Table of Contents
Introduction to the Updated Edition 7
Part I The Importance of the Mind
Introduction 13
1 The Mind Is the Battlefield 15
2 A Vital Necessity 27
3 Don't Give Up! 33
4 Little by Little 39
5 Be "Positive 45
6 Mind-Binding Spirits 57
7 Think About What You're Thinking About 63
Part II Conditions of the Mind
Introduction 75
8 When Is My Mind Normal? 77
9 A Wandering, Wondering Mind 85
10 A Confused Mind 93
11 A Doubtful and Unbelieving Mind 103
12 An Anxious and Worried Mind 117
13 A Judgmental, Critical, and Suspicious Mind 131
14 A Passive Mind 147
15 The Mind of Christ 159
Part III Wilderness Mentalities
Introduction 185
16 "My future is determined by my past and my present." 189
17 "Someone do it for me; I don't want to take the responsibility." 197
18 "Please make everything easy; I can't take it if things are too hard!" 207
19 "I can't help it; I'm just addicted to grumbling, faultfinding, and complaining." 215
20 "Don't make me wait for anything; I deserve everything immediately." 225
21 "My behavior may be wrong, but it's not my fault." 235
22 "My life is so miserable; I feel sorry for myself because my life is so wretched!" 247
23 "I don't deserve God's blessings because I am not worthy." 255
24 "Why shouldn't I be jealous and envious when everybody else is better off than I am?" 265
25 "I'm going to do it my way, or not at all." 275
Endnotes 285
Bibliography 287