Battlefield of the Mind: Winning the Battle in Your Mind

This key takeaway constitutes Meyer’s refrain throughout the whole book. She encourages readers to take a hopeful stance toward life, looking for blessings, thinking gratefully, and expecting good things from the fulfillment of God’s promises. For example, someone grappling with a major life change, such as the breakup of a relationship, can embrace positivity by trusting that God is working through that change to produce a beneficial outcome. This is not quite the same idea as the one promoted by the pop culture “positive thinking” movement, in which thinking positively is seen as having a power unto itself to bring forth good results. For Meyer, it is always God who is the source of blessing, and positive thinking is simply the correct posture of faith toward the promises of God.

One of the main practical counsels that Meyer offers is to develop the habit of meditating on Scripture. She encourages readers not simply to read over a Bible passage in their daily devotions, but to consider the words slowly and prayerfully, reflecting on them deeply and even, at times, committing them to memory. For example, someone reading Ephesians 2: 3 (one of several verses Meyer cites) might observe that the sentence structure implies a parallel between the “impulses of the flesh” and the “thoughts of the mind” and meditate on why that might be.