Battling the Mind, Quenching the Thirst
I woke up this morning with the battle of the mind still raging… arrrggghhh. I’ve let the “infection” go on too long, and now it feels like I need several doses of double “dynamite” to remove this stronghold. So, I got up and went straight to Beth’s book Praying God’s Word. The Lord spoke to me in a powerful way through one of her reflections:
“Why does God allow us to spend so much of life in the heat of battle? Because He never meant for us to sip His Spirit like a proper cup of tea. He meant for us to hold our sweating heads over the fountain and lap up His life with unquenchable thirst.”
Wow. I had to read that several times before it began to sink into my spirit. Then I had to set the book down and just meditate on it. Tears filled my eyes as I realized—this is exactly what I’ve been doing. I’ve been driven to Him, desperate to quench my thirst and longing for the peace and victory that only He can give. Lord, You are amazing.
As I thought more about strongholds, it struck me that maybe there’s more to this battle of the mind than I’ve recognized. Why do I keep struggling with the same things again and again? Perhaps there’s a deeper root—unforgiveness, pride, or something hidden—that I haven’t yet uncovered. It’s like an infection that keeps returning if you don’t take the full course of medicine.
Lord, if there is something hidden that I need to address, please reveal it to me by Your Holy Spirit, so that it can be removed completely. In Jesus’ name, amen.
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