Some days you can go along and be "minding" your own business and whistling joyfully and you feel no cares at the moment when suddenly out of nowhere this thought pops into your head that steals your peace, stops your joy and your whistle is no more. Your peaceful and happy thoughts turn into thoughts of rejection, or maybe fear, or anger, or resentment or whatever. Your mood turns from happy to crappy in an instant.
Too often we can keep on that path of negativity and it can ruin our entire day, maybe week and in many cases our relationships. We have those imaginary conversations with those we are directing our thoughts towards. Sometimes it's ourselves and we become emotionally self-condemning and naturally we will withdraw from those around us. Where do these thoughts come from? How do they invade our minds so quickly and change the direction of our days without us even realizing it? How can we battle these alien hosts that invade our thoughts and steal our peace and stomp on our joy?
I will not give credit to the evil that berates but rather I will focus on how to overcome their dissension and refraction. Think about what you're thinking about! Notice! Pay attention! And FIGHT to keep your peace! We don't have to receive the garbage. We can choose to counterattack with good thoughts. We can rethink with good things. Peace is worth the battle. It only takes a moment to lose it but when we labor to keep it our lives will benefit as well as those lives we are linked to.
The battle is not an easy one and Lord I pray for Your strength to help me to press through. I may get bruised and bloodied in the process but the victory will be mine and I will be stronger from it. May these mental assaults prepare me to be like a seasoned soldier who can walk out a valiant life here on earth and reflect Your glory to all I meet and come across. May these experiences enrich and encourage the lives of others and in turn their lives can bless others and so forth. Let Your dominoes fall but not for the collapse of Your people but to the connection of us all throughout the world. Help us to take our thoughts captive to the loving obedience of Christ who is our strength! Let us kick out these peace snatchers and live with renewed minds so our lights will shine and Your love will permeate the world.
Too often we can keep on that path of negativity and it can ruin our entire day, maybe week and in many cases our relationships. We have those imaginary conversations with those we are directing our thoughts towards. Sometimes it's ourselves and we become emotionally self-condemning and naturally we will withdraw from those around us. Where do these thoughts come from? How do they invade our minds so quickly and change the direction of our days without us even realizing it? How can we battle these alien hosts that invade our thoughts and steal our peace and stomp on our joy?
I will not give credit to the evil that berates but rather I will focus on how to overcome their dissension and refraction. Think about what you're thinking about! Notice! Pay attention! And FIGHT to keep your peace! We don't have to receive the garbage. We can choose to counterattack with good thoughts. We can rethink with good things. Peace is worth the battle. It only takes a moment to lose it but when we labor to keep it our lives will benefit as well as those lives we are linked to.
The battle is not an easy one and Lord I pray for Your strength to help me to press through. I may get bruised and bloodied in the process but the victory will be mine and I will be stronger from it. May these mental assaults prepare me to be like a seasoned soldier who can walk out a valiant life here on earth and reflect Your glory to all I meet and come across. May these experiences enrich and encourage the lives of others and in turn their lives can bless others and so forth. Let Your dominoes fall but not for the collapse of Your people but to the connection of us all throughout the world. Help us to take our thoughts captive to the loving obedience of Christ who is our strength! Let us kick out these peace snatchers and live with renewed minds so our lights will shine and Your love will permeate the world.
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