What Are You Thinking?

Monday night began a new Bible study for our Ladies’ group. We are repeating the study, “Loving God with All Your Mind.” Some may ask why we’re doing it again, since we did it a few years ago. I believe the truths in this study are fundamental to a Christian woman really being able to grow and have victory in her life. As women, we are bombarded by unbiblical thoughts every day. “I feel…, I don’t feel…, I bet she thinks I’m …,” and on and on our thoughts go! One quote about our thoughts sums up the importance of why we must think right – “You do what you do and you say what you say because you think what you think, and you think what you think because you believe what you believe about God, His Word and yourself.”

1. Recognize the command – Philippians 4:8 – Think on what is true and real.
2. Respond in obedience. Cast down imaginations and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God. II Cor. 10:5 Like a rodeo rider capturing the calf, we must “lasso” our thoughts and bring them into captivity!
3. Reap the benefits – Blessed is the man that trust in the Lord. We will have physical energy (what’s more draining than being drug through the mire of wrong thoughts?). We will also have spiritual energy, and peace of mind.
   

The truths from our first lesson are powerful! God knows that we have a difficult time with our thoughts, and He has so much to say about it in His Word. I pray that we will allow His Truth to transform our hearts and our minds!