Take Every Thought Captive
Satan hates you and wants to destroy you. He wants to destroy your future and all possibilities of a life of ministry to God. Satan attacks us in several different ways. Not everyone is attacked in the same way. Some are attacked in their lusts. Some in their emotions. And, some in their thoughts. Most people keep these attacks to themselves for fear of being seen as weak.Here are a few ways that Satan may be attacking you:
1. Pride and self-sufficiency.
2. Self-destructive thoughts or brief moments of suicidal urges.
3. Obsession with sex or with popularity.
4. Destructive thoughts towards others.
5. Obsession with secular endeavors that eclipse vision for serving God.
6. Depression and feelings of worthlessness.
Regarding attacks on the emotions or mind, God wants you to take every thought captive. Satan wants to destroy you. He doesn't want you to do the good works that God has planned for you to do. (Eph. 2:10) Regarding feelings of worthlessness: sure we are worthless in and of ourselves. But, a Christian finds her/his worth in Jesus Christ. In Jesus Christ, we are precious sons and daughters of God. In ourselves, we are wicked scoundrels.
Take every thought captive. You aren't a slave to your thoughts. Your thoughts can't make you do anything. Your job is to trust and obey because there is no other way to be valiant in Jesus! You are a slave to Christ now, not a slave to your lusts or your mind. You only have to submit to one master: God.
Labels: depression, spiritual warfare, world-view
posted by Tim @ 10:55 PM
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