Hope for Healing, Faith for Living Podcast

Protecting Yourself From Harmful Thoughts: Part 2

Summary:

Now let me be clear. We are not talking about living in some type of fantasy land and pretending that the past didn’t happen or that our present isn’t what it is. When I talk about protecting yourself from harmful thoughts I’m talking about thoughts that cause you to identify yourself as someone other that who the Word of God says you are as a new creation in Christ. I’m talking about thoughts that will hinder you in moving forward in God’s will for your life.

We are to know the Word of God so that we don't give in and believe thoughts that can harm us. They way we guard ourselves is to know the Word so that we can recognize what does not agree with the Word and then we take it captive. We replace harmful thoughts by the truth of God's Word.

Scriptures:

2 Corinthians 10:4-5 ESV

For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds. We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ,

 

2 Corinthians 10:5 WEB reads,

for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but mighty before God to the throwing down of strongholds, 5 throwing down imaginations and every high thing that is exalted against the knowledge of God and bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ,

 

2 Corinthians 5:17 ESV

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.

 

Romans 8:1 ESV

There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.

 

Ephesians 1:3 ESV

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places.

 

Know the Word and confess the truth about who you are in Christ.

Blessings,
Tim Dumas
www.hopeforhealingfaithforliving.com

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