Category: THOUGHTS

Mind is the Master power that molds and makes,
And Man is Mind, and evermore he takes
The tool of Thought, and, shaping what he wills,
Brings forth a thousand joys, a thousand ills: —
He thinks in secret, and it comes to pass:
Environment is but his looking-glass.

-James Allen-

If you think you are beaten, you are;
If you think you dare not, you don’t.
If you’d like to win, but think you can’t
It’s almost a cinch you won’t.
If you think you’ll lose, you’ve lost.
For out in the world we find
Success begins with a fellow’s will:
It’s all in his state of mind.
If you think you’re outclassed, you are:
You’ve got to think high to rise,
You’ve got to be sure of yourself before
You’ll ever win that prize.
Life’s battles don’t always go
To the stronger or faster man,
But sooner or later the man who wins
Is the one who thinks he can.
Attributed to Author Napoleon Hill circa 1973

7 For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he:
Proverbs 23:7a (KJV)

The battle between good and evil comes down to one thing; Mind Control. If the enemy can control your thoughts, he can control your actions. And once he controls your actions he can lead you into a life a captivity which ultimately leads to destruction.
The Bible states that the enemy comes to steal, to kill and destroy, but this is not the life or plan God had for you when you were created. His plans are to prosper you, not to harm you; to give you a hope and a future.
This can only be accomplished by letting your mind be renewed through the reading of His Word. To develop a Christ-like mind you must allow His thoughts to become your thoughts and His ways become your ways.
I once heard a pastor say that the answer to the problems you face is probably in a book you haven’t read. God knows every challenge that you have faced and will face in the future. He has made a way of escape and reveals the answer to your dilemma in His Word.
Take control of your life by allow His Word to saturate your mind and become the final authority over all your decisions. Cast down imaginations and every high thing that exalts itself above the knowledge of God and lead into every thought captive into the obedience of Christ.
Every action starts as a thought. Take action now. Surrender your life to Christ and let Him change your thoughts; change your actions, and ultimately change your life to line up with His desired plan. Your crisis can end when Christ begins.

“If you can control a man’s thinking you do not have to worry about his action. When you determine what a man shall think you do not have to concern yourself about what he will do. If you make a man feel that he is inferior, you do not have to compel him to accept an inferior status, for he will seek it himself. If you make a man think that he is justly an outcast, you do not have to order him to the back door. He will go without being told; and if there is no back door, his very nature will demand one.”

― Carter G. Woodson, The Mis-Education of the Negro