Every Thought Captive

This morning I woke up with a new attitude and perspective about a situation that has been plaguing me which is a total answer to prayer. My prayer had been to change me or the situation. Well, God was gracious enough to change my view of the situation which is exactly what I needed. The situation remains the same but the Lord reminded me about taking every thought captive in my Jesus time today.

God directed me back to 2 Corinthians 10:5 in The Message which says "We use our powerful God-tools for smashing warped philosphies, tearing down barriers erected against the truth of God, fitting EVERY LOOSE THOUGHT and EMOTION and IMPULSE into the structure of life shaped by Christ."

This right here is why I enjoy reading in both the NIV and Message Bibles because I am able to glean deeper truths and more practical applications. Okay, so NIV says to "take every thought captive and make it obedient to Christ." But The Message takes it further and talks about those loose thoughts, emotions and impulses. If you are anything like me, you have a lot of those "loose" thoughts. I think these thoughts to which they are referring are those seemingly random, out of nowhere thoughts that the enemy likes to hurl at us when we least expect it. THESE thoughts are the ones that we are directed to take captive because they are the ones that influence our emotions which influence our impulses and attitudes. If we can control our thinking as we are directed here to do, we can control our emotions and our impulses which is HUGE! So, I challenge you this morning as the Lord has challenged me to think about what you are thinking about. Watch out for loose thoughts. Check your emotions and impulses and allow God to bring truth.

Lord, I thank you for changing me and my perspective on this situation in my life. I thank you for reminding me of the truth and of the importance of taking thoughts, emotions and impulses to you and making them obedient to Christ. Lord, give me greater levels of clarity and wisdom and help me to recognize the loose thoughts that don't line up with You and Your Word. Holy Spirit, lead me and guide me into all truth! Amen! :)