Battlefield of the Mind
Chapter One
The Mind
Is the Battlefield
For we are not wrestling with flesh and blood [contending only
with physical opponents], but against the despotisms, against the
powers, against [the master spirits who are] the world rulers of
this present darkness, against the spirit forces of wickedness in
the heavenly (supernatural) Sphere
EPHESIANS 6:12
From this Scripture we see that we are in a war. A careful study of
this verse informs us that our warfare is not with other human
beings but with the devil and his demons. Our enemy, Satan, attempts
to defeat us with strategy and deceit, through well-laid plans and
deliberate deception.
The devil is a liar. Jesus called him ... the father of lies and of
all that is false (John 8:44.) He lies to you and me. He tells us
things about ourselves, about other people and about circumstances
that are just not true. He does not, however, tell us the entire lie
all at one time.
He begins by bombarding our mind with a cleverly devised pattern of
little nagging thoughts, suspicions, doubts, fears, wonderings,
reasonings and theories. ... read full excerpt from: Battlefield of the Mind: Winning the Battle in Your Mind ebook
