Q127_081326 Rom. 8:5-7 How To Do A Mental Reset

Q127_081326 Rom. 8:5-7 How To Do A Mental Reset

What drives someone to seek a life without alcohol? This faith-based episode of *How it Happens with Colin Cook* zooms in on what it means to do a "mental reset" when addiction, depression, or everyday chaos start to take over.

Colin unpacks Romans 8:5–7 and contrasts two very different ways of thinking: a mind set on the "flesh" and a mind set on the "spirit." He explains that living according to the flesh isn’t always about obvious lust or wild behaviour; it’s the default setting where "God is nowhere to be seen" and life feels like random chance, medical insurance, and bad luck.

As he puts it, "To be carnally minded is to think that everything negative that happens to you is God's judgment somehow." Instead of trying to escape ordinary life or hunt for some mystical experience, Colin shows how a spiritual mindset is rooted in trusting Christ’s faithfulness right in the middle of real problems—addiction, job loss, sickness, grief and those days when you feel too angry or numb to pray.

The "mental reset" happens as you consciously lift your heart to God and thank him that your struggles can become instruments of life, not proof of punishment. He contrasts the "kingdom of Adam"—filled with wrath, sin, law and death—with the "kingdom of grace" where Christ’s sacrifice, presence and mercy reshape how you interpret hardship.

Rather than seeing relapse or failure as God’s finger poking you in the chest, Colin encourages you to see a patient Father who knows you intimately, from "the lilies of the valley" to "twenty trillion galaxies." The episode closes by pointing toward deeper study in Colin’s book *God’s Unbreakable Oath*, for those who want to think further about God’s heart, judgment, and salvation.

If you’re tired of feeling cursed by your cravings and setbacks, this gentle but direct message might be the reset button you’ve been looking for.