“As a man thinks in his heart, so is he” Proverbs 3:27
Yesterday I went to a conference for girls. It was a fantastic time for christian girls to get together and be encouraged. They make you feel special by giving you little gifts and they have this sweet cupcake stall full of pretty cakes.
But most of all, I heard exactly what I needed to hear. This woman came and spoke to us about our thoughts and how they can control our lives. Here’s a few of the things that stood out to me:
- We can think ourselves into feeling fear, anxiety, guilt… love
- Our thoughts become our reality but that doesn’t mean it is the truth. Just because you are looking at a wall through rose-coloured glasses does not mean that in truth the wall is red. Just because we feel that way about something or have that point of view doesn’t mean it is right.
- We are coloured with our thinking. We are jaded by our thoughts.
- Thoughts come into our mind through the day but we get to choose what stays and what goes. What will you entertain?
- We have to outwardly say, ‘I am going to choose my thoughts’ and choose them!
- 2 Corinthians 10:5b ‘we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ’. I love that!
- Don’t let your thoughts lead you; lead your thoughts and take them captive.
- Replace that bad thought with God’s truth.
- You can choose your lie or you can choose God’s truth
- Negative thoughts turn into a stronghold over our lives.
- Be careful which thoughts you entertain.
So what thoughts have been entering your mind? Which ones do you choose to entertain rather than facing the truth? What are you going to do about it?
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