The Mind of the Spirit
Taken from My Time with God by Joyce Meyer
....The mind of the [Holy] Spirit is life and [soul] peace [both now and forever]. Romans 8:6
The mind is a beautiful thing. Thoughts are constantly running through it, and they minister life or death to us, depending on which ones we choose to keep.
One of the ways that God speaks to us is through our thoughts, but of course we cannot assume that every thought we have is from God. How can we discern which ones are and which ones are not? The mind of the flesh (or our carnal nature) is "sense and reason without the Holy Spirit" (see Romans 8:6 [AMP]) and it produces thoughts that are filled with death. These thoughts produce every kind of misery known to man. But thoughts from God minister life and peace to us.
When we truly know the character of God, we quickly recognize thoughts of the Spirit because they are filled with the fruits of the Spirit. For example, God often gives me thoughts of things I can do for other people, and as I meditate on those thoughts, I sense joy and enthusiasm. At times I have thoughts running through my mind of something a family member or friend is not doing for me that I think they should do, and those thoughts begin to make me angry and unhappy, so I definitely know they are not "God thoughts".
I woke up this morning and lay in bed for a while pondering how the quality of my life today would depend on the thoughts I choose to think, and I want to remind you to join me in maintaining a beautiful mind that is filled with thoughts of the Spirit that minister life.
Prayer: Father, please help me think thoughts that You approve of and quickly cast down the ones that You don't approve of. Thank You!
Last Updated: August 3, 2026
