The Gospel Newsletter – March 2026
Be Awakened by His Word
Welcome back, family and friends. As we enter this new month, I pray your heart leans in with openness and courage. We began this journey by tending to the heart, and this month we turn to the renewing of the mind—because you cannot have one without the other. A healed heart without a renewed mind will always return to old patterns. Renewal is not optional; it is necessary for transformation.
For in the beginning was the Word (John 1:1), and that Word still breathes. His voice still moves through the places we hid, still heals what was fractured, still rebuilds what was broken, still calls forth life from what you thought was finished. And He invites you to seek Him deeply: “Call to Me and I will answer you and show you great and mighty things which you do not know” (Jeremiah 33:3). Renewal begins with calling, listening, and responding.
God’s intentions toward you have never changed. “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord… “plans to give you hope and a future” (Jeremiah 29:11). But stepping into those plans requires a mind aligned with His truth, not shaped by old wounds or old thinking.
And remember this: His Word is not passive. “Is not My word like fire,” declares the Lord, “and like a hammer that breaks the rock in pieces?” (Jeremiah 23:29). The renewing of your mind is not a gentle suggestion—it is a refining fire, a holy breaking, a rebuilding that brings you into clarity, strength, and spiritual maturity.
Receive this with love and with seriousness: God is inviting you into renewal, but renewal requires attention. It requires willingness. It requires truth. And He is faithful to meet you in every place you surrender.
March 2026 Newsletter
The Battle for the Mind
The mind is the first battlefield. Before the enemy attacks your actions, your relationships, or your purpose, he attacks your thoughts. He knows that if he can fracture your mind, he can weaken your faith. If he can confuse your thinking, he can distort your discernment. If he can blind your understanding, he can slow your spiritual growth.
This is why some believers feel stuck in cycles — not because God is silent, but because they have allowed the enemy to become louder in their lives without realizing it.
There was a time in my life when I found myself trapped in torturous, repetitive cycles of thought. My mind became a battlefield, filled with confusion and restlessness. It wasn’t until I opened myself to God’s healing and allowed His truth to reach my heart that I began to experience real transformation. As I surrendered, the renewal of my mind took root. The message in Romans 8:6 —"the carnally mind is governed by the flesh which will result in death, but the Spiritually mind is governed by the Spirit which will result in life and peace"—began to speak more clearly and powerfully to me than the voice of the enemy ever could. This shift marked another turning point in my life, allowing God’s peace to replace the turmoil that once held me captive.
Satan wants to keep your mind scattered, distracted, and divided. He wants you to spiral in fear, replaying old offenses, drowning in doubt, or numbing yourself with noise. He knows the power of a believer whose mind is renewed, focused, and anchored in truth.
Jesus warned us about this strategy the enemy uses.
Matthew 13:25 — “While men slept…” (go read for yourselves to show yourself approved by God (2Timothy2:15)
In the parable of the tares, Jesus says the enemy came while they slept, sowed weeds among the wheat, and then left.
Take note that the enemy we can’t see but sees us. This devil didn’t stay and have a chat with us, he didn’t argue with us, he simply planted a lie in your dream and walked away.
This is how the enemy works in the mind:
• He plants a thought.
• He plants a fear.
• He plants confusion.
• He plants offense.
• He plants insecurity.
• He plants temptation.
And then he leaves you wrestling with what he planted never checked.
This is why Scripture commands us to take every thought captive (2 Corinthians 10:5). Not some thoughts but every imagination and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge, the truth, the word of God.
Because the enemy sows while we sleep — when we’re spiritually unguarded, emotionally tired, mentally distracted, or drifting in our walk.
This message is not meant to frighten you; rather, it is intended to awaken you to spiritual realities. The purpose is to encourage you to actively reject and cancel dreams you may not even remember so that they do not take root or manifest in your life.
Believers of Christ, this is a spiritual battle, and the battleground is your mind. This is why the renewing of your mind is not optional — it is essential.
It is the difference between drifting and standing, between confusion and clarity, between bondage and freedom.
Renewal is not a one‑time event. It is a daily discipline. A daily choosing. A daily surrender. Because a renewed mind is a protected mind. A protected mind is a discerning mind. And a discerning mind is a victorious mind.
The Danger of Spiritual Drift
Great is Thy Faithfulness
Drifting in our spiritual lives is rarely loud or obvious—it often happens quietly, almost unnoticed, and it can seem reasonable at the time. Yet the true danger of drift lies in its subtlety: it gradually pulls us away from the truth, not by a single leap, but through a series of small compromises.
By definition, to drift means to be carried slowly by a current of air or water. In the spiritual sense, this means allowing outside influences or distractions to move us away from our foundation in Christ without realizing it.
A call to Diligence and Discernment
As you reflect on the Scriptures and teachings that follow, let this be a reminder: always engage with God’s Word personally. The Holy Spirit dwells within every believer, guiding each of us into all truth, this is His promise and His role.
Whether you attend church services, listen to pastors, teachers, or prophets, always bring what you hear before the King of Kings. Ask the Lord for clarity and confirmation. Let your relationship with God and His Word be your anchor, ensuring that you do not drift but stand firm in His truth.
Scriptures that anchor discernment
• 1 John 4:1 — Test the spirits.
• Matthew 7:15–20 — Examine the fruit.
• Romans 16:17–18 — Avoid deceptive voices.
• John 14:26 — The Spirit teaches and reminds.
• 2 John 1:7–11 — Do not welcome deception.
These verses are not warnings to fear—they are invitations to stay awake.
Truth protects. Discernment preserves. Renewal requires separation from what distorts it.
When sin blocks renewal
This is where love and truth meet:
Isaiah 59:1–2 teaches that sin creates a barrier not because God withdraws, but because sin blinds our hearts and clouds our vision. Romans 1:28 warns that when people refuse to acknowledge God, He allows them to follow their own desires and turns them over to a reprobate mind (I highly recommend you go read Romans 1 in its entirety) But there is hope: 1 John 1:9 assures us that if we confess our sins, God is faithful to forgive and cleanse us. True confession is not a mark of shame but a doorway to freedom, restoring our confidence and renewing our relationship with Him (1 John 5:14–15). Scripture urges us to avoid foolish disputes and pointless arguments that lead only to division (2 Timothy 2:23–25; 1 Timothy 1:4). Instead, we are called to pursue gentleness, patience, and a heart that seeks God’s truth. The Lord’s desire is not for any to perish, but for all to come to repentance and renewal. Do not allow yourself to drift from the foundation of God’s Word or to be entangled by distractions that dim your spiritual sight.
Today, choose to surrender what is destroying you. Let God do His work of rebuilding in the places you yield. Stay vigilant, anchored in Scripture, and let His truth preserve and renew your soul (body & mind)
The Way Back -1 John 1:9
If we confess our sins, God is faithful. If we turn back, God is merciful. If we acknowledge Him, He renews our mind.
1 John 1:9 assures us that if we confess our sins, He forgives and cleanses fully, faithfully, and without hesitation.