It is, indeed, a battle of hearts and minds, and you cannot overcome the citadel of false beliefs and images and feelings—the very things that rob us of knowing the life without lack—except by the power of God. This power comes to those who have been trained to keep their minds on God—in Paul’s words, “bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ” (2 Cor. 10:5). This involves coming to think about God as Jesus thought about him, and to trust God as Jesus trusted him—moving from having faith in Jesus to having the faith of Jesus. To do so is to know the life without lack.
