Episode 402 - Show Notes
- God has given you a beautiful mind. It’s an incredible thing. You can reason. You gain knowledge, you have a powerful memory. You have imagination. Experts say you and I have between 60,000 and 80,000 thoughts per day. That is a lot of thinking.
- As Christ followers, even our private thoughts matter. Paul says we should intentionally think on things that are true, noble, right, pure, lovely, admirable, excellent and praiseworthy.
- We pay close attention to our thoughts because our thoughts affect how we feel, what we believe, and even what we do.
- I believe spiritual battles are won or lost in the mind. Your thoughts will lead you into victory or into failure. Many of our problems are the result of improper thinking. It is poor management of our minds. The battle against unforgiveness or pride or lust or anger isn’t won in the behavior realm. It’s won in the mind.
- It’s true that our thoughts control our lives. So, let’s begin to fill our minds with the Word of God. Let’s begin to meditate on truth. Let’s be careful to honor the Lord with our thought by keeping them on things that are true, pure, and righteous.
- In the Great Commandment, Jesus said we are to love the Lord our God with all of our heart, all of our soul, and with all of our mind. We can love God with our minds by keeping our thoughts on things that please and honor him.
Colossians 3:2 - "“Set your mind on things above, not on earthly things.”
Philippians 4:8 - “ Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.”
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