When a young elephant is added to the circus, a heavy chain is fastened around the animal’s leg. Then a long stake, which is connected to the chain, is driven deep into the ground to prevent the animal from breaking loose and wandering away. The young, energetic elephant constantly tugs on the chain trying to …
When a police officer captures a thief, he is read his Miranda rights and then he is taken into custody. Wrong thoughts are thieves that must be captured or they will steal our God-given inheritance. The moment we recognize a thought that steals the promise of God, we must arrest it and put a stop …
At some point in time, we have all had to deal with some kind of distorted thinking. This distorted thinking may have come after damaging words were spoken by a significant person in our lives, or perhaps by a past failure. Either way, when we allow the opinions of others or our experiences to determine …
There are specific things we must do if we expect to live in all that God has planned for us. None of God’s promises come to us automatically. But when we become “doers of the Word” like James instructs us, we will begin to experience the transformation God has promised. Notice what Romans 12:2 from …
Have you ever been to an amusement park that had those crazy mirrors that make you look funny? There are mirrors that make us look really tall and thin. Others that make us look short and wide. There is also a mirror that makes us wide in the middle while our legs and neck look …
We cannot separate what we think from how we live. Right thinking will always produce right living. Wrong thinking will always send us in the wrong direction. Notice what the scriptures say about our thoughts, “A good man’s mind is filled with honest thoughts” (Proverbs 12:5 TLB). In contrast Proverbs 15:26 says: “The thoughts of …
If we want to experience the plan of God for our lives we must learn to master our thoughts. Far too often, we allow what others think about us to form our perspective instead of what God says. Our thoughts have a direct impact on the way we see ourselves. Proverbs 23:7 says, “For as …
We can learn to let peace rule inwardly when trouble breaks loose outwardly. That is what Joseph did when he was betrayed by everyone he trusted. If anyone had the right to shout “victim,” Joseph did. But in spite of all the cruelty and injustice he endured, Joseph never allowed it to affect his heart. …
For the first few years of my Christian life, I struggled with how to respond to my unsaved relatives. None of them was excited that I had become a Christian. After seeking the Lord, I realized that no matter how they treated me, I could remain at peace with them. I must admit, it took …
Romans 12:18 says, “If possible, so far as it depends on you, be at peace with all men” (NAS). Some people can make it very difficult to live at peace with them. But even if they refuse to live in peace with us, as far as we are concerned, we must make the decision to …
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