Your thoughts are so very, very important!
Your
thoughts shape who you are - What you choose to THINK will affect what
you BELIEVE and what you believe will affect your BEHAVIOR. So, really,
what you choose to think about will affect your relationship with
Christ, the way that He is glorified in your heart, and then what your
witness is for Him in the world.
It is critical that we choose to think true thoughts that will lead us in the right direction!
The key to telling what thoughts are true and what are false is to compare them to the Bible.
This is one reason it is so important that we are faithful to do the following:
~ Read Scripture
~ Memorize Scripture
~ Meditate on (think about and study) Scripture
(We will cover these more in the days to come!)
Remember this: *True thoughts bring us freedom, lies of the enemy bring us bondage.*
John 8:32 says, "And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free."
If we see that a thought is not true, 2 Corinthians 10:5 tells us what to do:
"We
are destroying speculations and every lofty thing raised up against the
knowledge of God, and we are taking every thought captive to the obedience of Christ."
Let’s set our minds on Christ, fill them with Truth, and seek to bring every one into obedience to Christ!
"Therefore
if you have been raised up with Christ, keep seeking the things above,
where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set
your mind on the things above, not on the things that are on earth. For
you have died and your life is hidden with Christ in God." Colossians 3:1-3 (Emphasis added)
Today:
- Spend 5 minutes reading Scripture.
- Look at your thoughts. Ask yourself if they line up with Scripture - are true thoughts.
- Choose to accept God’s grace to bring every thought to the obedience of Christ!
Ps. 139:23-24 - "Search
me, O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts! And see if
there be any grievous way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting!"
