Do not be conformed to this world (this age), [fashioned after
and adapted to its external, superficial customs], but be transformed (changed)
by the [entire] renewal of your mind [by its new ideals and its new attitude],
so that you may prove [for yourselves] what is the good and acceptable and
perfect will of God, even the thing which is good and acceptable and
perfect [in His sight for you].
ولا تشاكلوا هذا الدهر. بل تغيّروا عن شكلكم بتجديد اذهانكم
لتختبروا ما هي ارادة الله الصالحة المرضية الكاملة.
Romans 12:2 Amplified Bible (AMP)
The Parable of the Growing Seed
And He said,
“The kingdom
of God is as if a man should scatter seed on the ground, and should sleep by
night and rise by day, and the seed should sprout and grow, he himself does not
know how. 28 For the earth yields crops by itself: first the
blade, then the head, after that the full grain in the head. But when the grain
ripens, immediately he puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come.”
وَقَالَ:
«إِنَّ مَلَكُوتَ اللهِ يُشَبَّهُ بِإِنْسَانٍ يُلْقِي الْبِذَارَ عَلَى الأَرْضِ،
ثُمَّ يَنَامُ لَيْلاً وَيَقُومُ
نَهَاراً فِيمَا الْبِذَارُ يَطْلُعُ وَيَنْمُو، وَهُوَ لاَ يَدْرِي كَيْفَ
يَحْدُثُ الأَمْرُ.
فَالأَرْضُ مِنْ ذَاتِهَا تُعْطِي
الثَّمَرَ، فَتُطْلِعُ أَوَّلاً عُشْبَةً، ثُمَّ سُنْبُلَةً، ثُمَّ قَمْحاً مِلْءَ
السُّنْبُلَةِ.
وَلَكِنْ حَالَمَا يَنْضَجُ
الثَّمَرُ، يُعْمِلُ فِيهِ الْمِنْجَلَ إِذْ يَكُونُ الْحَصَادُ قَدْ حَانَ».
Mark
4:26-29
The "ground" is a metaphor for the
"garden" of the ‘subconscious mind’ where seeds, are sown, either
consciously or unconsciously.
The
fertile ground of the ‘subconscious mind’ never judges which seeds are
"good" and which seeds are "bad", the garden of the
‘subconscious mind’ will accept, nurture and bring the seeds to fruition regardless,
even though "he himself does not know how".
So
the fertile "ground" of the ‘subconscious mind’ is where either
"good" seeds are sown, or "bad" seeds are unconsciously
sown by reacting to events perceived by the senses, resulting in
"weeds" cluttering up the life of the person. Jesus goes on to say "But when the fruit is brought forth, immediately he
puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come."
In
summary, this parable may be used to teach the great truth about the existence
of the fertile garden of the ‘subconscious mind’, and its infinite powers to
accept a "seed", a Thought Form, particularly just before sleep or in
an altered state of consciousness, and to do whatever needs to be done to bring
the seed to fruition where it can be experienced, although most people still
"do not know how".
In the last devotions I wrote:
In the next 10 devotions I will share with you 10
steps to detoxify the brain. I am learning about these steps and learning to
apply them.
These steps
are adapted from a book by Dr. Caroline Leaf, a Christian author, and other
teachings I learned.
Step 1: Consciously Control
Your Thoughts
Step 2: Frame Your World
with Your Words
Step 3: Express Those
Emotions
Step 4: Take Responsibility
and Take Control
The mind is like a flow of information as it moves
among the cells, organs and systems of the body. Information flow is
metacognitive (beyond consciousness), yet it impacts the conscious level.
Research
shows that the metacognitive level is responsible for 90% of what’s happening
in the mind, and the cognitive level is responsible for only 10%.
Your individuality implies and carries with it the
taking of responsibility for your actions: you must consciously force the
metacognitive and cognitive levels to interact. You can do this by consciously
thinking about what is in your mind which allows you literally to access
the psychosomatic (body-mind) network where your memories are stored and
redirect them. Start by bringing your awareness to past experiences and
conditioning, and then lay the groundwork so that you can grow new memories
over the old ones. Ask God to help you through prayer.
Proverbs 23:7
bringing every thought into captivity to the
obedience of Christ.
2 Corinthians 10: 5
casting down arguments and every
high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into
captivity to the obedience of Christ,
هادمين ظنونا وكل
علو يرتفع ضد معرفة الله ومستأسرين كل فكر الى طاعة المسيح
One of the recipients of the series on
‘renewing my mind’ gave me feedback which I would like to share as it may help
us all:
“Until each one of us
realizes how many thoughts go through the mind in a minute and makes a
conscious decision to watch that flow nothing will happen. I personally need to quieten my mind and talk myself into
doing that - almost like a meditation exercise. Then when I am in
that concentrating/reflective mode I am able to listen to The Holy Spirit
and the voice from within.
It is a long journey and
non-stop awareness, practise, honesty and feedback to yourself and it is
easy to fall into the wrong trap or let go and be captive to the wrong
thought sometime simply to avoid work or effort for the right thought.
I always repeat a mantra
"as you think so shall you be" starting my day with messages to
myself setting the day up for me. Thanking God, asking for blessings and help
to guide and control the day and that alone gives a silent message to the mind
and the brain that all is good and God is in control and is blessing all and
every bit within me."
Jesus Loves you
In Him,Wagdi Henein
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