It’s All in Your Mind

j ] J ~ 17 ~ glwtkintt u~ . (j.cd hoJ.h nbl giJun lU lJu. LP,i1i1 o/. / RLJ.ll, · h.ui o/. ~ and o/ ~ «.n.d o/. a .wmul mind."' 2 Timothy 1:7 This book has drawn your attention to the biblical subject of your mind. Conversation is a total-man experience. It is sad that, for years, conversation and salvation have been for the soul and eternity, which is vitally necessary, but has left the Christian to flounder in his earthly walk. Perhaps it has taken the present day trend to at last highlight the fact that believers have problems. And possibly, the openness of the age has encouraged believers to seek help. But this book is prayerfully written that believers might see that God is interested in their minds and their emotions. No doubt passages have sparked controversy but, more than ever today, we need not only converted hearts but converted minds. The believer's soul and eternity is secure in Jesus Christ, my Savior; however, Satan delights in tormenting the believer's mind and emotions. Timothy was a timid young man. He had problems. No doubt he leaned on Paul, and when he became separated from Paul, Timothy became upset, possibly even to the e.Ktent that it caused him physical problems. Second Timothy 1:6 is an intriguing verse. "70/ttnJtJ.R ;]. pal lh.tt i.n nmun.lwnn.tt llwl thou u1¥. up, llu gi/l oJ (J.od , tDltiJt u i.n thtt." To me, this verse speaks of continuous revival. This shows our responsibility as believers. Paul said to Timothy, "Thou." Believers are to do certain things themselves. If Timothy was commanded to do it, then God would not do it. The responsibility was on Timothy's shoulders. Paul commanded Timothy to "stir up." He said to Timothy, "You mix it up. You give it a stab. You use the knife. You do the turning around," We as Christians detest to do anything ourselves. I personally believe that Timothy was the type of personality that sat back and waited for God to do things. Our problem in verse six is the phrase, "Jiu. gJ/1 oJ .(jnd." I believe Paul was speaking to Timothy about the gift of the Holy Spirit. What Paul wrote to Timothy, by the Holy Spirit, must be applicable to us. He exhorts us to "w up, Liu gi/f, o/ fµ,d wltiek u in [us]." If the gift of God in verse six is defined or described in verse seven, there is a threefold gift or there are three gifts, and they belong to every believer. Whether there are n