Chapter 16

It could well be said that the greatest continent yet to be fully explored is the immense human mind. The human brain is the most complex and orderly arrangement of matter in the known universe; nothing is more intricate, capable or elaborate. Yet despite all this, it is the most unexplored, underused, and unfamiliar aspect of ourselves. Our possibilities are endless, yet we take it all for granted. Why is this? (I’ll answer this mystery shortly)

Since the mind controls the body, and the body controls our actions, and our actions control our destiny, should we not pay more attention to how our mind is controlled? Addicts rarely seem to exhibit strong will-power outside drug seeking behaviors (an unfortunate paradox), which means we allow our minds to be controlled by external forces. If we so easily abdicate control of our minds to the whim of urges (something every mature adult recognizes as childish and harmful) or allow ourselves to be led by others (with little regard to the quality of leadership), we should not be surprised at the unsettling lunacy that settles in nor should we blame anyone other than ourselves for our predicaments.

The reason we don’t pay more attention to the wonderful gift freely given us, which is our minds, is just that… it was a free gift from God to us at birth. We are all given a brain, yet we never seem to want to use it positively or train it in the way we want it to perform. All good and perfect gifts come from God and are free to us. We humans have a tendency to only place value on things that cost us money and disregard the rest. This is a terrible mistake; for the best things in life are indeed free (i.e.: love, care, family, successful accomplishments, charity…)

I once thought of a giant earth-moving tractor hauling 30 tons of dirt, and a little man sitting on top of the machine driving it… what a spectacular display of powerful control. Our life is the same way, we have tremendous potential to effect positive change and do wonderful things with our lives, and whether we admit it or not, WE ARE driving our lives each day with every little choice we make. Every little decision we make in our minds steers our life in a certain direction and will take us exactly where that road leads. Let us make sure we are on the right road. This all starts with a quality spirit-filled life. (more on this soon, so stay tuned)