As a man Thinketh so is he…
Renew our
minds-Be
Transformed,
Rom 12:2
What so ever things are
holy, pure, of a good report
think on these things.
Put off the old self & former life & be
renewed in the spirit of our minds.
Eph. 4:22-24
• Thoughts can generate from 3 sources
• You-from what you’ve learned or heard (Learn to do
good-Is 1:17; Not after vanity Eph. 4:17)
• God-Through His word and His Spirit-thoughts to
build you up. (My thoughts are higher that your
thoughts Is 55:9; James 1:13 & 21)
• The Enemy-Lies, negative and destructive thoughts
(Prov. 6:18-One thing God hates is one that devises
evil plans/imaginations)
II Corin. 10:4-5: 4. For the weapons of our
warfare are not carnal (according to the
flesh), but mighty in God for pulling down
strongholds (strong places): 5. Casting
down imaginations(arguments/faulty
reasoning), and every high thing (proud
obstacle) that exalts itself against the
knowledge of God, bringing every thought
into captivity to the obedience of Christ.
• II Corin. 10:4-6 (The Message)-
4. The tools of our trade aren’t for marketing or
manipulation, but they are for demolishing that
entire massively corrupt culture. 5. We use our
God-tools for smashing warped philosophies,
tearing down barriers erected against the truth of
God, fitting every loose thought and emotion and
impulse into the structure of life shaped by
Christ. 6. Our tools are ready at hand for
clearing the ground of every obstruction and
building lives of obedience in maturity.
• For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal
• We walk in the flesh as human beings, we do not war
according the to flesh
• Our weapons are not material (like swords/spears) but
spiritual-It’s a spiritual warfare-We wrestle not against
flesh & blood but principalities, powers, spiritual
wickedness. (Eph. 6:12)-we overcome them by spiritual
warfare.
• This spiritual weapons rely on our faith in God (e.g. belt of
truth, breastplate of righteousness, shield of faith, shoes
of the gospel, helmet-salvation, sword-the word of God
and prayer.)
But mighty in God for pulling down
strongholds
We need to demolish or destroy strong
holds
Strongholds-A formation of a mental image
of something that is neither perceived as
real nor present to the senses. It is an
unrealistic notion. A plan, a scheme
(Webster Dictionary)
• Why would God tell us to destroy strong holds?
• Strongholds (faulty reasoning/concept) are like
concrete walls we’ve built over the course of years to
protect ourselves from hurt or harm.
• However these strongholds can become our prisons
instead of protection, where we no longer control them,
they control us.
• Through life experiences, we can develop strongholds
in our minds that are toxic thoughts that have adverse
effects on our thinking process and our bodies.
• If you tell a lie often enough, and loud enough, people
will believe it. (Adolf Hitler)
How to spiritually destroy strong holds
Forgive quickly-Agree with your adversary quickly. Matt. 5:15
Let not the root of bitterness build up in your heart. Heb 12:14-15
Pray for those who despitefully use you Matt. 5:44.
Focus on good thoughts not negative thoughts. Phil. 4:8
Meditate on His promises-that no weapon formed will prosper.
God is for us. Rom. 8:31
Confess your faults one to another-pray for healing. James 5:16
Read the Word of God-Be transformed by the renewing of your
mind.
Forgive yourself-I john 1:9 (confess your faults He is faithful and
just to forgive…
• Don’t have a pity party-Feeling sorry for
yourself
• Self pity is torment that indicates your
bondage/captivity to an experience or a
person.
• Self pity is the superglue to your past
• It is your job to take control of your thoughts by
applying the Word of God to move into
forgiveness of those things or people who
have hurt you, used you, abused you etc.
• Breaking strongholds in your thinking
• Article on Journey2Wholeness-Positive
thoughts can actually create more dendrite
nerve fibers in the brain.
• It takes 28 days to create new means or
new habits of thinking.
• One element she mentions in creating new
habits of thinking in the process of
forgiveness-Let go of the past.
• Casting down imaginations (arguments) and every high thing
(proud obstacle) that exalts itself against the knowledge of God.
• Carnal, worldly ways of thinking and doing things our way are
arguments against the mind and methods of God.
• There is no other more powerful or effective way of coming
against arguments/imaginations then by applying God’s words
and His ways to our situations.
• Throw away every image which exalts itself against God’s plan
for you.
• Challenge the lies that come from the enemy. (ex. that God
doesn’t really love us)
• Cast down wrong images and raise up the vision that God has
for us, that He will bring good to our latter end.
• Bringing every thought into captivity to the
obedience of Christ.
• We are not helpless victims or recipients of our
thoughts.
• When we start to think in carnal ways, we must
stop our thoughts and take dominion over them in
Christ.
• We can choose to stop our thoughts of lust, fear,
anger, bitterness, hate, evils and bring them into
the obedience of Christ.
• Cast down harmful, vain imaginations.
II Corin. 10:4-5
For the __________of our________ are not
_______ but_______ in God for ________
down ______. Casting Down ________ and
every______ that exalts itself against the
_____ of God, bringing every _____
into_____ to the _____of Christ.
II Corin. 10:4-5: For the weapons of our
warfare are not carnal (according to the
flesh), but mighty in God for pulling down
strongholds (strong places): 5. Casting
down imaginations(arguments/faulty
reasoning), and every high thing (proud
obstacle) that exalts itself against the
knowledge of God, bringing every thought
into captivity to the obedience of Christ.