The Mind

Have you ever had a thought enter your mind and wonder where it came from? Random thoughts seem to pop up and can alter the way we react to a situation or person. Being a Christian I've been taught that I have the mind of Christ (1 Corinthians 2:16), but I'm pretty sure that some of the thoughts I have are not from the Lord. Where do these thoughts come from? Thoughts of inadequacy, unimportantance, and of being unloved. These thoughts come from messages we have heard and received. Ever heard: you're lazy, that was stupid, you are too slow, you can't do anything right. Have you ever loved someone who hurt you, left you, didn't love you back? That's where those messages come from and then Satan is able to use your own thoughts and feelings to attack your mind.

As a mom this chills me to the bone, because I've said some of those things to my own kids. Even though these negative messages are being used as a battle of our mind, we can win the battle with the truth...from God's word.

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

Each time a thought comes to mind that is negative and untrue, we take it captive (I'm visual and picture it all tied up and gagged)and then tell ourselves the truth from the Word of God. We are loved, he will never leave us or forsake us, we are more than conquerors...etc.

We also then must watch the words we say, we don't want to feed those negative thoughts in ourself or others.


Proverbs 10:32
The lips of the godly speak helpful words,but the mouth of the wicked speaks perverse words.

Proverbs 12:18
Some people make cutting remarks, but the words of the wise bring healing.

Be wise and speak words that brings healing to someone today!