Having a sound mind.

Bible verse for today: 2 Timothy 1:7 "For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline" (NIV).

A sound mind simply means having the capacity to think, reason, and understand for oneself. Adults are generally known to possess sound mind unless under certain circumstances which may cause the mind to be affected badly, rendering it incapable of carrying out its major function.

God says he's given us a sound mind which means we have the full capacity to determine how our relationship with him will be because we've been given the free will to use our minds to its full potential.

The Word for Today devotional by United Christian Broadcasters (UCB) says:

You say, ‘What is this “sound mind” that God says He has given us?’ The original Greek word means ‘sane, rational, logical, realistic, and reasonable’. It includes qualities such as: 1) Being self-controlled. It’s not controlled by anyone or anything outside itself—including people, circumstances, impulses, emotions, intellect, and especially not fear. It stays in control at all times. Even when faced by problems with no easy solutions, it remains anchored to the truth, as defined by God and His Word. 2) Being discerning. It distinguishes wisely between alternatives. It discerns between reality and fantasy, good and evil, effective and ineffective, worthwhile and worthless. It’s the faculty that enables us to make good decisions in difficult situations. 3) Being focused. Like a laser beam, it has the capacity to lock in on a desired target. Like a finely tuned receiver, it can minimise distortion and resist competing sound waves. It limits interference, uncertainty and confusion. Once it’s ‘set on task’, a sound mind will help you concentrate your energies on fulfilling the important priorities in your life. 4) Being orderly. It is a process-oriented mind, operating with cause/effect logic. It’s concerned with getting you from A to B—goal to realisation—by a series of orderly steps that contribute to the fulfilment of your purpose. You are ‘…fearfully and wonderfully made…’ (Psalms 139:14 NIV). The God whose mind created you is reflected in the mind He gave you to use. Knowing who you are, now go forward and experience ‘…life…more abundantly’ (John 10:10 NKJV).