I really needed this book. After the birth of my first child, I suffered from severe post partum depression, and a spiritual element was clearly involved. A close friend of mine loaned me this book, and I couldn't believe what I was reading. Nearly every chapter applied to me, in one way or another. The purpose of this book is very pointed: to help Christians (well, all people, but the concepts in the book are based on Christian principles and beliefs) reclaim their minds from all the lies, attacks, and insecurities that clutter it. The book begins with an introduction to why the mind is so important, what kinds of attacks we are subjected to from the world around us and from the enemy, what problems we ourselves cultivate, and why God wants us to reclaim our minds. The next section focuses on common mindsets, and ends with the mind of Jesus. The final section explores ten "wilderness mentalities" which keep us from progressing to the mind of Jesus.

My rating of this book is highly subjective and personal, I freely admit. So many of the verses and ideas in this book were healing for me. God did need to reclaim my mind, it was a clear battlefield, and this book aided in my recuperation. Other factors were definitely at play, but this book was a huge help, even if it was extremely convicting. In fact, I was so pleased with Meyer's God-inspired wisdom that I bought the book to have a copy on hand, should I ever need it again. ( )

Before I get into the wonderful aspects of this book, I will elaborate on why I gave it four stars: flow and organization. The beginning chapters seem to hop and skip around a bit with little cohesion....which makes the material a little hard to digest. BUT Keep with it!! The book is an overall great read! Once you move past the first few chapters, the flow gets into a groove and the material makes a lot more sense.
I disagree with one of the reviewers that stated this was not instructional but devotional. Simply based on the fact that since we must be a "doer" of the word and not a hearer only, there is so much scripture in here in application context that one cannot help but view this as instructional as well as devotional. Also includes some humerous and heartfelt experiences to make the reading enjoyable without being depressing...it is a great self help read...anyone can improve their thinking by reading this one more than once and putting the scriptural principles into practice. ( )

Battlefield of the Mind by Joyce Meyer shows us how our mind can actually be a battlefield where our thoughts can be our enemy. She shows us through scripture how to overcome the negative thoughts and that we need to turn our minds back over to God. ( )

This book was a great read about how Satan uses to influence your thoughts and feelings to keep you bound by strongholds. Every Christian should read this book. ( )