE of\u00a0The\u00a0MIND! &#8211;\u00a0Mark 5:1-20.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><i>&#8220;For God DID NOT GIVE us a spirit of TIMIDITY [of cowardice, of craven and cringing and fawning FEAR], but [He has given us a spirit] of power and of LOVE and of CALM and WELL-BALANCED MIND and DISCIPLINE and SELF-CONTROL&#8221;\u00a0<\/i><b>2 Timothy 1:7\/Amplified.<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\">Knowingly or unknowingly,\u00a0there&#8217;s\u00a0a battle and warfare that is ongoing in our minds twenty-four-seven. Unfortunately, the Church has sat on SPIRITUAL WARFARE for so long that we have lost a major BATTLE which I called &#8211; MENTAL WARFARE.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\">For\u00a0its\u00a0ones PICTURE that\u00a0determines\u00a0ones FUTURE. It is what you picture in the spirit of your MIND that\u00a0determines\u00a0what awaits you in the future. And the vitality for SOUND MIND can NEVER be over-emphasised\u00a0at all.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\">This is simply for these:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\u2666\" data-font=\"Courier New\" data-listid=\"8\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Courier New&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\u2666&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #339966;\">Your mind is certainly a gateway to your life, for every event of your life is\u00a0determined\u00a0in the mind.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\u2666\" data-font=\"Courier New\" data-listid=\"8\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Courier New&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\u2666&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #339966;\">Every captive is first arrested in the mind. And your Liberty (freedom) is\u00a0established\u00a0or lost in the MIND.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\u2666\" data-font=\"Courier New\" data-listid=\"7\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Courier New&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\u2666&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #339966;\">Your mind is the controller of your destiny.\u00a0Until you are able to keep your mind under\u00a0control,\u00a0your life is out of control.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\u2666\" data-font=\"Courier New\" data-listid=\"7\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Courier New&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\u2666&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #339966;\">As terrible as sin is, Jesus\u00a0established\u00a0that sin begins with a seed of thought<b>\u00a0(Matthew 5:27-30)<\/b>. All the devil does is to sell the thought. When you buy the thought, you become a victim of the act.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\u2666\" data-font=\"Courier New\" data-listid=\"7\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Courier New&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\u2666&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #339966;\">Nobody succeeds by chance; success begins with a thought. Nobody prospers just by effort. Every act of\u00a0prosperity\u00a0and\u00a0advancement in life has its source in the\u00a0hearted mind.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\u2666\" data-font=\"Courier New\" data-listid=\"7\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Courier New&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\u2666&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #339966;\">Until you begin to think differently things will not be different. Every GRACIOUS imagination\u00a0establishes\u00a0you, but every human philosophy that one falls for,\u00a0makes a captive of you. YOU ARE A PRODUCT OF YOUR THOUGHT LIFE. For as you THINK, so you BECOME.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\u2666\" data-font=\"Courier New\" data-listid=\"7\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Courier New&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\u2666&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #339966;\">Every EVIL that\u00a0came upon Job\u00a0began\u00a0with his imagination of it<b>\u00a0(Job 3:25).<\/b>\u00a0Every EVIL IMAGINATION is an express access for EVIL.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\u2666\" data-font=\"Courier New\" data-listid=\"7\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Courier New&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\u2666&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"6\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #339966;\">Right living begins with\u00a0right\u00a0thinking. Great living begins with great thinking and\u00a0great success\u00a0begins with\u00a0great success\u00a0thought. Hence,\u00a0you\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0reply\u00a0THOUGHTS with THOUGHTS but with WORDS.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\">FINALLY &#8211; Foreknowing the above and such likes, one can say that &#8211; until your mentality is corrected, your destiny is not secured. Satan has no access to your spirit, knowing it is in relationship and fellowship with the Father God; but he has access to your mind. It is the gateway to your life.\u00a0Therefore,\u00a0give no place to the devil or else he will give you\u00a0a direction.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\">You are GOD&#8217;S BATTLE AXE AND WEAPON OF WAR, do something &#8211; RENEWING the spirit of your mind by the WORD to remain SOUND-MINDED. That is the HOW to BATTLE in your MIND.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\">SCRIPTURAL THOUGHTS WORTH PONDERING IN CONTEXT:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><i>\u201cAnd be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the RENEWING of your MIND, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of\u00a0God\u201c\u00a0<\/i><b><i>Romans\u00a012:2.<\/i><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><i>\u201cAnd be RENEWED in the spirit of your MIND\u201d\u00a0<\/i><b>Ephesians 4:23.<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><i>\u201cFor God hath not given us the spirit of FEAR; but of power, and of love, and of a SOUND\u00a0MIND\u201c<\/i>\u00a0<b>2\u00a0Timothy 1:7.<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><i>&#8220;For as he THINKS in his heart, so is he [in behavior\u2014one who manipulates]. He says to you, \u201cEat and drink,\u201d Yet his heart is not with you [but it is begrudging the cost]&#8221;\u00a0<\/i><b>Proverbs 23:7.<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><i>\u201cFor though we walk in the flesh [as mortal men], we are not carrying on our [spiritual] warfare according to the flesh and using the WEAPONS of man. 4 The WEAPONS of our WARFARE are not physical [weapons of flesh and blood]. Our weapons are divinely powerful for the destruction of fortresses. 5 We are destroying sophisticated arguments and every exalted and proud thing that sets itself up against the [true] knowledge of God, and we are taking EVERY THOUGHT and purpose captive to the obedience of Christ, 6 being ready to punish every act of disobedience, when your own obedience [as a church] is complete&#8221;\u00a0<\/i><b>2 Corinthians 10:3-6 (Amplified).<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW34435201 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW34435201 BCX8\">Further Scriptural Reading: Mark 5:1-20<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW34435201 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><strong>REV. CHUKIE MORSI<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GOD&#8217;S BATTLE AXE: The BATTLE of\u00a0The\u00a0MIND! &#8211;\u00a0Mark 5:1-20.\u00a0 &#8220;For God DID NOT GIVE us a spirit of TIMIDITY [of cowardice, of craven and cringing and fawning FEAR], but [He has given us a spirit] of power and of LOVE and of CALM and WELL-BALANCED MIND and DISCIPLINE and SELF-CONTROL&#8221;\u00a02 Timothy 1:7\/Amplified.\u00a0 Knowingly or unknowingly,\u00a0there&#8217;s\u00a0a battle [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1780],"tags":[3847,3844,3850,3291,3782,3846,2406,3842,3843,3849,3848,3845,3773,2825],"class_list":{"0":"post-18090","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-social-media-wisdom-nugget-publication","7":"tag-battle-2","8":"tag-battleaxe","9":"tag-captive","10":"tag-freedom-2","11":"tag-liberty-2","12":"tag-mind-2","13":"tag-renew","14":"tag-renewingthemind","15":"tag-spiritmind","16":"tag-thinking","17":"tag-thought-2","18":"tag-warfare-2","19":"tag-winningways","20":"tag-word-2","21":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.42ndgenerationfoundation.com\/achieversfaithdigest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18090","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.42ndgenerationfoundation.com\/achieversfaithdigest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.42ndgenerationfoundation.com\/achieversfaithdigest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.42ndgenerationfoundation.com\/achieversfaithdigest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.42ndgenerationfoundation.com\/achieversfaithdigest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18090"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.42ndgenerationfoundation.com\/achieversfaithdigest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18090\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18092,"href":"https:\/\/www.42ndgenerationfoundation.com\/achieversfaithdigest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18090\/revisions\/18092"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.42ndgenerationfoundation.com\/achieversfaithdigest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18090"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.42ndgenerationfoundation.com\/achieversfaithdigest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18090"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.42ndgenerationfoundation.com\/achieversfaithdigest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18090"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}