Gird up the loins of your mind,
be sober,
gird up:
- encircle mind with word of God daily
- meditate in scriptures daily
- secure in mind what God has said
- surround, encircle mind with concepts from God, thoughts from God
- prepare and strengthen oneself daily by meditating on specific scriptures
be sober:
- don't be drunk with things of world and thoughts of world
- be serious, sensible, solemn
- don't get giddy and carried about with worldly things
- don't get drunk with fantasy and imaginations about people / focus on truth about individuals