EP 65: How to Overcome Bad Thoughts

Nearly everyone has to wrestle with negative or sinful or intrusive thoughts at one time or other, so in today's episode, we're talking strategies for overcoming bad thoughts and taking them captive to the obedience of Christ.

Show Notes VERSES CITED:

- 2 Cor. 10:5 - “We are destroying speculations and every lofty thing raised up against the knowledge of God….”

- Psalm 19:14 - “Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Thy sight...”

- Romans 12:2 - “And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind....”

- 1 Cor. 10:13 - “No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind....”

- Eph 6:16-17 - "...taking up the shield of faith with which you will be able to extinguish all the flaming arrows...."

- James 4:7-8 – “Submit therefore to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.....”

- Matthew 6:13 – “And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil…”

- Isaiah 26:3 – “You will keep in perfect peace him whosemind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You.”

- Psalm 23:4 – “Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil....”

- Matt. 11:28 – “Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”

- Phil. 4:6-7 - “Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving...."

- James 1:19-20 – “Let everyone be quick to hear, slow to speak andslow to anger; for the anger of man....”

- Matt. 12:34-35 – “For out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks. The good man brings good....”

- Matt. 5:44 - “Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you...."

- Gal. 5:24 – “Now those who belong to Christ Jesus crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.”

- Matt. 5 27-28 – “You have heard that it was said, ‘Do not commit adultery.’ But I tell you....”

- 1 Cor. 6:18 – “Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a man can commit is outside his body, but....”

- 2 Tim. 2:22 – “Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that....”

- Romans 13:14 - “But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh in regard to...."

- Phil. 4:8 - "...whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely...."

- 1 Peter 5:5 - "Dress yourselves in humility as you relate to one another, for God opposes the proud but ....”

- Prov. 16:18 - “Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before fall.”

- 1 Cor. 4:7 – “What do you have that you