Lord, guide my thoughts . . . .

The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ. (2 Corinthians 10:4-5)

Let's face it, it is extremely hard to live in this world and still hold true to our faith. We face challenges daily. We have choices to make as far as our actions and reaction are concerned. Not only that, but as Paul writes above, even our thoughts must be in line with or faith. Yes, our thoughts . . .

Not only do we face opinions and discussions that are extremely anti-CHRISTian in our everyday life, we also battle our very own thought life. We are faced with images and actions daily which require us to make a decision. What we think about things will shape what we do about things.

Do we agree? Do we disagree? How should we react if at all? 

We need to be prepared, that's for sure! We have to have the full armor of God on each day all day. (Ephesians 6:13-17) Our minds, our hearts, our eyes and ears, our feet and our hands must be led by God. Yet it all begins how we think!

If we can begin to think like Christ than we will act more like Christ would have us to act. Lord, guide my thoughts!