Yesterday I posted the first of my articles on managing your thought life. I gave you some application steps as a faith assignment. I am tempted to press on to the two other passages that address managing our thought life (Philippians 4:6-9 and 2 Corinthians 10:4-5). Before I expound on those verses, how are you doing with renewing your mind from yesterday’s blog? One of the dangers in the Christian community, in which we live, is the overload of information coming at us. When do we take time for the biblical information we are receiving to sink down into the depths of our heart and accomplish it’s perfect work of conforming us to the character of Christ? It is too easy to be touched by a truth from the Word, then move on to something else. What most of us find when we just press on is that our thinking hasn’t changed. I wish it would take a one time deal and then be done. Bad thought patterns are hard to break. So, rather than press on to some new information, why not engage in some good inner thought life transformation? It is better to take one thought, work at it, make some progress, begin to see transformation take place and then move on. Remember, all of those behaviors that are inconsistent with the character of Christ have their root in your thought life. (thoughts -> emotions -> attitudes -> behaviors).
Review yesterday’s blog. Refresh however you believe God addressed some areas of thinking that need to change, review the faith assignment steps, and go to work. Keep at it, even if you spend each day this week just reviewing Romans 12:1-2, the faith assignment, your application, this will help bring transformation instead of just information accumulation. If you do, the results are phenomenal. Just think of the new freedom if your thoughts are being managed effectively. If you are in a small group or meeting one-on-one with someone, use time to review, discuss how your are doing. Encourage each other to keep pressing on to deepen the necessary changes.
Remember, if you have put your trust in Christ, you have His life transforming power within to accomplish making you everything that God has desired you to be. Enjoy His perfect work. Enjoy His presence!
Take note of this challenge Jesus gave to his disciples:
Mat (1517-20a) Don't you see that whatever enters the mouth goes into the stomach and then out of the body? the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these make a man 'unclean.'For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander. Mat These are what make a man 'unclean'
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