John 8:32 “And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
In the moment you were born again you received forgiveness of your sins, you became a child of God , and heaven became your future home. What you didn’t receive in that moment is all the fullness of life and freedom that Jesus has for you. Your pursuit of freedom and fullness of life began the moment you were saved. And to borrow an old cliché—there is joy in the journey!
The starting point of your journey to freedom is very close by—it’s behind your eyes and between your ears. The primary battle for your freedom will be fought and won in your mind. It will be won by changing the way you think. It will be won as you replace what is not true—about you, about God, about life—with what IS true, according to God’s Word.
Proverbs 23:7 For as (a man) thinks in his heart, so is he.
Romans 12:2 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
2 Corinthians 10:3–5 For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. 4 The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. 5 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.
Most people allow their thoughts to run on auto-pilot, and most of those thoughts are negative and contrary to the truth that is in God’s Word. Realize today that you have more control over your thoughts than you probably thought you did, and begin to purposely change what you are thinking!
This is an area where science agrees with faith. The more you think a thought the harder it is to think the opposite. But neuroscience supports a biblical truth, that it’s possible to create new neural pathways, and have different life outcomes, by changing what you think!
Today’s focus: In what area of life are you in most need of freedom? What lies might you be believing about it? Remember Jesus called satan the father of lies. Start arresting thoughts contrary to God’s truth, and replace them with God’s Word!
Prayer: Lord, you promised that your Spirit, my Helper, would guide me into all truth. Help me to realize the lies I have been believing about myself, you, others, and every area of my life. Help me arrest every thought that contradicts what your Word says about me and my situation, in Jesus’ Name, Amen!