How do you take every thought captive?
“Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ.” 2 Corinthians 10:5 KJV
Scripture says that we have thought sins. We can’t let our thoughts rule unchecked and just think whatever thoughts we feel like thinking. No. Our minds have a doorway, and we are not to let in anything that will cause us to sin.
We are also not to think worthless thoughts that waste our lives. We are to purposely think thoughts that God wants us to think. A good list of what to dwell on is found in Philippians 4:8:
“Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.” Philippians 4:8 ESV
How to Take Every Thought Captive (Video #6)
How can we functionally take our thoughts captive, especially when we are being wounded by someone and are finding ourselves in a position where we need to forgive an unrepentant person? Listen to the video to see how to accomplish this difficult task:
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Thank you for the reminder!
I need to remind myself to not let my mind go places that are unproductive.
Thank you for this deep insight. This article reminds me of Ephesians 6:12 “We fight not against flesh and blood…”
and of course Romans 12 “…but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind..”
It’s important for us to remember that our minds ARE a spiritual battlefield and we must fight back spiritually to hold on to our sanity and productive state of mind.
Thank you for your words.
Great Scriptures that directly apply to taking thoughts captive! Yes, our minds are a battlefield.
and we must be careful of what we see and hear on TV!
What we consume from the media affects our thought life more than we know!
Yes, if we focus on the things God wants us pursuing then we won’t have time for bad sinful thinking. I believe if we are struggling with sinful thinking just praying for it to end can help tremendously.
Yes, if we occupy ourselves in doing what God wants us to be doing, we won’t have as much time to stew on things that are sad in our lives.
It is so true!! We have to be deligent and take our thoughts captive or they could very easily lead us astray!
Diligence is imperative, since our minds can wander to places they shouldn’t.
Phillipians 4:8 is such a great standard to set for your thought life.
Yes, that is a perfect Scripture for taking our thoughts captive!
I wonder just how many “worthless thoughts” I have in a day. I imagine the number is astronomical.
LOL… I think we all have some thoughts that are worthless. May God help us to think what He wants us to think!
I cannot agree more that we must remain focused on what God says. His Word will never lead us astray.
Amen!