The document discusses how God gives people a spirit of power, love and self-discipline rather than timidity. It explains these terms and encourages seeking God's wisdom to walk in his ways. The document provides biblical verses exhorting people to have the mind of Christ by focusing on God, praying boldly, and walking purposefully in his courage and confidence.

1. If I only had a brain!
By Robin Boyd

2.  For God has not given us a
spirit of timidity, but of
power and love and
discipline.

3.  (Word study): Referring to the
disposition, feeling, the temper of mind
 (Strong’s):Mental disposition
 Thedisposition or influence which fills and
governs the soul

4. Fearfulness, cowardice, reticen
ce
Lack of confidence or strength
of character
 Thayer’s, Strong’s and Word Dictionary

5.  Being able
 To will
 Strength
 The factuality of an ability, not
necessarily the accomplishing of it.

6. Affectionate
regard, goodwill, benevolence.
 With reference to God's love, it
is God's willful direction toward
man which involves God doing
what He knows is best for man
and not necessarily what man
desires

7.  To correct.
 Self- discipline
 Sound
mind/judgment

8.  Spirit: Mental Disposition
 Timidity: Cowardice
 Power: Ability
 Love:Doing what is best not just what is
wanted
 Discipline: Sound mind/sound judgment

9. God’s wisdom
protects us from
ourselves!
 “ForGod has not given us a mental
disposition of cowardice, but has given us
the ability to seek and hear his sound
judgment, walk in His Love, and do it His
way for our own protection.”

10.  How do we find this wisdom?

12. Verse 1 Verse 2
So here's what I want you to Don't become so well-
do, God helping you: Take adjusted to your culture
your everyday, ordinary that you fit into it without
life--your even thinking. Instead, fix
sleeping, eating, going-to- your attention on God.
work, and walking-around You'll be changed from
life--and place it before the inside out. Readily
God as an offering. recognize what he wants
Embracing what God does from you, and quickly
for you is the best thing respond to it. Unlike the
you can do for him. culture around
you, always dragging you
down to its level of
immaturity, God brings the
best out of you, develops
well-formed maturity in
you.

13. .

14. A mind set on the things of the
spirit has peace, and be sober
minded; And not tossed to and
fro.

15.  If
you don't know what you're doing, pray to
the Father. He loves to help. You'll get his
help, and won't be condescended to when
you ask for it.
 Ask boldly, believingly, without a second
thought. People who "worry their prayers"
are like wind-whipped waves.
 Don't think you're going to get anything
from the Master that way, adrift at
sea, keeping all your options open.
 The Message Bible

16.  Now we have received, not the spirit (mental
disposition) of the world, but the spirit (mental
disposition) which is of God; that we might
know the things that are freely given to us of
God.
 For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that
he may instruct him? But we have the mind of
Christ.

17. Closeyour eyes and take a
deep breath
Mentally repeat after me:
I have the Mental Disposition of
Christ in me.
 I have the mind of Christ
 I choose to walk not in the flesh
but after the heart of God

18. His
courage
in you!

19. His
Confidence
In YOU!

20.  Look carefully then how you walk! Live
purposefully and worthily and accurately, not
as the unwise and witless, but as wise
 Making the very most of the time because
the days are evil.
 Therefore do not be vague and thoughtless
and foolish, but understanding and firmly
grasping what the will of the Lord is.
 Ephesians 5:15-17 The Messge

21.  Therefore we can
walk in
courage, power, lov
e, and good
judgment.