It's all in the mind is a phrase I've seen used a lot recently, on subjects as different as:
how to play the Indian spinners (Geoffrey Boycott, who knows)
how to be responsible about sex and guarding against abuse
how to be a young, inexperienced driver (though hormones play a part too)
Some critics of Christian faith also suggest that it's all in the mind.
Time to emphasise St Paul's words to the Roman Christians:
I appeal to you therefore, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds, so that you may discern what is the will of God—what is good and acceptable and perfect.
St Paul, who is often subjected to vitriolic abuse himself, wrongly, has it right: living a good, acceptable and perfect way of life does depend on the grace of God which comes through renewal. Freedom comes through submission to Jesus Christ.
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