PEOPLE CAN GO three weeks without food, three days without water, and three minutes without oxygen. However, we can’t go three seconds without thinking. We have a lot of thoughts running through our head all the time.
This is not news to any of us, but what we think about is important. If we don’t take control of our thoughts, our thoughts will control us.
Scripture tells us to renew our minds with God’s Word: “Be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind” (Rom. 12:2). The word conformed means “to be similar; compliant.” This verse is telling us not to adopt the world’s way of thinking.
Some Christians think that renewing their mind is an option. If we don’t renew our minds, we will never accomplish what God has called us to do. But once we start, we will think like God, talk like God, and act like God.
Watch How You React
Although Satan is the god of this world, he has no power over us. The only way he can do anything in our lives is to get us to agree with the adversity he puts on us. The devil wants us to use our words to keep the trial going.
The devil can’t read our minds, but he watches what we say and do. He pokes our buttons and watches how we react. If we respond contrary to God’s Word, he’ll say, “Oh, that’s good. Let’s do that again.”
However, we won’t fall apart when our mind is renewed and adversity hits. Instead, we’ll say, “None of these things move me. God is working all things together for my good (Rom. 8:28). My Heavenly Father always causes me to triumph (2 Cor. 2:14). By Jesus’ stripes, I am healed (1 Peter 2:24).”
The way to win against the devil’s attacks is by having a renewed mind. Regardless of the attack, we will be victorious because we’re full of God’s Word.
Take Charge of Your Thoughts
You are the CEO of your thoughts. It’s your responsibility to monitor your thoughts and remind yourself that God’s Word has an answer to every situation. Here are three steps to change the way you think.
- Recognize wrong thoughts.
Read your Bible a lot. The more of God’s Word you have in you, the faster you will recognize wrong thoughts.
- Resist wrong thoughts.
James 4:7 says, “Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.” Get your sword out and start swinging it. Start saying what God says about you.
- Replace bad thoughts with good thoughts.
Think on what you know to be true in God’s Word. That means to think on the promises of God instead of the problem, instead of the pain, and instead of the lies. Start thinking on what you know to be true.
You can set yourself up to succeed every day by having a daily devotional time. I suggest picking one thing that stood out to you from the devotional time and writing it on a card or saving it on your phone. When something happens and you can’t think one good thought, you can read what you’ve written to remind yourself of what you’re believing.
Let’s make a habit of praying in tongues throughout the day. We can pray when we’re driving, while we’re mowing the lawn, when we’re making dinner. We hook up to God’s power source whenever we pray in the Spirit.
By doing these things, we will get a grip on our minds. We’ll start controlling our thoughts instead of them controlling us.
Author
Karen Jensen Salisbury
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