Prepare My Mind

Day 6

We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ. 2 Corinthians 10:5

What I wouldn't give to have complete control over my thoughts! There are days that my mind is on full speed, processing what has happened, what could happen and what will never happen! 

I have thoughts of 

kindness

maliciousness

forgiveness

envy

acts of service

jealousy

faith

doubt

joy

despair

and on and on and on.

As you may notice I am quite up and down with my thoughts! I need Jesus to take control of my thoughts! I need them to be under His control and His filter!

The word Captive in 2 Corinthians means to lead away, to take captive. It denotes an action. If we are to take captive our thoughts then we must realize that we are at war with these thoughts. They can and will do damage to our lives. Our thoughts can impact our prayers, our joy and our witness. 

but I see another law at work in me, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin at work within me. Romans 7:23

Here is the good news today.

You do not have to fight against these thoughts alone.

For in Christ lives all the fullness of God in a human body. So you also are complete through your union with Christ, who is the head over every ruler and authority. Colossians 2:9

Today when thoughts that do not belong in your mind make themselves known, reject them as false and ask Jesus to take them captive. 

Prayer 

But thanks be to God, who always leads us as captives in Christ’s triumphal procession and uses us to spread the aroma of the knowledge of him everywhere. 2 Corinthians 2:14

Tomorrow we will look at how to replace false thoughts with God's truth.