Last week I talked with you about Thoughts & Mindsets. I shared with you how my reasoning was blocking what God was trying to get to me.
Proverbs 23:7 says; ‘As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he.’
Our thoughts are important. The Bible makes this clear. Therefore if our thoughts are not lining up with God’s word or His will, something has to change. Our thoughts have to change.
Philippians 4:8 says; ‘Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.’
2 Cor. 10:4-5 says; ‘For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ.’
Taking thoughts that don’t line up with the word of God captive is part of our weaponry. Casting down thoughts that are opposite of God’s word is part of our weaponry. It is a vital part. We can’t take old thought patterns into the new season God has for us.
God is calling us into a new place in Him. And we can’t take old thoughts or reasoning’s into the new place – to enter into the new place, we have to release and let go of the old thought patterns.
We have to let go of whatever has caused us to reason what God is saying. We have to lay hold of the mind of Christ.
1 Corinthians 2:16 says; ‘But we have the mind of Christ.’
If we are to enter into the new season in God, we MUST have the mind of Christ. It’s time to let go of old mindsets and lay hold of the mind of Christ, which is already available to us.
To lay hold of one thing, we must let go of another thing.
It reminds me of Brailee and her blanket. My granddaughter Brailee, is six years old. She has a favorite blanket that she carries with her everywhere. We had hoped she would be over it by now, but she isn’t.
The other day we were going in a store to look at toys. Brailee was excited! As we got out of the vehicle she grabbed her blanket. I said ‘Brailee you can’t hold onto that blanket and look at toys at the same time. You can either take the blanket or get a toy, but you can’t do both.’
She was not happy but she let go of the blanket in order to get a new toy. So it is with us.
There are some places that old mindsets cannot go. They must be released BEFORE you can go to the next level.
This is what God has been saying to me lately, let go of old mindsets and thought patterns and reasoning’s…if you don’t, you can’t go to the new place in me…if you do, we will go deeper. Me? I choose to let go of old mindsets and reasoning’s…how about you?
