But the Bible says: ‘God’s message is near you. You can talk about it, and you can think about it.’[a] That is the same message that we are teaching to people. We tell people to believe in Jesus Christ. Romans 10:8
Have you ever had a thought or a mindset stuck in your mind? There are so many people who are too young to understand this reference, but for those of us who do, thoughts like “a broken record.” There was nothing more irritating than singing along to a song and the record begins to skip as it got stuck in one place, repeating a small section over and over again. It didn’t move past that point until you bumped the side of the record player or laid a penny on top of the needle head. In other words you had to change the place where the needle was stuck.
It’s the same with our minds, they can get stuck thinking about one thing, and before we know it, we have a mental state that becomes an emotional issue that can lead to discouragement, depression, hopelessness, etc. The enemy just loves to fill our minds with the most negative things to keep us where we are seeing nothing positive and now way out. So what is the best way to counter those thoughts and lies? Speaking the very powerful Word of God! He created our minds to only think of one thing at a time, so you can’t be thinking the enemies thoughts while you’re thinking about and declaring His Word.
For every negative thought and lie the enemy tries to plant in our minds, there is a counter thought in Scripture. thanks to modern technology it is easier than ever to find them. writing them down and memorizing them are like arrows in a quiver ready for whatever foe appears. Just pull them out and shoot them straight into those hindering thoughts. Now like anything God does, He goes above and beyond. Declaring Scriptures not only has the power to change your mind, it is also building up your faith and you are activating God’s favor and protection over every part of your life for whenever the enemy tries to strike.
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