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We have seen people born with mental infirmities, we have seen people lose their minds through alzheimers and dementia, and we have seen people go insane.

Each of these states is horrible.   We value our sanity, our mental faculties.
But have we placed too much value on a 'normal' mentality?
And be not conformed to this world: but be you transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of the Lord. -
Conformity is Good when it is to the Word and the Holy Spirit.     Otherwise it is Evil.
In order for the New Spirit being to manifest in our Flesh, we must be Transformed in Mind and Emotions (our Soul).
When we are Transformed we Receive the Wisdom and Power of God to do the Work of Christ Jesus in our mortal bodies.
What is the Good and acceptable and Perfect Will Of God?
It is that none Perish () it is that all be Healed () it is that all Prosper ()
How is God's will proved?
By the manifestation of Evidence.
What Evidence?
Salvation, Healing and Prosperity.
Hence, the only thing holding us back from experiencing the best that God has for us is our Minds.
Let the Mind Of Christ be in you.     -

Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: -
Jesus wants us to be like Him.     He chided His disciples when they did not measure up to their potential.     'Oh you of litte faith, why are you so fearful'.
Jesus made it possible for us to be accepted by the Holy Spirit through His blood sacrifice.     Once cleansed He made it possible for us to receive the Holy Spirit.     That Holy Spirit is who raised Christ Jesus from the dead.     He told us that greater deeds would we do as a result of receving that gift.
But, in order for us to realize our potential we must 'realize our potential'.     As we think in our hearts so are we.     For me or you to reach our potential in Christ we must believe what He said about us to the extent that we allow it to transform our thoughts, words and deeds.
The Mind Of Christ is achieved by knowingly and willingly being transformed by the Word and Holy Spirit.     We must desire to have the Mind Of Christ and we must feed on what He fed on to arrive at the same place He did.
Jesus said the Kingdom Of Heaven is at hand when He walked the earth.     In the Word and Holy Spirit we can manifest heaven on earth.
It is His will but is it yours?

Who, being in the form of the Creator, thought it not robbery to be equal with the Creator: -
The Holy Spirit formed Jesus in Mary's womb for the purpose of manifesting Himself in the body of Jesus. Since the Holy Spirit did this, Jesus did not think it presumptuous for Him to be equal with the Holy Spirit.
It is this thinking in His mind and heart that enabled Him to speak the Words of the Holy Spirit and by the power of the Holy Spirit to do the Works of the Holy Spirit.

It is clear from the verses above that we need to lose our mind and take on the Mind Of Christ.
For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. -
Spiritual Minded is thinking, meditating, talking and acting from the Word by the Holy Spirit.
Carnal Minded is the opposite, It is disconnected from the Word and the Holy Spirit.     It is of the flesh.

Jesus did not think like others. He did not talk like others. He did not act like others.

Jesus was different, but He was better!

If we are to be better, we must be willing to be different from man and be like our Lord.
For as he thinks in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, says he to you; but his heart is not with you. -
What we truly believe is in our hearts. It manifests in how we think, what we say and what we do.