In review of 2 Corinthians 10:5 I read, “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” (NIV).
Paul used military terminology to describe warfare against sin and the enemy. God must be my commander in chief, even my thoughts must be submitted to his control as I live for him. As a Spirit empowered believer I must capture every thought and yield it to Christ. When exposed to ideas or opportunities that might lead to wrong desires, I have a choice. I can recognize the danger and turn away, or I can allow unhealthy thoughts to take me captive. I capture my fantasies and desires when I honestly admit them to the Lord and ask him to redirect my thinking. I need to ask God to give me the spirit of discernment to keep my thoughts focused on his truth.
I’m told that my brain stores everything. This is good, but also bad news: My brain can’t distinguish between what’s imaginary and what’s real. It will take in both truth and lies.
As a result I have stored all kinds of garbage in my brain. And whether I realize it or not, I often end up basing my decisions upon that garbage.
When I was a child, adults said things to me I believed without question because they were authority figures. Maybe they said I wasn’t good enough or I wouldn’t amount to anything in life. They were lies then, and they’re lies now. But I believed them anyway!
I need to change the soundtrack that’s playing in my mind. Instead of playing something based on lies, I need to play the truth of God’s Word. Romans 12:2 says, “Let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think” (NLT).
To change the way I think? I play a soundtrack of truth. I ask God to heal my memories. Tell God, “I need you to heal these memories of rejection, sin, resentment, guilt, and abuse. They hurt. Please heal me.”
Then fill my mind with God’s Word. The more truth I put into my mind, the more lies I can push out. Instead of spending a lot of time watching television and listening to music, fill my mind with God’s Word.
God’s Word says I’m lovable (John 3:16), capable (2 Peter 1:3), valuable (Luke 12:6), forgivable (Psalm 103:12), and usable (Ephesians 4:12). Let those messages become the soundtrack of my life, and God will transform my mind.
In summary, I demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ. I must let God be my commander in chief, submitting my thoughts to his control. When I'm exposed to ideas or opportunities that might lead to wrong desires, I have a choice. I can recognize the danger and turn away, or I can allow unhealthy thoughts take me captive. Take my thoughts captive when I honestly admin them to God and ask him to redirect my thinking. I can also ask God for a spirit of discernment to keep my thoughts focused on his truth. My brain will store a lot, it takes in both truth and lies. Whether I realize it or not, I often end up basing my decisions up that garbage. I need to let God transform me into a new person by changing the way I think. I do this by filing my mind with God's Word that says I'm lovable, capable, valuable, forgivable, and usable. Let those become the soundtrack of my life so that God can transform my mind.
I have a choice, I can use what God says about me to transform my life and thinking or I can replay old negative soundtracks. Today I pray Father for your wisdom and guidance for my life, my leadership and my interaction with others. This I pray in your Son Jesus name, amen.
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