![]() This piece about our thoughts being “brought into captivity” is the Greek word “aichmalōtizō” (ah-mal-oh-tee-zo) which comes from the word meaning “a spear.” So, this scripture could be read this way: “We destroy justifications and rationalizations, and every claim that opposes God, and we hold them at spear-point, like prisoners, and force them to obey Christ.” So here they are, two ways to fix your thoughts: 1. “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.” 2 Cor 10:5, Emphasis Added I learned something cool last week about this well-known scripture: When did we decide that broken humans could choose our identities for us? Honestly, if I hear the words, “Well, that’s just who I am…” one more time, I am going to lose it. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.” Knowing the power and authority you have is crucial, because you can stare your well-known “false identities” and “labels” in the face and say, “NO! That is not who I am.” Ephesians 2:10 says, “We are God’s masterpiece. “If you “receive” an alias name you will spend your life trying to not act out your identity…Once the devil convinces you that your behavior IS your identity then he can leave you alone…” We may have been called names, or labeled by others growing up: freak, leader, worthless, champion, worry-wart, average, lazy, slut, failure… and the list goes on. Therefore, what you believe about yourself will determine how you behave…” “The kingdom you “believe” you have within you will be the kingdom you reproduce around you. I love this quote from Kris Vallotton from Bethel church in CA: ![]() One of my patients a few weeks ago said, “I didn’t know that changing my thoughts was something I could control, this is a serious game-changer!” Sure, I’ve heard that we only have the ability to change our behavior, that we “can’t control” our thoughts, but I say: changing our thinking is a behavior. ![]() Did you know you have the power to change the way you think? You can actually Fix Your Thoughts! ![]()
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