Topic: DON’T TAKE THAT THOUGHT TO HEART [Church of God Mission International] Above Only Daily Devotional 24 October 2021
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ABOVE ONLY DEVOTIONAL
*SUNDAY OCTOBER, 24, 2021
DON’T TAKE THAT THOUGHT TO HEART
Matthew 6:31-32, Hebrews 13:5-6 Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?(For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. *Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.
The fact that a thought comes to your mind does not mean you should take it or allow it to influence your life. The way you take a thought is by saying it out from your mouth or allowing it to influence your words. After affecting your words, it will eventually affect your actions and your whole life. By giving voice to a thought, you are agreeing with that thought and accepting it into your life. Guard your heart with all diligence for out of it are the issues of life, (Prov.4:23). Check the thought and if it does not align with God’s thoughts and truth concerning you in Christ, counter the thought and take it captive by speaking God’s thoughts and truth concerning you.
Do not allow any thought take you captive. Use your mouth to take every thought captive and bring your mind into alignment and obedience to Christ, (2Cor.10:5). Don’t keep silent when negative or contrary thoughts are building up in your mind. Don’t start thinking in line with them. Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks, (Matt.12:34). Don’t let the thought fill your mind to the point that you begin to say it unconsciously. Open your mouth and speak God’s thoughts concerning you. Speak it until you believe it and keep speaking it until it manifests. Join God to say what He is saying about you.
God’s thoughts for you are contained in His Word. God’s thoughts are higher than man’s thoughts as the heavens are higher than the earth. But just as rain comes down from the heavens to water the earth, as God’s word comes to us, it transforms our thoughts and our lives, (Isa.55:8-11). Renew your mind with God’s Word and speak God’s Word continually into your life.
Action Point:
Open your mouth and speak God’s thoughts concerning you into your life. Address every worry or fear or contrary thought with God’s word.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR READING PLAN
Jeremiah 44:24-47:7, 2 Timothy 2:22-3:17, Psalm 94:1-23, Proverbs 26:6-8