Vain
imaginations and idle thoughts will drive us to distraction. They cause stress
and come straight from the pit of hell (2 Corinthians 10:5; Romans 1:21; Genesis
6:5; 1Chronicles 28:9).
If
we listen to negative self-talk long enough, we start to believe it is true. We
listen to Satan's lies and this ruins our relationships with God and other
people (John 8:44).
Satan's
lies demean, belittle, undermine and accuse us (Revelation 12:10). They keep us
in bondage and debilitate us in our endeavors to serve God with our life.
Satan
attempts to keep us in bondage to his lies. The only way to overcome Satan's
debilitating talk is to counter his lies with God's Truth and Word. (www.theophostic.com)
Then,
we can walk in God's Spirit and believe only what God says about us. By His
mercy and because of His love, God takes away the shame and misery caused by
our sins (Titus 3:5; Ephesians 2:4).
He
calls us to the ministry of reconciliation (2 Corinthians 5:11-21). We do not count
anyone's sin against them, but we bring to them a word of loving understanding
and mercy, without compromising God's Word (2 Corinthians 5:19).
Prayer:
Father
God, teach us to take our thoughts captive and to make them obedient to Christ
rather than the devil (2 Corinthians 10:5). Give us the victory over sin and
death by our relationship with our Lord, Jesus Christ (1 Corinthians 15:57).
Remind
us to follow Your will for our life rather than following the mold, into which
Satan or someone else in our life attempts to squeeze us. Help us to walk in
Your will for us each and every moment of every day (Ephesians 2:10).
Thought
for the Day:
God's
Truth always sets us free. - John 8:32
