Thought Replacement Therapy

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Replace Wrong Thoughts

Study this Book of Instruction continually. Meditate on it day and night so you will be sure to obey everything written in it. Only then will you prosper and succeed in all you do. Joshua 1:8


Don't copy the behaviour and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God's will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect. Romans 12:2 NLT

How do you take control of your thoughts? You could try closing your eyes tight and repeating, "I won't think about this" over and over.

Have you ever tried that? If you're like me, in 15 seconds you're back to thinking about the problem. No, you have to replace those thoughts by putting something else in your mind. Of course, the best thing to put in there is God's Word. That's how we renew our minds. 

I like to call it "thought replacement therapy." Say you have a glass full of dark liquid which represents wrong thoughts, so you want to empty the glass.

For the sake of this exercise, let's say you can't tip the glass or turn it upside down. After all, you can't tip yourself upside down to empty your head of wrong thoughts, can you? So how can you get the liquid out of the glass?

Let's say that you also have a big bucket full of pure, clear water. This represents right thoughts, in line with the Word of God.

If you start pouring that water into the glass (and keep pouring and pouring and pouring) what eventually happens? The water will displace the dark liquid and you'll have a glass full of beautiful clear water. 

It's the same with hurtful thoughts. The best way to change them is to replace them with good thoughts. And the Word of God is the perfect replacement. Pour the cleansing water of the Word into your mind by thinking on what God has said. Meditate on it. This will fill your mind with thoughts of peace, love and grace.

Simply put, in order to get wrong thoughts out, you need to put the right thoughts in. 

Every time your mind wants to wander back to the bad thoughts (and it will!), you can choose instead to think on what God has said. You can say, "No, I take those thoughts captive by thinking on what God's promises say."

This is one reason it's good to memorize scripture. Or at least keep Bible verses handy (on a card, your cell phone, or a sticky note) so you have access to it when you need them.

If you spend all your time thinking about your questions and the bad thing that has happened, you're going to get stuck. The only way to leave the pain behind and move forward is to change what you're thinking.

I will study your commandments and reflect on your ways. Psalms 119:15 NLT

Study this Book of Instruction continually. Meditate on it day and night so you will be sure to obey everything written in it. Only then will you prosper and succeed in all you do. Joshua 1:8 NLT

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For more on how to renew your mind, try Joyce Meyer's Battlefield of the Mind study

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