Forgetting Biblical Truth

One of the most challenging aspects of being a Christian is renewing the mind daily so that it does not forget that which is true. As a result, I am often, more often than not, an angry person. On a good day, it is easy for me to see God's hand in my life. I can see that He is working good from the circumstances that I either find myself in or put myself in. But the flesh does not give in easily. It battles for my mind. The old self does not want to die, it wants to live and it wants to live out loud. On a bad day, I can't see truth at all. My mind will tell me the most deceiving of things. Ex: "How could you possibly be saved, you have so much anger inside of you?" "Why would God save you?" "Just give up, you will never win this battle," and the list goes on. The problem with letting the mind rule over you is that its purpose is to take you to a place of despair and great sin. Reality is that God did save me. He saved me out of this sinful state and brought me into righteousness. Reality also is that my flesh will war against the spirit from this day forward until I'm with Jesus. It is good to know that my sin does not control, change, manipulate, or cause God to do anything other than that which He had already purposed to do. And one thing that God has purposed and promised to do is to "work all things to the good of those who love God and are called according to His purpose." I am one of those who has been called, I'm a lover of God. Therefore, when my mind begins to forget the truth, I can be assured that God will intervene on my behalf. He will be faithful to me as His child. He will admonish me when I'm in sin, and He will encourage me when I'm in despair. "For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart."