THOUGHTS INTO CAPTIVITY

I. Different Kinds of Thoughts A to Z

  1. Anxious thoughts

  2. Belittling thoughts

  3. Crazy thoughts

  4. Doubtful thoughts

  5. Ecstatic thoughts

  6. Frightening thoughts

  7. Gloating thoughts

  8. Happy thoughts

  9. Immoral thoughts

  10. Jubilant thoughts

  11. Killing thoughts

  12. Logical thoughts

  13. Morbid thoughts

  14. Negative thoughts

  15. Opportunistic thoughts

  16. Practical thoughts

  17. Questioning thoughts

  18. Restful thoughts

  19. Sexual thoughts

  20. Trusting thoughts

  21. Unsettled thoughts

  22. Victorious thoughts

  23. Wishful thoughts

  24. Xtravagant thoughts

  25. Yesterday’s thoughts

  26. Zealous thoughts

    II. “As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he.”(Proverbs 23:7)

    III. Thinking is going on all the time, and it affects everything we say or do. Even when we’re sleeping, the mind is at work.

    IV. “We take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.”(II Cor. 10:5)

    V. Erroneous concepts:

    A. “Thoughts have a mind of their own”

    B. “It just popped into my head”

    C. “I don’t know where thoughts come from”

    D. “I just can’t stop thinking about…”

    E. “Our thought life exists apart from us”

    VI. Your thoughts can be under your control!

    A. It’s time to stop copping out!

    B. It’s time to stop making excuses!

    C. It’s time to stop blaming it all on the devil!

    VII. Handling your thoughts:

    A. Detect: Be aware of the content of your thoughts. What are you thinking about?

    B. Decide: If the thoughts are good or bad.

        C. Determine: To replace bad thoughts with good ones.

    VIII. “Put on the whole armor of God” (Ephesians 6:10-18)

   A. “Put on the helmet of salvation”

    a. The helmet goes on the head, the mind.

    b. If the thinking is off, everything else is going to be off.

    c. If we have bad thoughts about ourselves, we will never reach
       the potential God created us with.

    d. If we have bad thoughts about others, we will become cut
       off from them and sink into loneliness, despair and depression.

        e. If we have wrong thoughts about God, our relationship
           with Him can be hindered.