Faint of heart is a commonly used phrase.  However, I think many may use it without really understanding it.

It’s a simple way of saying that unless the heart is fully in it, the ability to see it through will not be present.

So when we say, “It’s not for the faint of heart,” we are saying it can’t be brought to completion without a fully invested heart about it.

That brings me to what I want to share with you today.  I want to talk about renewing the mind.  But I must say that this is not something that is not for the faint of heart.

The real battle we fight as believers is the battle for the mind.  It takes real courage of heart to take on the reality of wrong thinking and then press in to see it brought down and the right kind of thinking put in its place.

Just tearing down a wrong thought leaves a vacant spot for another developer to fill.  That is why real mind renewal is not for the faint of heart.

It takes determination and perseverance to put in what needs to be there instead of what did not belong in the first place.  It takes courage to keep all other developers from moving in on the vacant spot created when the wrong thought was taken down.

2Corinthians 10:3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. 4 For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, 5 casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ, 6 and being ready to punish all disobedience when your obedience is fulfilled.

A right thinking process produces the fruit of the right response and right behavior to pursue what the right thought was to begin with.  In this case, right thinking involves making sure everything passes through the filter of Christ’s obedience at the cross.

Every thought that exalts itself, in other words, comes across as being more important, more significant, and more effectual than knowing what God thinks, what He is like, and what has been done by Him.

We punish the disobedience of unbelief every time we cast down thoughts that enable unbelief by deceiving us to put our confidence in our own abilities instead of the finished work of Christ. But we do not stop there like someone faint of heart.  We press further to put our faith and confidence in the truth concerning God, His way, and what He has done through Christ to purchase us and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. The fruitfulness of a disciple depends on this process of mind renewal.  This is why mind renewal is not for the faint of heart!