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#508: Paying Careful Attention to our Thoughts

• Loren Hicks

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The Big Idea: 

God has given us the weapons necessary to fight this inner battle. Why is this important? Why are our thoughts important?  Because our emotional life follows our thought life, and our choices, decisions, and behaviors follow our emotions.  All of your battles begin in the inner life. How will you respond? How will you react?


Main Points:

1. We develop well-worn thought patterns without even realizing them. If we don’t pay attention to our thoughts, if we aren’t prayerful and careful, we begin to follow thought patterns provided by our own sinfulness and the carnality of the world around us.
2. We must guard our hearts against the pattern of this world. Our sinful human nature falls easily into selfishness, negativity, and a critical spirit. The result is an empty soul. Let’s allow God’s Word to bring cleaning to our hearts and minds.
3. With God’s power you can change your thoughts and as you do so, you will change how you feel, you will change your words, and you will change even your behavior. 


Today’s Scripture Verse:

2 Corinthians 10:5 - “We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.” 

Romans 12:2 - “Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.”

Philippians 4:8 - “Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.”

Luke 6:45 - “…For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.”


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