But solid food is for full-grown men, for those whose senses and mental faculties are trained by practice to discriminate and distinguish between what is morally good and noble and what is evil and contrary either to divine or human law. (Hebrews 5:14, AMPC)
Identify, reject, and replace falsehoods with biblical truth is the constant work for our mind to remain on Christ. We must watch “self-talk.” Do you realize what that means? The main trouble with thoughts is that we allow our self to talk to us instead of taking control of our thoughts. Wisdom is control your thought life. Most unhappiness in life is due to “self-talk.” Take captive those thoughts that come to you the moment you wake up in the morning. Yesterday's trouble has a way of reminding us of our defeats the next morning. Some thought will start talking. Who is talking to you? Your self is talking to you. What did King David do? He starts talking to himself in Psalm 42:5. ‘Why art thou cast down, O my soul?’ he asks. His soul had been depressing him, crushing him. Therefore, he stands up and says, ‘Self, listen for moment, I will speak to you’.
The main issue for spiritual living is to take control of your thoughts and the self-talk it produces. David Addressed himself. You must address yourself and remind yourself of the Word of God. Use Scripture: ‘Why are you cast down’ once you have identified the thought you must reject and replace it like David did: ‘Hope you in God’(Psalm 42:5). Replace those thoughts with God's thoughts toward you and how God responded to others in the Bible. Resist what the world or the devil wants you to believe. David responded, I “wait expectantly for Him, for I shall yet praise Him, my Help and my God.”
Sometimes, when we are blind to our own thinking, fellowship with other believers can correct or lead us to proper beliefs and self-talk. Our thought life produces an atmosphere from which comes the making of our decisions. Examine the atmosphere that formulate the basis of your decisions. Is it faith filled or worldly filled with doubt and unbelief? Our thoughts produce an atmosphere from which comes our choices. Romans 1:21 calls this atmosphere "darkened thinking" or "darkened understanding." Turn on the light and come out of those darkened places. Allow God’s Word, His thoughts towards you, and His purpose for you shine in those darkened areas of thought.
So today, do not be cast down oh soul, but hope you in God!
Why are you cast down, O my inner self? And why should you moan over me and be disquieted within me? Hope in God and wait expectantly for Him, for I shall yet praise Him, my Help and my God. (Psalm 42:5, AMPC)
Because when they knew and recognized Him as God, they did not honor and glorify Him as God or give Him thanks. But instead they became futile and godless in their thinking [with vain imaginings, foolish reasoning, and stupid speculations] and their senseless minds were darkened. (Romans 1:21, AMPC)
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