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: Good Morning Saints,
: How are you doing today good I hope? Have
: you had a good week so far, I sure hope so?
: The weekend is over and another weekend is
: fast approaching, hope yours is a good one.
: God Bless You and Yours.
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: “If anything is excellent or praiseworthy –
: think about such things.” Philippians
: 4:8 NIV
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: God is with those in whose minds are
: thoughts pleasing to Him.
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: My thoughts and comments today are about
: “Ruling Your Thoughts.”
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: By Pastor Allen Randolph
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: Whatever dominates your thoughts eventually
: directs your life. You either rule your
: thoughts, or they will rule you. Your inner
: life consists of your mind, will, and
: emotions. And the mind often has a
: predominate role in directing your feelings
: and choices. Your thoughts act like a
: personal rudder that steers your decisions
: and directions you take. Though referring to
: the tongue, the Bible describes a ship’s
: rudder in ways that could also be applied to
: the disproportionate influence of one’s
: thoughts, “Ships . . although they are so
: large and are driven by strong winds, they
: are steered by a very small rudder wherever
: the pilot wants to go.” James 3:4 NIV. A
: thought seems so small but it is far from
: powerless.
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: Direct your thoughts where they ought to go
: rather than allow their taking you wherever
: they seem to go. Make thoughts your servant
: rather than master. Some people’s thoughts
: are like a whimsical preschooler, extremely
: active but not particularly productive,
: unless properly, sometimes forcefully
: directed. In Peter’s first epistle, he links
: your mind and thoughts with your proper
: conduct. Read 1 Peter 1:13-15 NKJV.
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: Thoughts will dictate how you feel about
: your life, sometimes unnoticeably at the
: moment – coloring the memories of your past,
: interpreting and often misinterpreting
: present events, and projecting future
: expectations. That makes them important for
: you to manage. You need to guide your
: thoughts for them to be productive and
: carefully guard them to be profitable. Much
: hurt can result to you or others if your
: thoughts are not daily purified by the
: “cleansing with the washing of water by the
: Word” (Ephesians 5:26 NKJV), and daily
: “transformed by the renewing of your mind.”
: Romans 12:2 NIV.
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: The Apostle Paul often referred to your mind
: as holding the key to one’s happiness, “. .
: guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.
: Whatever is true . . noble . . right . .
: pure . . lovely . . admirable – if anything
: is excellent or praiseworthy – think about
: such things . . and the God of peace will be
: with you.” Philippians 4:6-9 NIV. The God of
: peace is with those in whose minds are
: thoughts pleasing to Him. “The mind
: controlled by the Spirit is life and peace.”
: Read Romans 8:5-6 NIV/See Isaiah 55:8-9 NLT.
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: Do you wonder how to accomplish that? I can
: assure you that such rightly directed
: thoughts do not come naturally. You have to
: do a lot of sorting and selecting. First,
: recognize the mind of Christ resides within
: you. “No one knows the thoughts of God
: except the Spirit of God . . but we have the
: mind of Christ.” Read 1 Corinthians 2:11-16
: NIV/Philippians 2:5-9 NKJV. With the mind of
: Christ within you, you can choose truth over
: error, contrast right from wrong, crave
: purity over impurity, choose excellence
: instead of mediocrity, and recognize what is
: praiseworthy.
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: Ruling your thoughts includes you but begins
: with God. “Search me, O God, and know my
: heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts.
: See if there is any offensive way in me . .
: For the word of God is living and active . .
: it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the
: heart.” Psalm 139: 23-24 NIV/Hebrews 4:12
: NIV. When God has done His part, you must
: then do yours. “Pulling down strongholds,
: casting down arguments . . bringing every
: thought into captivity to the obedience of
: Christ.” Read 2 Corinthians 10:3-5 KJV.
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: My prayer for you today is that your
: thoughts are of things excellent and
: praiseworthy.
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: K-Love’s Encouraging Words:
: This is my command be strong and courageous!
: Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the
: Lord your God is with you wherever you go.
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: ~ Joshua 1:9, NLT
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: ~ Ge Busy Living, or Get Busy Dying ~
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: ~Long Live Real Cowboys~
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