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Having trouble getting out of your own head?\\xa0 In today's episode, we talk about how to believe God's Word over your thoughts

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If you\\u2019re anything like me, you get hit with a half-dozen destructive thoughts, all before getting out of bed. Every day we have a battle going on in our minds. We are bombarded with thoughts that either give us life, suck the life right out of us, and thoughts that contradict God\\u2019s truth. Not only can they wear us down, but they also cause us to make choices based on our feelings and it now becomes a mindset. These thoughts can actually keep you from living an Abundant Life. The Bible often speaks of putting off wrong thoughts and actions and then putting on Godly actions and thoughts.


Let\\u2019s talk about the steps that you can take to believe God\\u2019s Word over yours.


Step One | Receive God\\u2019s Word

Jesus in the wilderness in Matthew 4, responded to each of Satan\\u2019s temptations with the word of God. He responded with the scripture that applied to the direction that he knew his mind should be taking.\\xa0 You need to be in God\\u2019s Word! You can\\u2019t pull out of you, what isn\\u2019t deposited in you.\\xa0

Step Two | Replace the Lie

Some thoughts are easier to detect than others. The thoughts that simmer beneath the surface can be just as destructive as the temptations that seek to destroy you. One of the main reasons that Christians have difficulty renewing their mind is because they don\\u2019t recognize the lies in their minds. They don\\u2019t recognize them as lies and these lies and half-truths have been present for so long that they actually feel like truth. Corinthians 10:5 reminds us to \\u201ctake every thought captive and make it obedient to Christ.\\u201d If you\\u2019re not sure, seek the scriptures and ask the Holy Spirit to reveal the lies in your life. According to Psalm 139: 23, \\u201cSearch me God and know my heart. Test me and know my anxious thoughts.\\u201d

Step Three | Repent

Proverbs 28:19 tells us that \\u201cwhoever conceals their sin does not prosper, but the one who confesses and renounces them finds mercy.\\u201d Thinking thoughts that are contrary to the truth are sinful. The Bible considers sins of the mind the same as any other sin. It doesn\\u2019t matter what the cause of your thought was. Your response is your responsibility.\\xa0

Step Four | Resist

God has made it simple when he tells us in James 4:7, \\u201cSubmit yourself to God, resist the devil and he will flee.\\u201d You can repeat steps one, two, and three and live in victory. I hope that you will join me in the words of the Apostle Paul, when he says, \\u201cI have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me and the life, which I now live in the flesh. I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me, receive God\\u2019s word, replace the lies, and resist the enemy.\\u201d That\\u2019s how you begin to believe God\\u2019s Word, over your thoughts, and live in mental victory.

If you are struggling with a victim mentality, I want to encourage you to jump on over to our previous blog post on How to Overcome a Victim Mentality in Christ. Look out for our next blog post.\\xa0 Remember all things are possible with God.