Fix your thoughts on what
is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable.
Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise. Philippians 4:8, NLT
What mental movies are you
playing in your head today? Are they thoughts of defeat and despair or thoughts
of victory and favor? Faith is simply saying what God says about you and seeing
what God sees in you and your situation.
It takes a thought to heal
a thought. Unlike the world, which teaches you to empty your mind to achieve
peace, God’s way is to fill your mind with fresh, powerful, and redeeming
thoughts.
The apostle Paul tells us,
“Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and
lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of
praise” (Phil. 4:8 NLT). So it’s not just trying to blot out bad thoughts with
your willpower. It takes a thought to replace a thought. It takes a right
belief to replace a wrong belief. You need God’s truth to replace the enemy’s
lies that have kept you in bondage.
My friend, if a wrong, bad,
or negative thought is lodged in your mind today and you can’t seem to shake
it, stop trying! Perhaps you’re lying in a hospital bed and can’t help but
think of the worst-case scenario. You’re attempting to suppress it, but it’s
not working. Well, stop! Stop trying to erase it from your mind. That just
won’t work. What you need to do is replace that destructive thought with a
thought that’s from God. That’s the only way to deal with a wrong thought and
begin the healing process.
Start to meditate on truths such as, “Surely Jesus has borne my sicknesses and carried my pains. The chastisement for my wholeness fell upon Him, and by His stripes I am healed. With long life He will satisfy me” (see Isa. 53:4–5 and Ps. 91:16). Begin to play mental movies of yourself getting well, being discharged from the hospital, having fun with your kids, or going on a nice holiday! (Article & Picture; courtesy of Joseph Prince Ministries used with kind permission).
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