2 Corinthians 10.1-6

¹ By the meekness and gentleness of Christ, I appeal to you—I, Paul, who am "timid" when face to face with you, but "bold" toward you when away! ² I beg you that when I come I may not have to be as bold as I expect to be toward some people who think that we live by the standards of this world. ³ For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. ⁴ The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. ⁵ We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ. ⁶ And we will be ready to punish every act of disobedience, once your obedience is complete.


“This is your brain. This is your brain on drugs. Any questions?”
“The mind is a terrible thing to waste.”
When I was a child, these were two of the more popular slogans appearing in media, one for the Partnership of a Drug-free America and the other for the United Negro College Fund. Each ad emphasized the importance of the mind. Think about it. Okay, now think about what I just ask you to do. I asked you to use your mind to think about your mind. How fascinating, right? And, of course, you’re using your mind to think about how fascinating your mind is when contemplating its ability to think about itself. Mind blowing?
Paul here touches on the mind’s power by likening it to a prison. He undoubtedly knows that most thoughts are in the mind to stay and that if they’re not taken captive they may be taking captive. So, take inventory. Are you Alcatraz or does your prison need to be renovated?