Take Your Thoughts Captive!

Are You Tired of Trying to Change the Way You Feel?

Different people use different things to avoid dealing with dark secrets and issues that need work. Some use mind-altering substances like food, drugs or alcohol. Others become addicted to seeking recognition by working long hours or they become professional volunteers, ignoring the needs of their own family while seeking approval of those they barely know. Some even bury themselves in a sport, hobby, or in exercise routines to avoid having to spend quiet time with themselves…they must stay busy, busy, busy, to keep their thoughts from sinking into self- flagellation, self-loathing, epistles of disgust.

I Am His, but the Past Keeps Popping Up

When negative thoughts of the past enter your mind, don’t entertain them; escort them out! It takes practice but God’s Word tells us very clearly in second Corinthians, verse 10:5 that we are to take our thoughts captive; 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. If a shameful memory from the past enters your mind, know that the enemy who prowls to and fro across the earth looking to destroy and kill would love to render you useless in being light and salt for our Savoir. Mentally take that thought by the neck and escort it out of your mind in the name of Jesus Christ and then refuse to entertain the thought. Just refuse to think about it. Take it captive, escort it to the door of your mind and boot it out as many times as you need to. Accept that you are forgiven and refuse to be subjected to the shame of it ever again.