Lord, I really want you to take control of my life today. Help me see things through your eyes. Develop in me your heart for the people you send into my life. The mind is never free of influence. What we choose to dwell on is really important.
Most people are passive intellectually.
I've never met a growing Christian who wasn't critically engaged mentally, both to biblical truth and to assessing the world around them. How different this is from the preoccupation with self that comes from legalism. Since God is love, those who are led by him will find themselves characterized by love. God is interested in dealing with our reliance on the flesh. He wants to purge us of our worldly and selfish thinking and behaviors.