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RESET YOUR MIND

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RESET YOUR MIND

Reset - Part 1 of 5

June 6, 2021 | Gabe Kolstad | @gabekolstad

1 And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him. 2 Don’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 learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect. -Romans 12:1-2 (NLT)

God is far more interested in changing your MIND 

than in changing your CIRCUMSTANCES.

Why Reset Your Mind?


  • Because your THOUGHTS control your LIFE

Be careful how you think. Your life is shaped by your thoughts…”

-Proverbs 4:23 (TEV)

  • Because your biggest BATTLES are in your BRAIN

I love to do God’s will so far as my new nature is concerned; but there is something else deep within me, in my lower nature, that is at war with my mind and wins the fight and makes me a slave to the sin that is still within me. In my mind I want to be God’s willing servant, but instead I find myself still enslaved to sin.    -Romans 7:22-23 (TLB)

  • Because it’s the key to PEACE and HAPPINESS


So letting your sinful nature control your mind leads to death. But letting the Spirit control your mind leads to life and peace. -Romans 8:6 (NLT)

1. I must FEED my mind the TRUTH

But Jesus told him, “No! The Scriptures say, ‘People do not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.”

-Matthew 4:4 (NLT)

2. I must FREE my mind from DESTRUCTIVE thoughts

Those 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. -Romans 8:5 (NLT)


3. I must FOCUS my mind on the RIGHT things

Think about the things of heaven, not the things of earth.    

-Colossians 3:2 (NLT)

Take the Self-Control Challenge

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For Reflection & Discussion:

  • What’s one thought you need to move to the trash this week?

  • When you think about peace & happiness in your life, what would need to happen in order to have them?

  • How could you take your next step in saturating your mind with Scripture so you can experience a true reset?

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