TAKING CONTROL OF YOUR THOUGHTS AS A CHRISTIAN

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Experts have stated that humans think between 12,000 to 60,000 thoughts every day.

It is also estimated that about 80% of these thoughts are negative while 95% are repetitive.

A repetitive thought means the same thought that comes a second, third or more times.

A negative thought is one that is focused on something wrong and a wrong assumption even when the thing has not happened.

It is usually started by fear of a number of things – fear of the unknown, poverty, death, old age, people generally.

The way a person thinks is revealed by the comments that come out of the person’s mouth or the actions the person takes every day.

When you think negative thoughts persistently, it leads to unpleasant consequences and realities for the person.

This is why the Bible says in Proverbs 4:23 (GNBK), “Be careful how you think; your life is shaped by your thoughts.

Unfortunately, many people are not aware of this fact that the thoughts we focus on determines the direction and ultimate outcome of our lives.

The truth is, many people want to live a good life but they need to understand that it begins with the dominant thoughts of your mind, the words you speak and the actions you take as a result.

Conscious thoughts are the ones we are aware of while subconscious thoughts are where majority of the thinking happens and we are hardly aware but these are the ones that determine the course of our lives.

There is therefore a constant battle in the mind every single time on which thoughts we should allow in and which ones not to entertain.

The Bible makes it clear that the road to sin and death begins with a negative or bad thought that TAKES ROOT IN OUR MINDS – James 1:12-15.

So how does a Christian control his or her thoughts to prevent bad or negative thoughts from taking root in the mind?

Let us see what God’s Word says concerning the battle of the mind in 2 Corinthians 10:4-5 (AMPC), “For the weapons of our warfare are not physical [weapons of flesh and blood], but they are mighty before God for the overthrow and destruction of strongholds,

5 [Inasmuch as we] refute arguments and theories and reasonings and every proud and lofty thing that sets itself up against the [true] knowledge of God; and we lead every thought and purpose away captive into the obedience of Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed One),”

From this passage, we see that the devil tries to infuse us with negative or bad thoughts to make us sin against God but we are told to take every thought captive and make it obedient to Jesus Christ.

So how do we achieve this?

The simple answer is to saturate your mind every day with God’s Word in the Holy Bible because it is only the ROOTED OR IMPLANTED Word of God that contains the power to save a person’s soul – James 1:21.

The soul comprises the mind, will and emotion.

God’s Word becomes planted in our minds (hearts as also used in the Bible) through constant, deliberate study daily and it becomes rooted through meditation on the Word of God.

So you see that no Christian can successfully win the battles of daily life without the Word of God.

When God’s Word enters your mind through study and becomes implanted or rooted through meditation, then your thoughts would constantly be focused on God’s Word and your words would be based on God’s Word in every circumstance – Matthew 12:34.

Your mind then becomes spiritually alert towards any thought that goes against the true knowledge of God and you then take it captive and make it obedient to Jesus Christ’s Word in the Bible.

This way, your life becomes shaped by God’s Word, your words the same and your life takes the same direction and gives you the same outcome God desires as long as you UNCOMPROMISINGLY obey His commandments in His Word in the Holy Bible.

Not only would you be successful in this life and have complete victory always over the devil and his agents, but you are assured of entry into eternal life with Christ Jesus at the end of your stay here on earth.

Always remember that there is power in the thoughts we think. This is why the Lord Jesus Christ warns us in Matthew 5:28 that anyone who looks LUSTFULLY (thoughts of sleeping with someone else) at a woman has already committed adultery with her in his heart.

The same applies to a woman who looks lustfully at a man in her heart (or mind).

So watch what you allow into your heart (or mind) and it is only the implanted or rooted Word of God that can guarantee victory over evil, negative or bad thoughts.

May the good Lord bless you as you heed His Word today, act on it and share with others in Jesus’ Most Powerful Name, Amen.

Gabriel Ama.

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