6.13.2013 URBAN INSPIRATION CONFERENCE CALL WEEKDAYS from 7a to 7:15a: (805) 399-1000 350446# 24 hour Call back: (805) 399-1099 350446# The Bible is a book where one can discover and uncover life principles, not a religious artifact. It covers EVERY aspect of life, including “Time Management” as was discussed yesterday; today travels a step deeper in building up to this: “Mind Management” — MK 4:1-33 I can’t do mind management until I’m proficient at time management because I have to first realize the importance of setting aside time and effectively prioritizing what’s important for me to handle. Real success begins between my ears, and the Bible’s full of Scriptures reinforcing this. Once a mind’s controlled, every aspect of life is controlled — so once a person develops mastery of mind control, the person develops mastery of life control. The mind is the seat of the soul; it’s the soul’s control center, the place where thoughts, dreams, hopes, and success begin. But the reciprocal of that’s true as well — so worries, nightmares, fears, and failures begin there as well. I must reject the school of thought that wants to believe that I should situationally respond to life — above that, I must develop the knack to mentally respond to life. When adequately trained, the mind has the ability to recalibrate itself independently of the situation. Let me type that again — WHEN ADEQUATELY TRAINED, THE MIND HAS THE ABILITY TO RECALIBRATE ITSELF INDEPENDENTLY OF THE SITUATION. Now to give credit where credit is due, our Asian brothers and sisters have discovered this A LONG TIME ago, and they practice it in their lifestyles thru mediation, yoga, and martial arts, centering themselves via mind control. In martial arts, 90% of the instruction revolves around the mind — it’s not mainly about kicking, fighting, and chopping at boards. They realize if the mind can’t be controlled, it’s impossible for the body to be controlled — and the same is true for not just the physical and financial realm, but more importantly, the realm of the spirit. Peep out the financial problems people have due to not having the right stuff between their ears — and the same is true for the spiritual problems people have due to not having the right stuff between their ears. It is wisdom that provides direction for me to navigate thru life; it directs what I should buy, what I shouldn’t buy, what I should save, how much I should save, etc. Without wisdom, I’ll say saving’s something I can’t afford to do; with wisdom, I’ll say saving’s something I can’t afford NOT to do. Without wisdom, I’ll say tithing’s something I can’t afford to do, but with it, I’ll say tithing’s something I can’t afford NOT to do. All the decisions I make are the product of what’s between my ears. If I don’t have the right stuff upstairs, I can sit and listen to truth, but the truth won’t have any soil to take root into — this explains why folks hear great teaching and principles, but don’t have anything to show for it in their lives. The mind is so powerful that it can totally stop the greatest, most potently powerful seed in the universe from growing when it’s planted in it. I don’t need to know stuff just to know it; I need to know so I can grow to the point of producing fruit from Truth so others in my life can taste and see that the Lord is good (PS 34:8). Fruit has a divine purpose for feeding the thirst and hunger of those around. What good is it to have a fruit tree with no fruit? That’s like a gas station with no gas, a Pizza Hut with no pizza, a Burger King with no burger, etc. How many Christians do I know that are Christians with no Christ? I need to separate myself from the Christians that don’t have any fruit. As long as I remain a student in the truth, I’ll become prudent in the truth, producing fruit as a result of the seeds sown. If I’m not producing fruit, I need to look at me — something’s wrong when truth’s going in, but fruit’s not coming out. A farmer would be confounded if (s)he spent $500 on seed, spent numerous hours planting it into soil, and didn’t see one of the seeds sprout. But (s)he wouldn’t analyze the seed because the seed’s got a rep for producing fruit; (s)he would analyze the soil. And soil can be deceptive because it looks like it receives the seed because bad soil can be broken up and planted in the identical way good soil can. But just because it looks like the seed’s been received, it doesn’t mean the soil has what it needs in order to unlock the seed’s germination capacity. The seed’s looking for certain elements in the soil to trigger the germination process, and oftentimes, soil can be empty and void of the proper nutrients to induce this. Well, this is pretty interesting, but what does all this have to do with me? Excellent question, and here’s a more excellent answer — my mind’s the soil, and if my mind ain’t right, all the truth in the universe pored into it will still look like a lie in harvest time. If my mind’s not enriched with the proper qualities needed for success, I can read the best books, listen to the best sermons, listen the same people that the best people listen to, have the greatest mentors, the greatest motivators, and the greatest inspirational speakers poring into my life, but I’ll only be excited for a minute and won’t produce the fruit from the moment. I need to become and remain gung ho about application of information. I must ask the Lord to audit me and FULLY ACCEPT the audit. Lord, what’s wrong with me? Why have I heard what I’ve heard and am still in the same place that I’m at? Why am I not progressing? Why am I not growing? Why is everything around me receiving the same truths I’m receiving and being blessed, but I’m not getting the harvest? I must check my soil, my mind. I can’t blame the farmer; I can’t blame the seed; I’ve gotta analyze the soil because success begins between my ears. Bottom line. --Pastor Troy Wynn
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