SCRIPTURE: 1Corinthians 10:3 For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. 4 The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. 5 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.
OBSERVATION: Often the toughest strongholds to overcome are the arguments and pretenses in the mind. If not careful, a person can become a captive of a thought processes that hurt them. Thoughts must be taken “captive.” The mind can become a battlefield.
On the battlefield facing Goliath (1Samuel 17), the Israelites were thinking, “How BIG Goliath looked compared to themselves!” David was thinking: “How small Goliath looked compared to God!” David’s part was the sling and the rock. God’s part was the results.
APPLICATION: The biggest battle I will fight today will be in my mind. I am not a mind, but I have a mind. I must take control of my thoughts. I cannot stop thinking about something, but I can start thinking about something else. The strategy is “thought replacement.” I must replace thoughts about my big problem with thoughts about my big God! The Bible never tells me how to feel, but often tells me how to think.
PRAYER: Heavenly Father, thank you for the “helmet of salvation.” Being your child, and having your Holy Spirit sharing this life with me makes a BIG difference in how I think! Amen
NOTE: This is a repeat from several years ago. Today, it speaks to my spirit as I am struggling with the decision to continue driving a school bus. Some thoughts tell me, “Do it another year.” Other thoughts tell me, “It is time to stop driving the bus.” But the bottom line is that God specifically told me to drive a school bus and He has not specifically to me to stop.
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