“Our lives are always moving in the direction of our strongest thoughts.” —Craige Groschel, Winning The War In Your Mind
“For as he thinks in his heart, so is he.”
Proverbs 23:7
• Where your
“Whatever you think about the most grows in your mind. What you choose to focus on will be imprinted into your brain, affecting what you say and do. In fact, what you say and do is a reflection of what is going on in your mind – a sobering thought!” —Dr. Caroline Leaf, Think, Learn, Succeed
• Most of life’s battles are won or lost in your
THOUGHT AUDIT
Worried 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Peaceful
Negative 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Positive
Worldly 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Eternal
See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the elemental spiritual forces of this world rather than on Christ.
Colossians 2:8
Don’t let others spoil your faith and joy with their philosophies, their wrong and shallow answers built on men’s thoughts and ideas, instead of on what Christ has said.
Colossians 2:8
“He (the devil) was a murderer from the beginning. He has always hated the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, it is consistent with his character; for he is a liar and the father of lies.”
John 8:44
“For we are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in the heavenly places.”
Ephesians 6:12
“Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind…”
Romans 12:2
“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 Corinthians 10:5
“God designed humans to observe our own thoughts, catch those that are bad, and get rid of them.” —Dr. Caroline Leaf, Switch On Your Brain: The Key to Peak Happiness, Thinking, and Health
“Much research shows that if you do not capture thoughts and monitor incoming information, it is hard to change toxic and chaotic thoughts, which will steal your mental peace and your ability to build useful memory and learn. As humans, we are designed to engage with information; we are designed to build our brains…Mind-body research increasingly points to the fact that consciously controlling your thoughts is one of the best way, if not the best way, of detoxing your brain and body. Learning how to renew the mind enable you to get rid of toxic thoughts and emotions…” —Dr. Caroline Leaf, Think, Learn, Succeed
“His divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life…”
2 Peter 1:3
• Through Christ, I can remove the
“Satan, the father of lies, will come at you with a thousand negative probabilities, but you always need to remember that a probability has no power.”
—Dr. Caroline Leaf, Switch On Your Brain: The Key to Peak Happiness, Thinking, and Health
What lie is a stronghold?
“You cannot defeat what you cannot define.”
—Craig Groeschel, Winning The War In Your Mind
What truth demolishes that stronghold?
“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
A Prayer to Take Captive Every Thought
Father help me to actively and forcefully take captive every thought that does not line up with the truth of your Word.
Help me to remove the lies of negativity and wrong thinking. Through your power, I choose to fix my thoughts on what is true, honorable, right, pure, lovely and admirable.
I choose to seek your face and renew my mind according to your Word.
Thank you that because of the finished work of the cross, these strongholds have no power over me, and I can walk in the fruit of the Spirit each day!