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Neuroscientists have discovered that we average about 6,000 thoughts per day. What a challenge it is to \u201ctake captive every thought\u201d for Christ!<\/p>\n
There are strongholds of thoughts within us that resist submission to God. You probably have one or two of them. They are little parts of our character and thought patterns that are opposed to God. They have signs set up that say, \u201cGod is not needed here.\u201d Perhaps it is the way you think about sex. Perhaps it is the way you view a neighbor or a relative. Perhaps it is the way you use the earth\u2019s resources. Or something else.<\/p>\n
Yet there is no piece of our mind that does not belong to God. Every inch of it must surrender to God. How? First, \u201cbe still, and know that [the Lord is] God\u201d (Psalm 46:10). Admit that the stronghold you have set up in your mind is challenging the right of the King of kings to rule your life. It opposes true knowledge of God. Second, confess this sin to God, and perhaps also to a trusted Christian friend. Third, with the help of the Holy Spirit, challenge the strongholds of falsehood with the true knowledge of God. You can do this by saying to yourself, \u201cNo, that isn\u2019t right. I know that is not what God wants.\u201d And, if necessary, tell yourself the same thing later when the devil responds with, \u201cDid God really say . . . ?\u201d<\/p>\n
It is a never-ending battle. But Christ has already won it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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