For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh, for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but divinely powerful for the destruction of fortresses. We are destroying speculations and every lofty thing raised up against the knowledge of God, and we are taking every thought captive to the obedience of Christ, and we are ready to punish all disobedience, whenever your obedience is complete. (2Co 10:3-6) NASB
Are you willing to allow God to deal with you at the level of thought and motive? To allow God to deal with us at such a deep level begins with learning what it means to take our thoughts captive and bring them in obedience to Christ.
The truth is this: I think things I hate to admit I think. How about you? Years ago when I struggled with addiction, anger and depression, very little of my thought life was pleasing to God. My thoughts were nested in anger, resentment and getting what I wanted when I wanted it. My thoughts came in an endless stream and were constantly goading and leading me into behavior that produced spiritual beatings that tortured my soul and my spirit.
I once heard someone say they considered their mind to be like a bad neighborhood and they avoided going there alone! I’ve found a lot of truth in that remark. However, as I have learned to better submit to God’s purpose, the greatest single example of His work in me is the transformation of my thought life. I still think thoughts that I need to surrender to God but they do not begin to approach the character and nature of my thoughts as they existed long ago. The change in my thought life is factual proof to me that God’s grace has changed my heart to the extent that I am no longer the man I used to be.
I love the new look!