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Power Point:
You've probably heard
the old adage, "Think before you speak!" It's a good idea isn't it? However, as
Christians we're actually told that we need to "think before we think!" If we're supposed to capture all our thoughts and make sure
that they are in line with what God desires for us to think- that's really
thinking about what you're thinking about, before you think about it!
Confused?
Sometimes I'll find my
thoughts taking a wrong turn, but often I don't realize it until I've gone too
far down the wrong road. You've probably
done that yourself. You may find
yourself daydreaming and soon you're having an entire conversation in your head
with someone that is not productive at all. You may find yourself getting angry
or resentful when actually nothing has happened, except in your thoughts.
The other day, I was
experiencing that and suddenly I heard the Lord ask me, "Where will
that thought take you? Is it somewhere
you want to go?" As a matter of
fact, it wasn't. His questions helped me
to make a U-turn and get back on the right path.
When your thoughts are
uncontrolled, your life will become uncontrolled too. If you do not capture those thoughts before
they're allowed to nestle in, you will find yourself heading off in
a dangerous direction. The only way
Satan can get you un-settled, un-faithful and un-peaceful is through your
thoughts. That's his tool of
choice. He can cause you to begin to think about what
you lack so much that you ignore what you have.
He can prompt you to doubt God's promises so that you'll never see them
fulfilled. He can cause such chaos in your thought life that you can never find
peace.
God promises that
when we think as He does, our thoughts will be higher; higher than our
problems, higher than our circumstances, and higher than any negativity that
Satan can dream up. The key is, we have to think about what we are thinking
about don't we? We have to ask
ourselves:
1.
Where is this thought taking me?
2.
Is it taking me somewhere that I want to
go?
King David is a good example of letting your thoughts take you
where they want you to go. He couldn't get his mind off of Bathsheba and
ultimately acted in a very "unkingly" manner. When he controlled his thoughts he was one of
the greatest worshippers ever. Billions of people still use his thoughts to
form their own prayers.
Beloved, your thoughts
are the words you speak to yourself when no one else is listening. Are they taking you where God wants you to
go? Are they blessing, and healing, and
faith-filled?
Do you want to go where your thoughts are leading you today? If not, turn around and remind yourself of
all those wonderful soaring thoughts that God has about you and turn them into
prayers. Fill your mind with the thoughts that He thinks about you, about your
circumstances and about your future. I
think you'll be thrilled with where those thoughts take you.
Power Declaration:
I'm binding my thoughts to the thoughts of Jesus today. I will set the course of every thought so
that at the end of the day, my thought life will produce REAL life!
As I order my thoughts today, my tomorrows will be on the right path.
Copyright © 2015, Suzanne Roberts, Unpublished Work
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