Contend for Christ in Your Thoughts
The Lord has been putting on my heart the issue of our thought life. Our thoughts reveal our heart.
Proverbs 23:7 (NKJV) For as he thinks in his heart, so is he…….
If entertaining evil thoughts precede and lead to the action of sin, conversely entertaining Godly thoughts lead to the action of love and confidence in the kingdom truths which leads to our kingdom walk. Thoughts are not ours until we agree with them. When we agree with heavenly inspired thoughts we produce Christ in us, while thoughts of worry, bitterness and strife produce despair.
Philippians 4:8 tells us:
[Meditate on These Things] 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.
In any vacuum of heavenly thoughts the seeds of despair are being sown. We must sow seed of life and life more abundantly. Our own intimacy with the Lord is increased as a result of our heavenly thought life, the choice to cast down ungodly thoughts and rest in what we know in Him. Our heart is the soil for His word and we can prepare our soil to grow the goodness of Christ in us by choosing a heavenly thought life.
Entertaining wrong thoughts birthed the sin we were washed clean from, but we still have to contend for holiness. We must align our thought life with Christ to be overcomers and eliminate the distractions which hinder our sensitivity to the Holy Spirit and cause us to fall short of walking in a pure gospel of Christ.
Renewing our mind is essential to believe the truth of Christ to the point of trust and obedience when our natural reasoning may bring a thought or conclusion in conflict with the word of God.
Romans 12:2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
My Prayer for you:
Dear Father in heaven, I ask you in Jesus name to quicken to our spirit the thoughts which are not yours and the desire to cast them down, to live in the truth of your word and your hope. May our hearts be purified so that we release pure love in which the world will see Jesus Christ in everything we say and expression of our behavior and choices. Amen.