"Battle For The Mind" by David Holden

Book Review“Battle For The Mind” by David Holden

“You are what you think” – your actions are determined by your thinking. The power of God can change your thinking and transform your life.

This is one of the books I’ve read time and again and have been enriched every-time as different things “leap” out as I self-evaluate and check my thought patterns.

“This book is full of practical and helpful application – not a quick fix solution.”
This time round chapter 6 “The Sword – Expose the Root” stood out for me. The word is so clear that we attack the enemy with the word of God. As David says in his book, “ the Word cuts straight through, no messing about.” According to Hebrews 4:12, the word of God is “ living and active, sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.” The word exposes the root and deals effectively with out motives. 4 root problems are identified –

1)Passivity: This is a heart attitude that can dominate the mind, making us lethargic and slow to respond, unable and unwilling to stir ourselves. As a result we constantly fail to hit targets and meet goals in our lives. We need to deliberately shrug off passivity and laziness.

2)Pride: This is a heart attitude which will really mess up your mind Peter says in 1 Peter 5:5 that we need to “clothe” ourselves “with humility towards one another” Teaching people who are proud is impossible because;

• Proud people come with preconceived ideas.
• Proud people are presumptuous
• Proud people don’t listen.

Proverbs 2:2, 4:20, 5:1, 22:17 are versus in the Bible that say we need to have
a heart attitude of humility to be able to hear properly.

3)Lack of faith: The message the Israelites heard was of no value to them because they did not combine it with faith Hebrews 4:2 . We can listen to the Word, we can be intent on it, but it will remain just words to us if our heart attitude is not one of faith. Without faith in the Word, it will not be fruitful in us. We must mix what we hear with faith, otherwise it remains ineffective.

4)Lack of devotion: A lack of devotion forms a barrier to the presentation of the Word of God. When the word of God comes to you, it may break through passivity and pride, and it may break through your lack of faith. We need to give ourselves utterly to whatever God is highlighting to us. With this attitude, we will not be content to float and drift through life

It’s a very enlightening book and very practical. It comes highly recommended.

Compiled by Molly Manhanga