3 Ways To Accept Our Thoughts Captive

We frequently mean value of spiritual "strongholds" every bit something non-Christians have.

But nosotros should too seek our ain lives for strongholds. They typically laid about inwards our thoughts. That's why Scripture warns us to accept our thoughts captive (2 Corinthians 10:3-5).

It mightiness hold upward a human relationship employment nosotros bitterly "debate" inwards our thoughts. 

It mightiness hold upward an injustice or criminal offence we've obsessively relived inwards our thoughts, memorizing each detail.

It mightiness hold upward an unrealistic fearfulness that haunts us.

It mightiness hold upward an ungodly wishing nosotros relish pondering.

We postulate to accept those thoughts captive:
5 Ways To Process Problems

2. Replacing thoughts amongst encouraging Scripture passages (I Can't Change

3. Replacing negative thoughts amongst positive thoughts, praise in addition to thanksgiving (Negative Self-Talk

Our thoughts practise our mood in addition to touching on our actions (Luke 6:45).

Taking thoughts captive is a principal pace inwards dealing amongst strongholds. 

Think virtually it!

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5 Ways To Rid Your Thoughts Of Sinful Desires

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James 1:13-15 explains temptation:
“each someone is tempted when they are dragged away past times their ain evil wishing together with enticed. Then, afterwards wishing has conceived, it gives nativity to sin; together with sin, when it is full-grown, gives nativity to death.”

Temptation begins when nosotros “conceive” sinful desires: entertain, enjoy, together with contemplate those desires inwards our thoughts. 

Next nosotros human activeness on the desires we’ve “nourished.” 

Finally, nosotros indulge those desires until nosotros sear our conscience together with no longer know correct from incorrect (1 Timothy 4:2; Ephesians 4:19).

It’s of import to instantly position sinful thoughts together with reject to entertain them. Then nosotros bespeak to supplant them amongst wholesome thoughts inwards i or all of these ways (Philippians 4:8):

1. Seek God’s help (Matthew 6:13).

2. Recite memorized Bible verses (Psalm 119:11).

3. Read the Bible (Hebrews 4:12).

4. Count our blessings (Philippians 4:6).

5. Besides reading together with reciting God's Word when tempted, nosotros should read, study, together with memorize it daily to transform our minds (Romans 12:2).

Our thoughts tin ship away corrupt us or transform us. Let’s conduct to endure transformed!
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These devotions equally good render help for overcoming bad idea patterns:
Taking Thoughts Captive
Dirty Thoughts
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Set Your Hear Or Laid Upwards Your Alarm

I was struggling. 

I had skillful reasons to hold upward concerned. But I was letting my thoughts rule.

I read Psalm 31:15:
"My times are inward your hands; deliver me from the hands of my enemies..." 

I realized that my existent enemies were non people or circumstances. My existent enemies were negative thoughts, worries as well as self-pity. I wasn't trusting that God could locomote all things for my skillful (Romans 8:28).

I wasn't letting Him comfort me (2 Corinthians 1:3-4).

My scrap was as well as hence strong, that I railroad train an alert for every hr during the daytime. The alarms reminded me to accept a few minutes each hr to pray, read Scripture, or sing a praise song, taking my thoughts captive (2 Corinthians 10:5).

The to a greater extent than I railroad train my heed on Jesus, the healthier my thoughts.

Are you lot struggling alongside a situation? Perhaps you lot also should railroad train an alert as well as focus regularly on God's promises.

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3 Ways To Popular Off On Your Perspective During Difficulties

When we're suffering - no thing the argue - it's slow to sideslip into a pit of discouragement. 

These 3 things tin deal us continue or find perspective, giving us purpose, gratitude, in addition to promise inward the midst of our pain:

1. Remember others who are facing challenges in addition to pray for them.
We tin genuinely utilisation painful thoughts equally reminders to pray for others, giving us a constructive utilisation inward our pain. Philippians 2:3-4, Romans 12:15

2. Remember Christ's suffering in addition to pass to a greater extent than or less fourth dimension thanking Him.
Anyone tin endure grateful when things are going well. Genuine gratitude is learned through difficulty. Psalm 103

3. Remember that life is brief, in addition to eternity is long. One hateful solar daytime our suffering in addition to sorrow volition end. Completely. Forever.
This is our ultimate hope. Colossians 3:1-4

These 3 reminders don’t lessen our pain, simply they pose it into perspective.

They give us calorie-free along our path in addition to remind us of the calorie-free at the cease of our path. 
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These devotions tin equally good deal y'all bargain alongside difficulties:
3 Verbs
Taking Thoughts Captive
The Power of Negative Self-Talk

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