AI+BI+CI x DI = Empowering, Enriching and Impacting Society and Environmental Wellbeing.

AI + BI + CI x DI = Empowering, enriching and impacting society and environmental wellbeing

Thursday, 23 May 2019 

With the emergence of AI, machines, computers, robots will take over a number of tasks and responsibilities that have been carried out by humans and in the new age of this digital transformation, a number of professions will get redefined in the future

There has never been a time like today where many are raising concerns for society’s wellbeing, survival and thriving, despite many progressive advancements in the digitally transformed world. 

We are already in the so-called Fourth Industrial Revolution era, where we see profound systemic change in all frontiers that concern human society. Here we constantly face society being challenged by megatrends through the development in technology such as Autonomous Vehicles, 3D printing, Advanced Robotics, etc. The emergence of a whole new world order with the narrowing down of the digital divide with role played by smart phone, computers and robots using Artificial Intelligence in our society’s day-to-day life, public domain and in the business world.

I am not an expert on emerging global technology advancement or in the emergence of digital transformation. A typical commercial banker transformed in to hardcore social entrepreneur and impact investor with the courage of my conviction, I have somewhat great interest to fathom the positive and negative impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on society. 

 

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

The ‘Intelligence’ simply is all about the capacity to learn and solve problems. The Artificial Intelligence (AI) goes beyond this simple definition, and it is showcased as the intelligence by machines with the ability to solve problems and with the ability to rationalise and basically with the ability to act like humans. Artificial Intelligence (AI), also called machine intelligence, is intelligence demonstrated by machines, in comparison to the natural intelligence displayed by humans and animals. 

This indeed is a dynamic dimension that can trigger multiple positive and negative impact for planet, people, profit and the progress of the human society. On the positive side of Artificial Intelligence impact and the benefits are very significant and revolutionary.  

Some of the key deliverables of Artificial Intelligence include initiatives like ability to analyse satellite images to identify which areas have the higher poverty levels in countries, creating robots that can teach subjects to the students in schools and in universities solving a variety of problems of patients in hospitals and healthcare industry, robots running diverse mega industries with least supervision, replacing human labour to do the repetitive laborious tasks, market analysis and data mining, accounts, finance and portfolio management, etc., the list can go on onto many areas where human engagement is needed.

The negative side of Artificial Intelligence is mainly significant on the society through the redundancy of numerous professions and jobs hitherto carried out by humans. With the emergence of AI, machines, computers, robots will take over a number of tasks and responsibilities that have been carried out by humans and in the new age of this digital transformation, a number of professions will get redefined in the future. 

Most of the back office work will be taken over by machines, computers and robots; in addition many factory workers will lose jobs, many finance and accounting, auditing and portfolio management jobs will be lost too. With the innovations taking place in the field of microbiology and nanotechnology the ‘Medical Nanobots’ will take over the jobs of the doctors, physicians and surgeons. Even some of the hospital functions will be carried out by ‘Medical Nano Laboratories’ run by machines and robots only. 

Once in full swing, with the power of Artificial Intelligence (AI), machines, computers and robots will replace and make redundant a vast number of people across countries and in economies from the minor labourer to the highest level of most qualified professionals. This digital and technology transformation will indeed create major issues to the countries, societies and economies. 

To face the challenge of large number unemployment in all categories and the need will arise to find solutions of redeploying the people in to new income generating activities. Impact would be more visible in developed countries, will spare, however less developed countries and will have little breathing space, but it’s a matter of time as they too will have be ready for this change eventuality.

 

Basic Income (BI)

The concept and the idea of Basic Income (BI) for every person is very old; it was in the 16th century, Sir Thomas More came up with guaranteed minimum income for every person from the state welfare system in United Kingdom. Many countries in the world, the developed and developing, have different types of social benefits programs and initiatives driven by their respective governments to support the poor and unemployed people. 

The modern concept of Basic Income (BI) which is known as Universal Basic Income (UBI) and Basic Income Guarantee (BIG). The concept of Basic Income (BI) is the approach of the governments, the economies, the societies and the corporate business entities working on a model that would provide all citizens, members and employees with a given sum of money irrespective of their resources and employment status. The proposition of the Basic Income (BI) is to prevent and reduce the poverty and to reduce the inequality among the citizens, members and employees.

There are a number of positive and negative factors on implementing a concept like Basic Income (BI) with the idea everyone in the country, society or in the business entity getting an unconditional income of money that they can use any way they wanted looks very irrational and unfair. But with the emergence of the fourth industrial revolution led by the digital and technology transformation with the Artificial intelligence (AI) in the driving seat, the concept and the model of Basic Income (BI) is being discussed as a possible solution that addresses the significant job losses across many employee segments. 

Many of the countries in the world are now carrying out multiple pilots on Basic Income (BI) and how they can adopt as key strategy. There would be many challenges and pros and cons in implementing the concept of Basic Income in some of the countries, societies and economies. However the concept and the model of Basic Income would ideally suit to overcome many setbacks insignificant increase of unemployment triggered by Artificial Intelligence (AI).

The model of Basic Income (BI) could be tailor-made depending on the key sectors where large employment losses and marginalisation key professions that would take place. I strongly feel any country, society or a business entity adopting Artificial Intelligence (AI) should embrace the model of Basic Income (BI) and tailor-make it to get the best advantage as a win-win solution from the point of the respective country’s society and the business entity’s progressive development agenda.

This probably is the right time for the Sri Lankan public and private sector to look at very seriously in this emerging concept and the model of the Basic Income (BI). Particularly in the light of impact of the technological advancement and digital transformation in the Sri Lankan public and private sector and the challenges that will arise and how best the adaptation of the concept and model like Basic Income (BI) suit the Sri Lanka requirement. There is no question, some of the public and private sector entities have to move away from traditional Personnel Management and Human Resource Management ideas and practices to more progressive approaches in employee right positioning strategy and employee enrichment strategy for better performance. The concept and model like Basic Income (BI) ideally fits when adopted to suit to Sri Lankan requirement in facing the challenges in journey towards the Artificial Intelligence.

 

Continuous Improvement (CI) 

I had the great privilege and the opportunity of spending one whole day at the Toyota main factory in Toyota City, Nagoya, Japan in the year 2006, during an official visit to Japan. It was indeed an unforgettable and awesome experience and was the very first opportunity I have seen the world renowned Japanese concept KAIZEN better known also as Continuous Improvement (CI) in practice. 

The Japanese word KAIZEN gives the meaning ‘good change’ or ‘improvement’. In the factory floor and the walls of Toyota Manufacturing Plant in Nagoya, the word KAIZEN is very prominently displayed. In the Toyota factory KAIZEN is like a religion that is practiced by every employee of Toyota. 

I was informed that annually over 60,000 new innovative ideas for improvement are received by the top management. Over 60% of these new innovative ideas for improvement come from the blue collar factory workers and most of the time these ideas for improvement are put in to production process for the improvement of the production of new Toyota vehicles.

The concept and the practice of Continuous Improvement (CI) is all about creating continuous improvement based on the innovative ideas that small and ongoing changes can reap significant improvement. The concept of Continuous Improvement (CI) can be adopted to any industry and business process in the manufacturing or service delivery. What is most noteworthy is the ability to use in the personal life in the skills and personal performance improvement.

To face the challenge of the negative impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI), when alarming job losses across many professions take place in a country, society and business entity, adopting the concept and the practicing model of Continuous Improvement (CI) ideally suits. When certain jobs or professions get redundant and lost due to Artificial Intelligence (AI), redefining respective jobs and professions and putting the employee or employees into a process of Continuous Improvement (CI) of the skills, knowledge, capacity and the ability will transform the redundant employee or employees to more ‘Productive Assets’ of the country, the society and the business entity. 

 

Divine Intelligence (DI) 

I have seen many of the corporate leaders in the world and in the recent past in our own country speaking with great enthusiasm on the positive impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) once in place in the country, the society and their respective business entities. They would also have the privilege of using driverless cars instead of using their chauffer driven luxury cars. 

One of the key issues I have particularly with Sri Lankan corporate leaders is that they have not much looked at the negative impact of the social issues that will arise out of vast job losses that will take place in the adaptation of Artificial Intelligence (AI). 

The concept of ‘Divine Intelligence’ (DI) is most probably a bit alien to most people in the world as well most of the Sri Lankans. However, this is a concept that is practiced by Jewish people in Nation of Israel for over 3,000 years. It arises from the practice that is recommended in five books called Torah written by Moses for Jewish people for their use. One of the key practices from the Torah is to ‘Love your neighbour as yourself’. 

The Torah also defines love in three areas, ‘Eros’ the love between man and woman, ‘Philia’ the brotherly love, the most important is ‘Agape’, which is the ‘sacrificial love’. Most of us are very much into the practice of Eros and Phila which indeed work in mutually benefited framework and most often Eros and Philia kind of love is considered very selfish in the approach, the practice and the impact. The Divine Intelligence (DI) is directly connected to Agape which is ‘sacrificial love’ is to demonstrate the practice of ‘Love your Neighbour as Yourself’. 

When looking at some of the problems faced in the world and in our own country most probably the time has come to graduate from Philia ‘brotherly kind of love’ to Agape which is the ‘sacrificial love’. Two of the richest men in the world, Warren Buffet and Bill Gates have shown to all of us that this is possible. Warren Buffet has only kept 5% of his wealth for him and his children and has donated the rest of the vast wealth to Gates foundation for the programs that will benefit the society and the environment sustainability globally. 

Same is true about Bill Gates and Melinda Gates who have not only given the most of their wealth to the wellbeing of millions but also committed their time and energy to work fulltime for Gates foundation for the programs that impact millions out of poverty and healthcare of millions across the world. This I would say is ‘Sacrificial Love’; they have not only sacrificed their wealth but also their personal engagement, even involved in travelling to remote parts of Africa and Asia. I cannot find a better example than this. 

Some time ago I wrote in the Daily FT an article on the ‘Science of Wealth Creation and the Art of Wealth distribution’. People like Warren Buffet and Bill Gates have mastered the ‘Science of Wealth Creation’ and equally mastered the ‘Art of Wealth Distribution’. Unfortunately this kind of conviction is not among Asian corporate leaders and it is worse among Sri Lankan corporate leaders. 

Most of the corporate leaders forget, though they are constantly in their respective businesses deals in millions, billions and even in trillions rupees of dollars, that the Creator deals with all of us in tens, twenties, thirties, forties, fifties and sixties in our lifespan in years. When we reach seventies, eighties and nineties, we cannot reconcile the values in millions, billions and even trillions to tens, twenties, etc., and vast amount of wealth in the very old age become meaningless. 

It is time the Sri Lankan corporate leaders recognised this reality and begin to become agents of ‘Social Transformation’ through wealth creation skill to graduate into wealth distribution mode by following the lead showcased by Warren Buffet and Bill Gates.

While I appreciate tremendous success achieved by the Sri Lankan corporate leaders and great performance of their business entities, showcasing unprecedented profits they make which indeed is vital for the economy, I greatly find fault with most of them for the lack of their conviction and commitment to empower, enrich and impact the society and the environment in Sri Lanka. I am not talking about Corporate Social Responsibility or Philanthropy, but key engagement that goes beyond and how the Sri Lankan business leaders take responsibility in their individual capacity as well as by leading their business entities in the social transformation. 

Klaus Schwab the founder of World Economic Forum, constantly articulates year by year at the World Economic Forum, the responsibility of global corporate and business and political leaders on the need for impactful social transformation. He advocates the need of businesses to move towards, responsible and inclusive businesses that can impact the social enrichment and reduce the economic inequality. 

One of the strong commitments of Klaus Schwab and his wife Hilde Schwab, is to create a thriving social entrepreneur ecosystem and impact investing landscape across the world and they are investing so much of their resources and energy towards this agenda, and they both have showcased the attributes of Divine Intelligence (DI) through all of these initiatives.

It’s time for Sri Lankan corporate leaders and business drivers of all shapes and sizes understand these key developments that are taking place globally and to work on creating a sustainable and impactful social transformation to enrich the society when looking at embarking into adaptation of Artificial Intelligence (AI) initiatives in their respective business entities.

The Divine Intelligence (DI), surpasses, human intelligence and much more advanced than the Artificial Intelligence (AI), because the bottom line of Divine Intelligence (DI) is commitment to Empowering, Enriching and Impacting the Society, ‘Love your Neighbour as Yourself’, the Agape which is the Sacrificial Love in action. 

We have no option but to adopt the innovation in technology and the digital transformation, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is here to stay and move fast and to get the best advantage of Artificial intelligence (AI) is to adopt the formula below:

AI+BI+CI x DI = Empowering, Enriching and Impacting Society and Environmental Wellbeing.

 

(The writer is the Founder and Chairman of Lanka Impact Investing Network Ltd. (LIIN), the first Sri Lankan Impact Investing fund. He is also the co-founder of Ath Pavura TV reality show Sri Lanka’s most successful TV reality show for social entrepreneurs and impact investors. Chandula is one of the most respected senior bankers in the country, with lead expertise on development and retail banking. He serves in boards of the number of international and Sri Lankan financial institutions.)

Lord, Renew My Mind When I Worry

 Good morning, brothers and sisters in Christ. 

Before we step into prayer, I always want to bring you a deep practical word because the goal is not just that you hear a nice prayer and feel better for 5 minutes. The goal is that your mind is educated, renewed, and strengthened by the truth of God. 

So, please don't skip this part and only wait for the prayer. This is where the Holy Spirit begins to rewire the way you think. 

This morning, we're talking about something all of us face. Worry. 

If you woke up with your mind already running, already planning, already panicking, you are not alone. 

Maybe you've said to yourself, "I do believe in God, but my mind won't calm down." 

That doesn't mean you're a poor or weak Christian. It doesn't mean you don't have faith. It means you are under attack in the battlefield of the mind. 

The enemy knows that if he can't steal your salvation, he will try to steal your peace. 

And he does it by targeting how you think about God, yourself, and your future. 

Worry is not just thinking a lot. 

Worry is imagining the future as if God will not be there. 

That's why Romans 12:2  tells us, "Be transformed by the renewing of your mind. 

God doesn't only want to change your circumstances. 

He wants to change the way you think in the middle of those circumstances. 

If all we ever pray is, "Lord, change my situation." 

But we never pray, "Lord, change my mind," we will keep going in circles. 

So today, we are going to look at what it really means to let God renew our mind when we worry. 

First, we need to understand the nature of this battle. 

Your mind is a battlefield. Your thoughts are not neutral. They are constantly being influenced either by the spirit of God or by the lies of the enemy. 

And worry is one of the enemy's favorite weapons.

The enemy doesn't just want to attack your finances, your health, your relationships. 

He wants to attack how you interpret everything. If he can convince you that you are alone, that God has forgotten you, that the worst will always happen, then even on a good day, you'll still live like a defeated person. 

That's why scripture speaks so much about the mind. 

Philippians chapter 4 talks about what we think on. 

Romans chapter 8 talks about the mindset on the spirit versus the flesh. 

Romans 12:2 talks about a renewed mind. 

The enemy's strategy is simple. Sown a thought, then let you water it with worry until it becomes a fortress. 

That's why we must do what the Bible calls demolishing strongholds, not with our will power, but with truth. 

And that begins by naming what is going on. You cannot defeat what you will not define. 

Many of us carry around vague clouds of anxiety, but we never stop to ask, "What exactly am I believing right now? What sentence is playing inside my head?

Maybe your hidden thought is ' l am not enough' or 'something bad is going to happen' or 'God will not come through for me this time' or 'everyone else will move forward except me'. 

Those are not just feelings. Those are lies that have   been repeated so often they feel like truth. 

One of the most powerful things you can do is sit with God and write lies I have believed about God, about myself, about my future. 

When you write them, they come out of the dark into the light and you can finally bring them to the Word of God. 

That leads us to the next part, using truth to destroy strongholds. 

2 Corinthians 10:5 says, "We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ." 

That is not just a poetic verse. It is a daily process. 

Step one, identify the lie. 

Step two, find a specific verse that contradicts that lie. 

Step three, speak that verse until it becomes your new default. 

 For example, if the lie in your mind is, ' I'm not capable '. ' I will always fail', you go to second Peter 1:3, which says that "God's divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness."

' If the lie is, I am always a victim. Life will always crush me ', you go to Revelation 12:11 that says "we overcome by the blood of the lamb and the word of  our testimony." 

You don't just read those verses once. 

You turn them into your inner dialogue. 

When the anxious thought comes, you might literally say out loud, "No, that is a lie." The truth is, God has already given me everything I need for life and godliness. The truth is, I am more than a conqueror through Christ. 

At first, it will feel like you're just reciting words while your emotions are screaming the opposite. 

But if you persist, your brain starts to build new pathways. 

Over time, the truth you repeat becomes the track your thoughts naturally run on. 

You are not pretending. 

You are agreeing with what God already said. 

I want you to picture your anxious thoughts like little birds. 

You cannot stop every bird from flying over your head. That means you will never be able to stop every random fearful thought from appearing. 

But you can decide whether you will let those birds land, gather sticks, and build a nest. 

The enemy will send you a thought. ' You're going to lose everything. '

In that split second, you have a choice. 

You can entertain it, replay it, exaggerate it, feed it until it becomes a huge scenario in your mind, or you can say, "Lord, I reject that. That thought does not belong to your Word." 

You may still feel fear, but you have refused to let that fear make a home. 

This is what it means to take every thought captive instead of letting every thought take you captive. 

Sometimes you will need to interrupt your own mind. "Stop. This is not of God. "

"Holy Spirit, help me set my mind on things above." 

Anxiety often disguises itself as responsibility. I'm just planning. I'm just preparing for the worst. 

But much of what we call planning is actually rehearsing disaster in advance. 

God does not tell you to ignore reality. 

He tells you to interpret it through His promises. 

That's why Philippians chapter 4 does not say never think about your problems. 

It says, "Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, present your requests to God." 

And then it tells you to think about whatever is true, noble, right, pure, lovely, admirable things. 

Your mind cannot stay empty. If you don't fill it with truth, worry will fill it for you. 

So, how do we live out 2 Corinthians 10:5 in a real  practical way? 

To take a thought captive means you stop and examine it instead of letting it run unchecked. 

You can ask yourself, is this thought consistent with the character of God? Is it consistent with the promises of scripture? 

 If the answer is no, then you do not have to keep that thought. You can literally say "in Jesus' name, I refuse this lie. I choose the truth.". 

This is where the word of God stops being just verses on a page and becomes the sword of the spirit in your hand. 

A sword is not decoration. It is used. 

So the more of the word you store in your heart, the more weapons you have ready when anxiety attacks. 

This is why we keep opening and reading the Bible together every morning. So that when the enemy whispers, your spirit has something stronger to answer with. 

 Over time, with the Holy Spirit's help, you go from being a victim of every mental storm to being a steward of your thoughts. You start to realize I may not control What comes to my mind but in Christ I can control what stays in my mind. That is what it means to be renewed in your mind. Not that you never feel anxious again, but that anxiety no longer rules you. 

Instead of your thoughts dragging you around, you begin to direct your thoughts toward Christ. 

This is the shift. You are not a slave to your thoughts when you are in Christ. 

You have been given the Holy Spirit who can train and reshape the way you think. 

When worry rises, you can say, "Holy Spirit, help me see this like Jesus sees it." He will remind you of scripture. He will nudge you to turn the news off, to stop scrolling, to .breathe and remember that your Father is still on the throne. 

You move from thinking, "This is just how I am. I'm an anxious person to confessing. Maybe I have struggled with anxiety, but in Christ I am being renewed. 

My mind is not my enemy. It is a temple that God is cleansing. 

The goal is not that you never have a worried thought. The goal is that those thoughts no longer have the final word. 

10:10 You begin to focus on truth, on grace, 

10:13 on the hope you have in eternity with him. And that hope begins Imusicl to leak into your everyday reactions. 

10:20 So if you woke up this morning with your mind racing, I want you to know God does not shame [musicl you for that. He invites you into training. 

10:30 He invites you [music] to a new way of thinking. He invites you to bring your scattered, exhausted, overloaded mind 

10:38 and say, "Lord, renew my mind when I worry." 

10:43 And that is exactly Imusic] what we are about to do together. 

10:46 If you're ready, stay with me now as we turn from teaching to prayer and invite the Holy Spirit to Imusic] touch your thoughts, your emotions, and your imagination. 

Let's pray.  🙏🏽 

 Good morning, Lord Jesus Christ. Today, I want to offer my whole body, my whole mind, and my whole soul to you in thanksgiving. Even though I wake up with a heart that feels heavy and a mind that feels crowded, I come to you honestly, not pretending to be strong, not pretending to have it all together, but bringing you the truth of who l am this morning. A child who is loved, but who is also tired of overthinking, tired of worrying, tired of carrying thoughts that do not look like your Word. 

Lord, I bring my worried mind to you right now. Every late night fear, every early morning panic, every spiral of what if that steals my sleep and my peace. You see the nights when I stare at the ceiling, replaying conversations,  imagining disasters, trying to solve problems I was never meant to carry alone. And I thank you that you do not shame me for this battle, but you invite me into healing. 

Your word says in Philippians 4:6, "Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, present your requests to God." 

So here l am, Lord, presenting my spinning thoughts as a sacrifice at your feet. I confess that sometimes I have lived more in my head than in your presence, more in my fears than in your promises, and I ask you to forgive me and gently lead my mind back home to you. 

I declare this morning that my thoughts do not belong to worry. They belong to my Creator. My imagination does not belong to fear. It belongs to the One who writes my future. So, Father, take this restless mind, this tight chest, this racing heart, and breathe your calm into me. Speak your peace. Be still over the storm inside my head, just as you did over the stormy sea. 

 I surrender my need to control every outcome. I surrender my habit of rehearsing every worst case scenario and I ask you to teach me how to trust you not only with my soul but with my thoughts. 

Right now I lay before you every area that has been weighing on me. My finances, my health, my relationships, my future. and I choose to believe that you care about every single thought that has kept me awake. 

Lord, I ask you this morning to show Imusic] me the biggest lie I have believed about myself or my future because your word says in John 8:32 that you will know the truth and the truth will set you free. Which means that what I don't expose can continue to imprison me. Shine your light into the deepest place of my heart and mind and reveal the sentence that has been silently ruling my choices, shaping my reactions and feeding my fears. 

Maybe the lie is I am not enough or I will always fail or no one really loves me or my life will never change or God will help others but not me. But whatever it is, I ask that you name it clearly so I can no longer hide behind it. I don't want to live under vague anxiety anymore. I want to know where the stronghold sits so that together with you, I can pull it down brick by brick. Help me to stop calling this lie my personality, my fate, or just the way things are, and help me to recognize it for what it truly is. a seed the enemy planted to keep me from walking in the fullness of who you created me to be. I give you permission to interrupt my thoughts today, to stop me mid-sentence if l am agreeing with something that does not come from you and to gently whisper. That is not  my voice. 

Let your Holy Spirit act like a spotlight, exposing not only the obvious fears I talk about, but the hidden beliefs I rarely admit, even to myself. When l am tempted to cling to these lies because they are familiar, remind me that comfort in bondage is still bondage and that you have called me to freedom. 

Lord, I do not want to build my identity on anything that is not true. I do not want to plan my future based on a lie. So l ask you again, show me the biggest lie. Uncover it and stand with me as I face it in your presence. 

Father, I also ask you to expose the lies I have believed about you. Because I know that the enemy not only attacks how I see myself, but how I see you deep inside. Perhaps I have believed that you Imusic] are distant, that you are disappointed, that you are impatient with my weakness, or that you bless others more than you bless me. And this has poisoned the way I pray and the way I trust. 

  Sometimes my mind says, "God is good, but my hidden thoughts whisper. He is good to them, but maybe not to you." and I confess that to you because I don't want any hidden bitterness or   suspicion toward you in my heart. Your word says in Psalm 34:18 that you are close to the broken hearted, but sometimes I feel like you are far from my pain. And I ask you to forgive me for judging your character by my feelings. Show me where I have projected human failures onto you. Times when people abandoned me, so l assumed you would. times when people ignored me. So I imagined you were silent and uninterested. Lord, if I have secretly believed that you are harsh or that you are waiting for me to fail so you can punish me or llthat I must earn your attention by Imusic] performing perfectly, l ask that you tear those lies down today. Let the cross of Jesus speak louder than my fears. Let the image of Jesus stretching out his arms in love be the picture that defines who you are to me. Remove every wrong story I have written  my mind and rewrite it with your truth. That you are for me. That you delight in me. That you are patient with my process. That you know my frame and remember that I am dust. Where I have thought God has forgotten me, replace it with my name is written on His hands. Where I have thought God is tired of me, replace it with His mercies are new every morning, let every distorted image of you fall away. And let the true face of your love come into clear focus in my heart. Lord, as you reveal these lies, I ask you to replace every single one with your word of truth because I know that it is not enough just to uproot. You must also plant. 

Your word says in Romans 12:2 that l am transformed by the renewing of my mind, not by the emptying of my mind. 

So l invite you to fill the spaces where lies once lived with living promises from scripture. When I think l am alone, I want your spirit to bring to mind, never will I leave you, never will I forsake you. 

When I think l am not enough, let me hear. My grace is sufficient for you. 

is made perfect in weakness. When I worry, my future will fall apart. Remind me that you know the plans you have for me. Plans to prosper me and not to harm me. plans to give me hope and a future. 

 Write your truth on the walls of my mind so clearly that when Imusic] fear comes knocking, it has to read your promises before it can speak. 

Let your word become more than verses l admire. Let it become sentences I live by, phrases I breathe in and out when I feel like l am drowning. I ask that you give me specific scriptures for specific battles, truths that match the very lies I have believed, so that my mind has a clear banner to run to when anxiety rises. 

Paint your promises like graffiti over every dark corridor of my imagination until every corner is claimed by your light. 

Lord, train me to reach first for your word instead of for worry, first for scripture instead of for scenarios, so that gradually my mental reflex becomes faith instead of fear. 

 Father, help me to take every thought captive to Christ, just as your word commands in 2 Corinthians 10:5. 

Because so often I have let my thoughts run free while my spirit stayed chained. 

 Teach me that taking captive is not a harsh act but a loving one. That when I stop a thought and bring it before you, I am actually protecting my own heart. When a fearful idea begins to form, prompt me quickly. Does this thought agree with who God is, with what he has promised. with who he says you are? And if it does not, give me the courage to refuse it, even if my emotions still feel attached to it. I don't want to be dragged through the day by every random idea that passes through my mind. 

I want to become a steward of what I meditate on. Show me how to pause, to breathe, to say, "Lord, this thought just came. I give it to you. If it is from you, let it stay. If it is from the enemy or my flesh, let it go. Let this become a habit, a holy reflex, so that I am no longer helpless in the face of intrusive  thoughts. Help me to believe that I am not merely a victim of my mind, but that in Christ I have authority to redirect my attention, to refuse to host what destroys me. Train me to set my mind on things above, not because I am ignoring reality, but because l am letting eternal reality define how I face earthly situations.

Make me sensitive to the Holy Spirit's gentle conviction when I allow fear to sit too long, and make me quick to bring my thought life back under the lordship of Jesus Christ. 

Lord Jesus, teach me to speak scripture when my mind starts to spin. Because I know that my words can either feed the anxiety or feed my faith. 

When my thoughts race, let my mouth release your word like a break, slowing the spiral and redirecting it toward truth.  Instead of sighing, I can't do this,  remind me to say, I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Instead of whispering, "This is going to end badly," teach me to say, "Surely goodness and mercy shalI follow me all the days of my life." Let my tongue become an instrument of alignment, bringing my inner world back into agreement with heaven, even when I don't feel the verse yet. Help me to speak it anyway, trusting that faith often begins with confession before it becomes emotion. Show me that when I declare your word, I am not casting magic spells. l am standing in covenant with what you have already declared over me. Give me a hunger to memorize verses that address my specific worries so I have them ready when I wake Imusic] in the night or when my heart suddenly drops with fear during the day. And when I am too tired to think clearly, let simple truths rise to my lips. The Lord is my shepherd. God is for me. 

Jesus, I trust you. So that even my shortest sentences Imusicl are filled with your power instead of my panic.  Lord, I ask you to heal the roots of fear, insecurity, and shame in my mind because I know that anxiety is often the fruit of deeper wounds. You see the moments of rejection that built the fear of abandonment in me. You see the comparisons that convinced me l am never enough.  You see the seasons where I felt invisible and shame wrapped around my thoughts like a chain.

  Go back to those memories with me. Not to reopen pain for no reason, but to pour your love into the places that never received it. Where I was left alone. Stand there with me now and show me that you were always present. 

Where words were spoken over me that said, "You are not wanted. You are not worthy. You are a burden. Drown them out with your voice that says, "You are mine. You are chosen. You are beloved." Pull up the roots of I must prove myself to be loved. And plant in their place the truth that l am loved because of who you are, not because of what I do. Heal the shame that makes me hide, the insecurity that makes me constantly doubt myself, the fear that always expects the worst, and replace them with a mind that feels safe in your presence. Let your perfect love cast out fear at its very source, not just on the surface level of my daily worries. I ask that you touch the very architecture of my inner world, rebuilding my thought patterns on the foundation of your acceptance, your nearness, and your faithfulness.  So that gradually my mind becomes a place where peace is at home and worry has nowhere left to live. Lord Jesus, this morning I stand before you and I ask you to renew my identity deep inside my mind and heart. 

l am not a victim of my past, of my thoughts, or of my circumstances. 

I am victorious in Christ, seated with you in heavenly places, more than a conqueror because you love me. 

Where l have worn the label, anxious, broken, too much, or not enough, I lay those labels down and take up what you say. I am your child. l am chosen. I am redeemed. I am secure in your hand and no attack in my mind can erase what your blood has written over my life. Guard my mind throughout this entire day, Lord, when I am at work facing pressure and expectations.

 So that gradually my mind becomes a place where peace is at home and worry has nowhere left to live. Lord Jesus, this morning I stand before you and I ask you to renew my identity deep inside my mind and heart. 

l am not a victim of my past, of my thoughts, or of my circumstances. I am victorious in Christ, seated with you in heavenly places, more than a conqueror because you love me.  Where l have worn the label, anxious, broken, too much, or not enough, I lay those labels down and take up what you say. I am your child. l am chosen. I am redeemed. I am secure in your hand and no attack in my mind can erase what your blood has written over my life. Guard my mind throughout this entire day, Lord, when I am at work facing pressure and expectations.

LWhen l am online scrolling through social media and absorbing the noise of this world and when l am alone with my thoughts and the quiet feels loud. put a hedge of protection around my eye gate and ear gate so that what enters does not feed fear but builds faith. 

When I see bad news, comparison, or chaos on my screen, nudge me to look away and look back to you, reminding me that my mind was not created to carry the weight of the whole world, but to stay anchored in the one who holds the world. Holy Spirit, fill my thoughts today with what is true, noble, pure, lovely, and praiseworthy. 

Let my mind become a dwelling place for gratitude, worship, and trust instead of a storage room for worst case scenarios and accusations. 

When my imagination starts to draw dark pictures of the future, repaint them with the colours of your promises so that the primary soundtrack in my head is not, "What if it all falls apart, but what if God is working all things together for my good?" Give me the mind of Christ when I face decisions and pressure today, whether they are small choices or big turning points. Help me to think as you think, to value what you value, and to respond with grace instead of reacting from fear. In moments of conflict, let me answer softly instead of harshly. In moments of temptation, let me choose obedience over impulse. In moments of confusion, let me  pause to listen for your whisper instead of rushing to fix everything in my own strength. 

Teach me, Lord, to trust you more than I trust my thoughts and emotions. 

 When my feelings shout that l am in danger, remind me that you are my refuge. 

When my thoughts insist that nothing will change, remind me that you are the God of resurrection and surprise. I choose to believe that you are bigger than every story my anxiety tries to tell. And that your truth has the final word over my inner world. And now, Lord, I lift up every brother and sister who is listening and battling in their mind just like me. Cover their thoughts with your peace. 

Dismantle the lies that torment them. Remind them of who they are in you. And wrap them in the calm of your presence so they know they are not crazy, not alone, and not powerless. 

 Because the same Jesus who renews my mind can renew theirs. Let a fresh wave of holy clarity, gentle courage, and supernatural peace flow into every worried mind under the sound of this prayer. And let this very day be a turning point in how we think, how we trust, and how we walk with you. In the mighty and matchless name of Jesus Christ, we pray and we agree. Amen. 

If you want your mind to be renewed, don't be afraid to repeat this prayer again and again. In the Bible, repetition is not weakness. It is meditation. It is planting the same truth deep into the soil of your heart until it bears fruit. So come back to this. Pray it out loud. Let it shape the way you think. Thank you for praying with me .

I bless you to receive every spiritual blessing that God has for you through this prayer.

每个重生的基督徒男人都在同时打三场战争。

 Every born-again Christian man is fighting three wars at the same time.

基督徒男性面临的三大争战 • 第三场会让你震惊。

你必须在神的灵里重生。

弟兄，

每个重生的基督徒男性都在同时进行三场争战。大多数人没有意识到这一点。他们以为自己只是在与情欲、怀疑或自律作斗争。

但事实是，你并非在打一场仗，而是在同时打三场仗。

如果你不知道自己此刻身处哪场争战之中，你将会输掉所有三场。

以下是每个重生的基督徒男性都要面对的三场争战，以及赢得每场争战的圣经策略。

大多数人输掉这些争战是因为他们使用了错误的武器。

¹ 他们用身体的自律来打一场精神上的争战。

² 他们用人的意志力来打一场属灵的争战。

³ 他们只靠祷告来打一场身体上的争战。

 但圣经的教导很明确：不同的战斗需要不同的武器。

以弗所书第六章不仅说要穿戴盔甲，还具体告诉你哪件盔甲可以抵御哪种攻击。

头盔保护你的心智。

剑攻击敌人。

盾牌阻挡谎言。

所以，如果你想得胜，就必须知道自己身处哪场战斗，以及该使用哪种武器。

弟兄，让我们来分析一下。

每个重生的基督徒男人面临的第一场战斗就是与自己的思想作斗争。

这是思想的战争。那些在你脑海中闪过的画面。那些不断重复的幻想。那些告诉你“你不够好”、“你永远不会改变”、“你还不如放弃”的谎言。

这场战斗可能发生在淋浴时，可能发生在办公桌前，也可能发生在晚上11点你还在刷手机的时候。

这是一场与侵入性思想、淫念和精神漩涡的战争，它们会把你从神身边拉开，让你陷入羞耻之中。

而大多数男人没有意识到的是，你无法阻止这些想法的出现，但你可以阻止它们停留。

这场精神上的战斗之所以感觉不可能，是因为你认为有了不好的想法就意味着你已经犯了罪。

但耶稣并没有这样说。在马太福音4章中，魔鬼用三种试探来攻击耶稣。 这些不仅仅是外在的诱惑，更是潜移默化的思想，是植入耶稣脑海的念头。

“如果你真是神的儿子，就证明给我看。把这些石头变成面包。从圣殿跳下去。敬拜我，我就把一切都给你。”

耶稣听到这些念头并没有犯罪。只有当他认同这些念头时，他才犯了罪。

试探本身不是罪。但如果他付诸行动，那就是罪了。

所以，当一个淫念进入你的脑海时，那不是罪。那是仇敌的攻击。

当你邀请这个念头停留时，罪就发生了。当你沉溺于它、反复回想它、喂养它时，罪就发生了。

战场不在于这个念头是否出现，而在于你在接下来的五秒钟内做了什么。

那么，你该如何战胜它呢？

三种武器。

首先，要将每一个念头都夺回。哥林多后书 10:5 说：“我们将所有的心意夺回，使它顺服基督。” 这意味着，一旦有淫念、羞耻的念头或谎言的念头进入你的脑海，你就要抓住它。不要让它游荡，不要让它钻空子，而是要抓住它。

实际上，这意味着你要打断这个念头，必要时可以大声说出来。“不，这不是真的。我拒绝它！”

不要与它辩论，不要与它讨价还价。

你要抓住它，然后把它扔掉。奉耶稣基督的名。阿们。

其次，用真理取代谎言。

 腓立比书 4:8 说：“凡是真实的、可敬的、公义的，这些事你们都要思念。”

你不能只是消除坏念头，而是要用正确的念头取而代之。

所以，当一个念头说你永远无法获得自由时，你要立刻反驳说：“我在基督里是新造的人，旧事已过。”

当一个念头说你失败太多次时，你要反驳说：“神的怜悯每天早晨都是新的。我的过去并不能定义我。” 

第三，每日更新你的思想。

罗马书 12:2 说：“要心意更新而变化。”

你并非一劳永逸地赢得这场精神之战，而是每天都要赢得它。

这意味着背诵经文，每日领受真理，在谎言出现之前就用神的话语压制你的思想。

你思想的争夺战在念头出现的最初五秒钟内就已结束。

抓住它，取代它，每日更新。

这就是守护你思想的方法。

2. 每个重生的基督徒男人都要面对的第二场争战是与肉体争战。

这是一场与欲望、肉体冲动、肉体渴求、被触动时胸口的紧张感、以及明知不该做之事却依然无法抗拒的战争。

这场争战在你意识到之前就已经发生在你的身体里了。

当你看到不该看到的东西时，肾上腺素会飙升；当你夜深人静独自一人时，会感到焦躁不安；你会感到肉体的欲望战胜了你的意志力。

大多数人之所以输掉这场争战，是因为他们认为欲望本身就是罪。但欲望本身并非罪。

你如何对待欲望，决定了你是否犯罪。

使徒保罗在罗马书7章中谈到了这一点。他说：“我所做的，我自己不明白；我所愿意的，我并不做；我所恨恶的，我倒去做。”

他描述的是灵与肉之间的争战。 在你知道的正确与你身体的渴望之间。

你的身体是上帝创造的，它能让你感受到欲望。

性欲并非邪恶，它是上帝创造你的一部分。

问题在于，我们生活在一个堕落的世界，这种欲望被劫持、扭曲，并被引向上帝从未设想过的方向。

因此，争战的重点不是消除欲望，而是管理它，引导它走向上帝所期望的方向，掌控你的身体，而不是被它掌控。

哥林多前书 9:27 说：“我是攻克己身，叫身服我，免得我传福音给别人，自己反被弃绝了。”

使徒保罗并非在谈论自我厌恶，而是在谈论自制，训练你的身体顺服你的灵。

那么，如何才能战胜它呢？三种武器。

首先，克制肉体的欲望。 加拉太书 5:16 说：“你们当顺着圣灵而行，就不放纵肉体的情欲了。”

你不能一边纵容肉体，一边指望它保持软弱。你看到的每一个淫秽画面，你做出的每一个妥协，你越过的每一个界限，都是在助长你想要消灭的东西。

克制肉体意味着切断与这些事物的联系，删除应用程序，安装过滤器，改变你的日常作息，避开触发因素。

你不能与肉体讨价还价，你必须让它挨饿。

第二，约束你的身体。

哥林多前书 6:19-20 说：“你们的身子就是圣灵的殿，所以要在你们的身子上荣耀神。”

这意味着要约束身体，锻炼身体，保证睡眠，健康饮食，照顾好自己的身体，不让它控制你。

当你身体的某个方面得到约束时，其他方面也更容易约束自己。

能够早起锻炼的人，也能抵制住午夜点击链接的冲动。

身体上的约束能培养属灵上的约束。

第三，将你的欲望转向神。不要只是压抑欲望，而是要引导它。

当你感到那种拉扯、那种渴望、那种躁动不安时，把它转化为敬拜，转化为祷告，转化为对神的渴慕。阅读圣经，分享启示，为他人祷告。

大卫就是这样做的。 当他被欲望淹没时，他在诗篇42篇中写道：“我的心切慕你，如鹿切慕溪水。”他将肉体的渴望转化为属灵的渴求。

战胜肉体的争战需要通过克制、自律和重新引导来赢得胜利。

掌控你的身体，否则你的身体将掌控你。

每个重生的基督徒男人所面临的第三场争战是属灵的争战。

这是一场信心的战争。

跌倒后悄然滋生的怀疑。

羞耻感告诉你，上帝已经放弃了你。

谎言告诉你，你已经无可救药，破碎不堪，污秽不堪，上帝无法使用你。

这场争战发生在安静的时刻。

当你坐在教堂里，感觉自己像个伪君子。

当你祷告，却感觉上帝没有回应。  

当你怀疑自己是否真的得救时。

这是最危险的争战，因为它不仅攻击你的行为，更攻击你的身份认同、你与神的关系以及你得救的确据。

仇敌不仅想让你犯罪，更想让你相信神因为你的罪而放弃了你。这才是真正的攻击。

启示录12:10称魔鬼为控告我们弟兄的，昼夜在我们神面前控告他们。

他不仅引诱你跌倒，还在你跌倒后控告你。他低语道：神现在无法使用你了。你已经失败太多次了。 你并非真正属于他。”如果他能让你相信这个谎言，他就无需再试探你了，因为你会自取灭亡。

你会远离上帝。你会停止抗争。但真相是：

你的信仰并非基于你的行为，而是基于基督已完成的救赎。

罗马书 8:1 说：“如今，那些在基督耶稣里的人，就不定罪了。”

不是说只要你停止犯罪就不定罪。而是说，不再定罪。就这么简单。

你属灵的争战，就是在羞耻感让你相信真相时，依然要相信这个真理的争战。

那么，你该如何得胜呢？

三种武器。

首先，要坚守你在基督里的身份。当羞耻感袭来时，不要为自己辩解，而是要指向耶稣。“我在基督里。我的身份稳固。我的救恩已经完成。我的罪已被赦免。”

这并非因为我配得，而是因为耶稣基督已经为我付清了赎价。

歌罗西书3:3说：“你们的生命与基督一同藏在神里面。”

这意味着当神看你时，父神看到的是基督的义，而不是你的罪。

这并非犯罪的借口，而是悔改的根基。

其次，要尽快悔改。

不要让羞耻感使你远离神。要奔向祂，而不是远离祂。

约翰一书1:9说：“我们若认自己的罪，神是信实的，是公义的，必要赦免我们的罪。”

立刻认罪。不要等到你觉得自己准备好了才来。

不要试图先洗净自己。坦然无惧地来到祂面前。 

你等待的时间越长，谎言就越根深蒂固。

迅速悔改。迅速重新站起来。不要让羞耻得逞。

第三，顺着圣灵而行。

加拉太书 5:25 说：“我们若是靠圣灵得生，就当靠圣灵行事。”

这意味着每天降服，每天依靠，每天祈求神充满你、引导你、赐你力量。

你无法靠自己的力量打赢这场属灵的争战。

你需要圣灵，而祂已经住在你里面。

祈求祂带领你，并跟随祂。

赢得这场属灵争战的关键在于坚守你的身份，迅速悔改，并顺着圣灵而行。

不要让羞耻使你与那位唯一能拯救你的神隔绝。

所以，这就是大多数重生的基督徒从未意识到的真理：你不是这些争战的受害者。

你是其中的战士。 

心智、身体、灵性。

这些并非你正在输掉的战斗。

而是你正在学习如何赢得的战斗。

每当你控制住一个念头，约束你的身体，或摒弃羞耻感，奔向神，你不仅是在生存，更是在得胜。

以弗所书 6:10 说：“你们要靠着主，倚赖他的大能大力作刚强的人；不是靠自己的力量，乃是靠他的力量。”

你并非孤军奋战。你是在与那位已经得胜的神并肩作战。

所以，不要再把自己看作那个不断失败的人。你是那个不断重新站起来的人。这才是勇士的所作所为。勇士的胜利并非源于从未跌倒，而是源于永不屈服。

你现在正身处三场战斗之中：心智、身体、灵性。

你拥有三件武器：神的话语、圣灵，以及你在基督里的身份。

善用它们。 

战斗。

胜利。

如果你不再把自己视为受害者，并准备好像神呼召你成为的那种人一样战斗，请在评论区留下“战士”二字。

信靠主耶稣基督，与他同在，战斗并得胜。

你不是在为自由而战，你是在为摆脱自由而战。

现在，活出这样的生命。

 3 Battles Every Christian Man Faces • The 3rd Will Shock You.

You Must Be Born Again in the Spirit of God. 

Brother, 

Every born-again Christian man is fighting three wars at the same time. Most do not realize it. They think they are just struggling with lust or doubt or discipline. 

But the truth is, you are not fighting one battle. You are fighting three battles, simultaneously. 

And if you do not know which battle you are in at any given moment, you will lose all three. 

Here are the three battles every born-again Christian man faces and the biblical strategy to win each one. 

Most men lose these battles because they are using the wrong weapons. 

¹ They are fighting a mental battle with physical discipline. 

² They are fighting a spiritual battle with human willpower. 

³ They are fighting a physical battle with prayer alone. 

   But scripture is clear. Different battles require different weapons. 

Ephesians  chapter 6 does not just say put on armour. It tells you exactly which piece of armour fights which attack. 

The helmet guards your mind. 

The sword strikes the enemy. 

The shield blocks the lies. 

So if you want to win, you need to know which battle you are in and which weapon to use.

Brother, Let us break it down. 

The first battle every born again Christian man faces is the battle for his mind. 

This is the war thoughts. The images that flash through your head. The fantasies that replay on loop. The lies that tell you, "you are not good enough." "You will never change." "You might as well give in." 

This battle may happens in the shower, at your desk, while scrolling your phone at 11 p.m. 

It is the war of intrusive thoughts, lustful imaginations, and mental spirals that pull you away from God and into shame. 

And here is what most men do not realize. You cannot stop these thoughts from showing up, but you can stop them from staying. 

The reason the mental battle feels impossible is because you think having a bad thought means you have already sinned. 

But that's not what Jesus said. In Matthew 4, the devil attacks Jesus with three temptations. And those were not just external offers. They were   mental suggestions, thoughts planted in Jesus' mind. 

"If you are really the son of God, prove it. Turn  these stones into bread. Jump off the temple. Worship me and l'll give you everything." 

Jesus did not sin by hearing those thoughts. He  sinned if he agreed with them. 

The temptation was not sin. Acting on it would have been. 

So when a lustful thought enters your mind, that's not sin. That is the enemy attacking. 

Sin happens when you invite the thought to stay. When you entertain it, replay it, feed it. 

The battlefield is not whether the thought shows up. The battlefield is what you do in the next 5 seconds. 

So, how do you win? 

Three weapons. 

First,  take every thought captive. 2 Corinthians 10:5 says,"We take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ." That means the moment a lustful, shameful, or lying thought enters your mind. You grab it. You do not let it wander. You do not follow it down the rabbit hole. You capture it. 

Practically this means you interrupt the thought, out loud if you have to. "No, that is not true. I reject that!" 

You do not debate it. You do not negotiate. 

You capture it and throw it out. In the name of Jesus Christ. Amen. 

 Second,  replace the lie with truth. 

Philippians 4:8 says, "Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, think about  such things. 

You cannot just remove the bad thoughts. you have to replace it with a true one. 

So when the thought says you will never be free, you immediately counter, "I am a new creation in Christ. The old has passed away." 

When the thought says you have failed too many times, you counter,  "God's mercies are new every morning. l am not defined by my past. "

Third, renew your mind daily. 

 Romans 12:2 says, "be transformed by the renewing of your mind." 

You do not win the mental battle once. You win it every single day. 

That means scripture memory, daily truth, speaking God's word over your thoughts before the lies even show up. 

The battle for your mind is won in  the first 5 seconds after a thought appears. 

Capture it,  replace it,  renew daily. 

That's how you guard your mind.

2. The second battle every born-again Christian man faces is the battle for his body. 

This is the war of desires, the physical urges, the flesh cravings, the tension in your chest when you are triggered, the pull towards something you know you should not do. 

This battle happens in your body before it ever reaches your mind. 

It is the rush of adrenaline when you see something you should not. The restlessness when you are alone at night, the physical drive that feels stronger than your willpower. 

And most men lose this battle because they think desire itself is sin. But desire is not sin. 

What you do with desire determines whether you sin. 

Apostle Paul talks about this in Romans 7. He says, "I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do, I do not do, but what I hate, that I do." 

He is describing the war between spirit and flesh. Between what you know is right and what your body craves. 

Your body was designed by God to feel desire. 

 Sexual desire is not evil. It is part of how God made you. 

The problem is we live in a fallen world where that desire gets hijacked, twisted, redirected toward things God never intended. 

So the battle is not to eliminate desire. The battle is to steward it, to direct it where God intended, to master your body instead of being mastered by it. 

1 Corinthians 9:27 says, "I strike a blow to my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified." 

Apostle Paul is not talking about self-hatred. He is talking about self-control, training your body to obey your spirit. 

So, how do you win? Three weapons. 

 First, starve the flesh. Galatians 5:16 says, "Walk by the spirit and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh." 

You cannot feed your flesh and expect it to stay weak. Every lustful image you look at, every compromise you make, every boundary you cross, you are feeding the very thing you are trying to kill. 

Starving the flesh means cutting off access, deleting apps, installing filters, changing your routine, avoiding triggers. 

You do not negotiate with your flesh, you starve it. 

Second, discipline your body. 

1 Corinthians 6:19-20 says, "Your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit. Honour God with your bodies."

 That means physical discipline, exercise, sleep, eating well, taking care of your body so it is not ruling you. 

When your body is disciplined in one area, it becomes easier to discipline in others. 

The man who can wake up early and work out can also resist the urge to click that link at midnight. 

Physical discipline trains spiritual discipline. 

Third, redirect desire toward God. Do not just suppress desire, redirect it. 

When you feel that pull, that craving, that restlessness turn it into worship, turn it into prayer, turn it into hunger for God. Read the Bible, share the revelation. Pray for others. 

David did this. When he was overwhelmed with desire, he wrote in Psalm 42. As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, my God. He turned physical longing into spiritual thirst. 

The battle for your body is won through starvation,   discipline. and redirection. 

Master your body or your body will master you. 

The third battle every born-again Christian man faces is the battle for his spirit. 

This is the war of faith. 

The doubts that creep in after you fall. 

The shame that tells you God is done with you. 

The lies that say you are too far gone, too broken,  too dirty to be used by God. 

This battle happens in the quiet moments. 

When you are sitting in church feeling like a hypocrite. 

When you are praying but feeling like God is not listening. 

When you are wondering if you are even saved at all. 

This is the most dangerous battle because it does not just attack your behavior. It attacks your identity, your relationship with God, your assurance of salvation. 

The enemy doesn't just want you to sin. He wants you to believe God has given up on you because you sinned. That's the real attack. 

Revelation 12:10 calls devil the accuser of our brothers who accuses them before our God day and night. 

He does not just tempt you to fall. He accuses you after you fall. He whisper God cannot use you now. You have failed too many times. You are not really his." And if he can get you to believe that lie, he does not need to tempt you anymore because you will disqualify yourself. 

You will walk away from God. You will stop fighting. But here is the truth. 

Your faith is not based on your performance. It's based on Christ's finished work. 

Romans 8:1 says, "There is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. 

Not no condemnation if you stop sinning." No condemnation. Period. 

The battle for your spirit is the battle to believe that truth when shame tells you otherwise. 

So how do you win? 

Three weapons. 

First, stand on your identity in Christ. When shame attacks, you do not defend yourself. You point to Jesus. "I am in Christ. My identity is secure. My salvation is finished. I am forgiven." 

Not because I deserve it, but because Jesus Christ paid for it. 

Colossians 3:3 says, "Your life is now hidden with Christ in God." 

That means when God looks at you, God the Father sees Christ's righteousness, not your sin. 

That's not an excuse to sin. It's the foundation that makes repentance possible. 

Second, repent quickly. 

Do not let shame keep you from God. Run to Him, not away from him. 

First John 1:9 says, "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us." 

Confess immediately. Do not wait until you feel ready. 

Do not try to clean yourself up first. Come as you are. 

The longer you wait, the stronger the lie becomes. 

Repent fast. Get back up fast. Do not let shame win. 

Third,  walk in the spirit. 

Galatians 5:25 says, "Since we live by the spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit." 

That means daily surrender, daily dependence,   daily asking God to fill you, guide you, empower you.

You cannot fight the spiritual battle in your own strength. 

You need the Holy Spirit and He is already living inside you. 

Ask Him to lead and follow. 

The battle for your spirit is won by standing on your identity, repenting quickly, and walking in the spirit. 

Do not let shame separate you from the only One who can save you. 

So here is the truth most born-again Christian men never realize. You are not a victim of these battles. 

You are a warrior in them. 

The mind, the body, the spirit. 

These are not battles you are losing. 

They are battles you are learning to win. 

And every time you capture a thought, discipline your body or reject shame and run to God, you are not just surviving, you are conquering. 

Ephesians 6:10 says, "Be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power. Not your power, His." 

You are not fighting alone. You are fighting with the God who already won.

 So stop seeing yourself as the guy who keeps failing. You are the guy who keeps getting back up. That's what a warrior does. Warriors do not win by never falling. They win by refusing to stay down. 

You are in three battles right now. the mind, the body, the spirit. 

And you have three weapons: God's word, the Holy Spirit, and your identity in Christ. 

Use them. 

Fight. 

Win. 

Drop warrior in the comments, if you are done seeing yourself as a victim and ready to fight like the man God called you to be. 

Trust the Lord Jesus Christ with you to fight and win. 

You are not fighting for freedom, you are fighting from it. 

Now live like it.