TY - BOOK AU - Meyer,Joyce TI - Battlefield of the mind: winning the battle in your mind SN - 9780446691093 AV - BV4598.4 .M57 2011 U1 - 248.4 22 PY - 2011/// CY - New York PB - FaithWords KW - Thought and thinking KW - Religious aspects KW - Christianity KW - Spiritual warfare N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [277]); PART I : The importance of the mind. The mind is the battlefield -- A vital necessity -- Don't give up! -- Little by little -- Be positive -- Mind-binding spirits -- Think about what you're thinking about -- -- PART II : Conditions of the mind -- -- When is my mind normal? -- A wandering, wondering mind -- A confused mind -- A doubtful and unbelieving mind -- An anxious and worried mind -- A judgmental, critical and suspicious mind -- A passive mind -- The mind of Christ -- -- PART III : Wilderness mentalities. "My future is determined by my past and my present" -- "Someone do it for me ; I don't want the responsibility" -- "Please make everything easy ; I can't take it if things are too hard!" -- "I can't help it - I'm just addicted to grumbling, faultfinding, and complaining" -- "Don't make me wait for anything ; I deserve everything immediately" -- "My behavior may be wrong, but it's not my fault!" -- "My life is so miserable ; I feel sorry for myself because my life is so wretched!" -- "I don't deserve God's blessings because I am not worthy" -- "Why shouldn't I be jealous and envious when everybody else is better off than I am?" -- "I'm doing it my way, or not at all." N2 - Explains how people can change their lives by changing the way they think, revealing the impact negative emotions have on mental and physical health and providing strategies to help overcome feelings of anger, worry, doubt, and depression ER -