Saturday, September 4, 2010

Two types of thoughts.

“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

How does one go about taking their thoughts captive and making them obedient to Christ, by the word of God and the power of the Holy Spirit.

Being a woman of specifics and detail, I am always asking the Lord to bring everything to a level of understanding for me, and He has always done just that.  Over these next several days I want to share it with you, having complete trust in the Lord that He will do the same thing for you.

Step 1: We need to become familiar with two types of thoughts; thoughts in the Spirit and thoughts in the flesh.

Thoughts in the Spirit
Philippians 4:8
Thoughts in the Flesh
These were a compilation from 200 people who were
so gracious enough to share thoughts they have in the flesh.
Truth
Worry
Anger
Condemnation of ourselves
Honorable
Doubt
Anxiety
Lack of compassion
Right
Fear
Frustration
Impatience
Pure
Lust
Greed
Our own holiness
Lovely
Jealousy
Selfishness
Procrastination
Admirable
Timid
Hypocrisy
Insecurity
Excellent
Temper
Idolatry
Inferiority
Worthy of Praise
Pride
Loneliness
Addiction
Kind
Revenge
Am I measuring up
Bitterness

Separating our thoughts is the beginning of their captivity.

Understanding the source from where our thoughts come is the key to their demise when in the flesh and the key to their obedience when in the Spirit.

Begin separating your thoughts today, do it by asking the Lord to bring all your thoughts into the light of His Holiness.

Prayer: Lord place each thought under Your microscope, examine it and bring it out into the light. Help me to be able to discern those that are from You and the lies from Satan. Amen

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