Taking Control of Our Thoughts
Content Warning: Mentions Suicide One of the biggest lies I have believed is that all my thoughts are my own. In my teens, I realized some of those thoughts were the Holy Spirit talking to me. I’d have a thought, like ‘I’m about to have a flat tire’. I would think it was just my imagination until a few moments later, when I had a flat tire. Or there was a time when I was with someone and things just didn’t feel right to me. Something in my head was telling me to leave, and I did. That was the Holy Spirit warning me of danger. It took me a lot longer to understand the enemy could do the same thing. I’d hear myself think, ‘You’re not good enough for anyone’. There were a lot of good, Christian guys who asked me out, but I pushed them all away. I believed that thought in my head that they deserved better than me. I was never good enough. Not good enough for my friends, my family, or even the jobs I did. II Corinthians 10:5 says to take every thought captive. I’ve heard t...