Wednesday, May 20, 2020

Freed

The battle to overcome our emotional struggles is a battle for our mind. If we fine ourselves worrying, stressed out and depressed, it is because we are thinking things that are not true. In 2 Corinthians 10:4-5, Paul writes,“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.”
It is not our flesh that we fight but rather our minds and what Satan tries to do to our minds. One of Satan’s favorite strategies is to plant his thoughts in our mind so completely that we come to believe they are our thoughts, so we will begin to act on these thoughts.
This strategy of Satan may get you to ask the question, “Well, how can I be blamed for acting on these thoughts if they are not mine?” Friend, you are not responsible for every thought that comes into your head. But you are responsible for how you act on it. This is why we are to take “every thought captive to the obedience of Christ” (2 Corinthians 10:5).
When a thought comes seeking to lure us deeper into worry, doubt, anger, hatred, shame or more, we have two choices. We can reject it, or we can adopt it and make it our own. When we reject these thoughts, we free ourself to focus on the Holy Spirit.
If we will set our mind on the things of the Spirit, we will have life, peace, and joy. we will also find and have purpose. With the Holy Spirit governing our thoughts, external circumstances do not dictate our responses. If you want to overcome your emotional struggles, change your thoughts. If you seek to be set free from that which holds you hostage, then set your mind on God’s truth and be free.

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