Think Right Thoughts

Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things. ~ Philippians 4:8

Our mind is the biggest battlefield. Have you ever convinced yourself that someone was mad at you or talking about you when in reality it wasn't true? Have you created scenarios in your mind of all kinds of stuff and brought so much unnecessary stress into your life only to find out that it wasn't anything like you thought it was?

So many people live in defeat, not because of the situation itself but because they became defeated in their mind. They replayed thoughts over and over until they were convinced that the battle had already been lost. Then they don't even show up for the battle because they've already accepted defeat. They stop just short of their miracle because they chose to believe something that wasn't true.

Our thoughts are so very important! All kinds of thoughts will come our way but we have to make a conscious effort to think right thoughts. We can't just entertain anything that pops into our mind. We can't control what comes into our mind but we can choose what we do with it. If we allow ourselves to think on wrong things, we will end up heading in that direction. We must replace those wrong thoughts with the Word of God. We must replace the lies with the truth. We have to keep our thoughts on good things. We have to follow the Word instead of following some thought that comes into our mind.

If we don't work at developing our relationship with God, it is easier to just accept whatever comes into our mind. But the more we get to know Him and His Word, we will quickly recognize when a wrong thought comes and we can replace it with what the Word says.

Stop accepting defeat. Stop believing that you're a failure. Don't allow the enemy to convince you that it's over and that you've already lost the battle. Jesus has already gone before and He won the battle! He has already prepared the way. He has taken care of it for you. Now you just have to walk with Him and be obedient. As you allow Him to lead you every step of the way, you will experience the victory. It will become a reality in your life. You will see that those thoughts were sent to try to stop you from receiving your promise.

The choice is yours. You can refuse to embrace your destiny because you allow defeat to enter your mind or you can believe what God says and enjoy the abundant life He has for you! Make the right choice because you have so much to lose if you don't keep walking toward your destiny. You have so much to gain by trusting in Him!