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