God's View:
Phil. 4:8
-When great and good symbolic images of God, the
cosmos, fatherhood, motherhood, masculine, feminine, and so on
are rejected or are simply absent from the mind, lesser images
develop to take their place. If you do not delight in higher things,
you will most certainly delight in lower things, This is true
of a society, a nation, a world, as well as each and every individual.
Hope:
Rom. 6:3-6
-A sense of being , of well-being, comes by dwelling
on who and what we are in Christ Jesus, what was done on the Cross
which washes and cleanses us from our false or perverted former
selves. A diseased image in the mind substitutes not only for
missing images and symbols of good relationships, but it can also
fill in for the lack of an adaequate sense of being. This could
result in a sense of non-being which requires deep meditation
and prayer in order to get back in touch with God to mold our
life henceforth, a sense of being.
2 Cor. 10:3-5 ; Jn. 15:5-7 -Developing the proper image and the proper form of the symbolic mind requires baptism in the Holy Spirit, listening prayer, reception of words and pictures that come from God, learning to practice the Presence through exchanging every negative word coming from the world, the flesh and the devil, and replacing these words with words from God Who is always speaking to us to love as He loves, to respond to life in His Spirit.
Rom. 12:1-2 -We are to give up the 'conscious'rational mind which is turned on trying to analyze the 'unconscious', the creative ideas of God revealed to our spirit. Instead, we are to use our rational powers to dwell upon God's principles and concentrate on putting it into action. We are not to intellectualize, the introspective process, which results in focus on the self and brings forth futility, a practice of the presence of the self.
Change:
Eph. 4:22-32
; Heb. 10:22
-In severe cases when one is bound
to deep introspection, prayer for the healing of the mind is required.
Anoint the forehead with oil, make sign of the cross, lay hands
on head, ask Jesus to enter in, to heal and quiet the mind. Visualize
with the heart that this is being done, quietly praying. Then
ask God for further directions and knowledge of what and how to
pray. Ask for wisdom and knowledge via pictures and word. Have
person confess his sins of introspection in order to receive the
needed cleansing and forgiveness.
James 1:21 -Person is to dwell and meditate on appropriate Scriptures dealing with his diseased attitudinal patterns, to look up to God, not within himself, then present his own heart to the heart of the transcended God.
l Pet. 1:13 ; 1 Pet. 4:1 -Gird your mind is to control and guard and select good input , that Jesus may be revealed in your spirit. Purpose in your mind to purpose as Jesus Who purposed to do the Father's will regardless of suffering.
Key word here is "fix":
Gen. 6:5 ; 11:6 ; Exe. 1:12; 8:12; Ps. 1:2 ; 4:4 ; 19:14 ; 38:12 ; 48:9 ; 119:59; Proverbs 4:27 ; 6:18 ; 12:5 ; Matt. 10:22 ; Lu. 9:62 ; Jn. 15:9; Rom. 1:21 ; 8:6 ; 12:3 ; Gal. 5:1 ; 6:9 ; Phil. 1:27 :2:5; 1Tim. 4:15; James 1:12 ; 5:11 ; 1 Pet. 2:19 ; 1Pet. 5:9 ; 2 Pet. 3:17 ; Rev. 3:12.