A Mom's Musings

July 20

Each Little Thought

For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he.

Proverbs 23:7a

What were you thinking about just before you began reading this? What have you been thinking about the past few days? What do you think about most of the time?

What you are is a product of what you’ve been thinking about. Take some time today to watch your thought life. Do you meditate upon the law of the Lord day and night? Do you think about the things mentioned in Philippians 4:8? Is God serious when the Bible tells us what we are supposed to fill our minds with? Did you ever know God to not mean what He says? God says we must think about these things if we want to be fruitful.

A little thought does not seem so bad. But each little thought is another brick in the wall of the stronghold we are building in our minds for either God or Satan. The stronghold of God is a mighty fortress of protection against the storms of life. But Satan’s strongholds lock us in a dungeon of guilt, shame, and misery. He will take us captive whenever he wants to. When he says “hate” we will hate. When he says “overeat” we will overeat. When he says “complain” we will complain. When he says “fear man” we will fear man. In what ways does Satan have you chained?

To repent means to change our thinking. Today, pay close attention to what you think about. Ask yourself, “What kind of person thinks thoughts like that?” With God’s help, pull down those Satanic strongholds in your mind, and build strongholds for God. Perhaps it will take several days or months until you’re done. But do not give up. The strongholds that took many years or generations to erect may take time to pull down. He that perseveres and patiently brings forth fruit unto perfection will be blessed