From Bullock sportsmen devotion.
Do you have a problem with your thoughts? I certainly have thoughts that are not Godly. I am shocked at what pops
into my thoughts at times. Psalm 94:1 tells us that "The Lord knows the thoughts of a man." "The Lord searches every
heart and understands every motive behind the thoughts. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake
Him He will reject you forever." {1 Chronicles 28:9}. "Oh Lord you have searched me and know me." {Psalm 139:1}.
"Before a word is on my tongue you know it completely." {Psalm 139:4}. "For out of the heart come evil thoughts,
murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander. These are what make a man unclean." {Matthew
15:19-20}.
So what can we do when we have such thoughts? We can call on Jesus out loud. We can pray the Word back to him.
"For though we live in the world we do not wage war as the world does. The weapons we fight with are not the weapons
of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. We demolish arguments and every
pretention that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to
Christ." {2 Corinthians 10:3-5}.
"Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes." {Ephesians 6:11-12}. "And
pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests." {Ephesians 6:18}. If our mind is praising God
and praying to Him and quoting scripture, those evil thoughts are put away. Ask Him to "Search me, O God and know
my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way
everlasting." {Psalm 139:23-24}.
"Finally, brothers, what ever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever
is admirable - if anything is excellent or praiseworthy - think about such things." {Philippians 4:8}.
Have a good week,
Jody
