What does it mean to fill your mind with things that will inspire worship of God and service to others?
It is crucial that we bring our thought life into submission to Jesus Christ by learning to think biblically through EVERY aspect of our lives.
All sin begins in our thoughts.
There is a war going on inside your soul every second of every minute of every hour.
We have to understand that in order to conquer our thoughts, we cannot simply recognize the little devil that sits on our shoulders whispering lies in our ears constantly, but we must learn that the battlefield is our mind. The devil is our enemy, but the battlefield is our mind!
God has given us the ability to choose the thoughts that we respond to.
Choose to think on truth. Don't even begin to communicate with the enemy. You've already lost the battle at the moment you choose to open yourself up to dialogue with the "father of lies."
Oswald Chambers said..."To think is an effort; to think rightly is a great effort; and to think as a Christian ought to think is the greatest effort of a human soul."
Romans 12:2- "Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect."
So, how do we think right?Think on whatever is true:
The only way that we can know the truth and walk in it is to saturate ourselves with Scripture. We should know God's Word so well that everything we come into contact with filters through it.
We should follow the example found in Acts 17:11-"Now these Jews were more noble than those in Thessalonica; they received the word with all eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see if these things were so."
Think on whatever is honorable:
This word means "that which inspires reverence or awe; dignified, worthy of respect." JESUS.
Think on whatever is just:
These are things that are worthy of respect and right-according to God's standard. JESUS.
Think on whatever is pure:
Things that are wholesome! JESUS.
Think on whatever is lovely:
This means what is pleasing, agreeable, and attractive. This means to think on what is both pure and attractive. Jesus Christ is attractive and so we should think on Him. Things that are kind and gracious. JESUS.
Think on whatever is commendable:
These are things that are highly thought of. JESUS.
Colossians 3:2- "Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth."
Romans 8:5-6 "For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Sprit. For the set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace."
Psalm 119:15- "I will meditate on your precepts and fix my eyes on your ways."
Is 2 Corinthians 10:5 true in your life?
We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ."
You can't stop the noise that is going on around you and you can't determine what thoughts are going to come, but you can block it when you choose to think on Jesus.
If you want to hear what God is saying, you're going to have to block out whatever the enemy suggests.
You are plugged in to the promises of God.
Think on the WHATEVER God's Word suggests.
