Book Reflection: A Mind set Free by Pastor Jimmy Evans

I went to my fourth consecutive Church of the Highlands Men's Conference this year at Church of the Highlands and had a wonderful time as usual.  One of the guest speakers Pastor Jimmy Evans spoke about his book A Mind Set Free: Overcoming mental strongholds through biblical meditation in which he truthfully claims the peak of dark enemy attack on our mind is when we are most contemplative.  These moments of thought primarily occur during four time zones:

1) when we are lounging (especially at home)

2) when we are traveling 

3) before we fall asleep at night and 

4) right as we rise from sleep in the morning    

This beautiful truth is passed along to us from the sacred scriptures stated in Deuteronomy 6:4-7 "Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.  Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.  These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. 

Impress them on your children. Talk about them when:
1) you sit at home and 

2) when you walk along the road, 

3) when you lie down and 

4) when you get up"  

The primary premise of A Mind Set Free is the need for Gods people to meditate on His word during an assault of poisonous darts thrown at us from demonic forces.  Evans states biblical meditation is the practice of pondering and speaking the authority of Gods holy word to defeat the false power of the enemy.  I was so thankful to see at the end of the book we are provided a listing of scriptures we can utilize to override the evil practices of the Adversary and take absolute authority over his weak stronghold.  (I have added a few more verses to what was listed in the book)

Use the following scriptures to tear down spiritual strongholds and enemy attacks (last updated 02-10-17):  

A spirit of:

1) Lust/Immorality: Psalm 101; 1 Corinthians 6:13-20; Proverbs 5:15-21; Proverbs 6:20-7:27

2) Worry/Anxiety:  1 Peter 5:6-7; Philippians 4:6-7; Matthew 6:24-34; Matthew 11:28-30; Isaiah 40:31; Isaiah 49:9

3) Fear: Proverbs 1:33; 2 Timothy 1:7; Psalm 91; Isaiah 26:3; 1 John 4:18; Luke 1:37

4) Anger/Unforgiveness: Ephesians 4:26-27; Matthew 18:21-25; Proverbs 14:17; Proverbs 15:1; 1 Corinthians 13; Galatians 5:22-23

5) Discouragement: Galatians 6:9; Hebrews 12; Romans 5:3-5; Joshua 1:8-9

6) Condemnation: Romans 8:1-4; 1 John 1:9; Revelation 12:10-11; Psalm 103:8-14; Ephesians 2:4-8; 2 Corinthians 12:9

7) Insecurity: Philippians 4:13; Psalm 46:1-3

8) Marital Attacks: Ephesians 5:21-33; 1 Peter 3:1-12

9) Pride: James 4:6-10; Mark 9:35; Matthew 23:11-12

10) Financial Attacks: 1 Timothy 6:6-12; Luke 12:13-21; Matthew 6:19-24; Proverbs 8:14-21; Proverbs 10:22; Malachi 3:8-12; Psalm 37

      

and a bonus I'm adding in  

11) Affliction (infirmity/disease/demonic possession): Psalms 103:1-3; Prov 14:30-31; Matthew 8:16-17; Matthew 21:22; Mark 16:17-18; John 14:12-14; Matthew 10:1

12) Depression: Psalms 136

13) Restlessness: 1 Samuel 7:12; 1 Samuel 12:16

Pastor Jimmy Evans 

I am so thankful for Pastor Jimmy Evans explaining the concept of biblical meditation.  It is such a powerful insight written in a book small enough for an infrequent reader like me to have learned in less than three hours over the course of one week.  A Mind set Free has truly helped to set me free and I ask God to bless Pastor Jimmy many times over the gift I have received from his Holy Spirit led workmanship.  

Amen