Meditate
On
The Power of Redeeming Thoughts
Fix
your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely,
and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise.
Philippians
4:8, NLT
What
mental movies are you playing in your head today? Are they thoughts of defeat
and despair or thoughts of victory and favor? Faith is simply saying what God
says about you and seeing what God sees in you and your situation.
It
takes a thought to heal a thought. Unlike the world, which teaches you to empty
your mind to achieve peace, God’s way is to fill your mind with fresh,
powerful, and redeeming thoughts.
The
apostle Paul tells us, “Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and
right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are
excellent and worthy of praise” (Phil. 4:8 NLT). So it’s not just trying to
blot out bad thoughts with your willpower. It takes a thought to replace a
thought. It takes a right belief to replace a wrong belief. You need God’s
truth to replace the enemy’s lies that have kept you in bondage.
My
friend, if a wrong, bad, or negative thought is lodged in your mind today and
you can’t seem to shake it, stop trying! Perhaps you’re lying in a hospital bed
and can’t help but think of the worst-case scenario. You’re attempting to
suppress it, but it’s not working. Well, stop! Stop trying to erase it from
your mind. That just won’t work. What you need to do is replace that
destructive thought with a thought that’s from God. That’s the only way to deal
with a wrong thought and begin the healing process.
Start
to meditate on truths such as, “Surely Jesus has borne my sicknesses and
carried my pains. The chastisement for my wholeness fell upon Him, and by His
stripes I am healed. With long life He will satisfy me” (see Isa. 53:4–5 and
Ps. 91:16). Begin to play mental movies of yourself getting well, being
discharged from the hospital, having fun with your kids, or going on a nice
holiday!
BLESSINGS
JOSEPH
PRINCE
