Dealing with the mind of men Their are those who simple do not want to be set free or change, but I have found with several question and answers, most of their problems are rooted in legalism. The mind is very complex and only God has the full understanding of the human conscious. I have studied books and heard much teaching, yet I am convinced that only the power of God's grace can set a person free of themselves and legalism. Grace will always lead people to God as their source and strength. Remember God created it all. He knows the beginning from the end. All of creation as well as earth's history is directed to the saving power of Christ and the work of the cross. There is no one in all of humanity past and present that is exempt from this truth. If this is true then the answers of life and emotional stability rest in the name of Jesus Christ! Yes, it is interesting to try to get into the human heart but we must be careful that we do not try to take God's place. The sub conscious stores much information about us as a person. Change of mind will and emotion can only come when we allow God's grace to approach our insecurities on the bases of love. The doors of the mind have tight security locks of hurts, mistrust and disappointments. Many may never know complete freedom from these emotions due to the fear of experiencing them again. Yet by not trusting God, they only build walls higher and deeper in the heart, legalism! Grace our victory These walls or stronghold's can become fortress to contend with! To bring a person to the place of allowing demolition takes trust, and that can only come from someone who really cares. Of coarse this can only be God, then hopefully a vessel or servant of God who is yielded and can His voice through the frequencies of grace! The amazing thing about grace is she will approach with conviction that never gives guilt or condemnation. Always comforts and exhorts and understands the dilemma of the problem with the assurance that she has the answer. She never controls but always leads into the arms of a father whose love never rejects or turns us away. Simply grace never quit on you! Legalism does the opposite! It will always present guilt and condemnation and makes one feel like they have not done enough, It controls with a convicting attitude of inferiority and present standards that only bring us back to our bondage again. As a councilor, legalism makes us co-dependent on our emotions and feelings and eventually leads us back around to the dark pit of itself, legalism.
Copyright 2002 by Roxy J Nolin
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