What are you thinking? There is a great line in Paul's letter to the community in Corinth, where he notes that, "we take every thought captive to obey Christ" 2 Cor 10.5.
The Greek word for thought, noema, means "facility of reasoning," and the one for captive, aichmalotizo, means "to get control of."
So another way of saying it would be, "get control of your thought process."
How many of us are burdened by thoughts of self-doubt and insecurity? Of lies that we have been told about our bodies or our talents (or lack thereof)?
How many of us entertain thoughts that objectify other human beings, dehumanizing them to feed lust?
How many of us are constantly thinking about how much more important we are than everyone else?
How many of us give free reign to thoughts of anger and bitterness?
How many of us spend far too much time trying to be someone we are not because somewhere along the way we were told we weren't good enough?
We all know the thoughts that tear us down and rob us of life, or build us up and rob us of life. Maybe a passage like this could become our mantra.
Seizing the destructive thoughts that run through our minds is key to experiencing the life we are meant to live. And in the end, we all know we are so much better without them (Jn 8.32).
2 comments:
when I think of Christian discipline, for some reason I don't think of all the usual things, but I do think of disciplining thoughts (doesn't mean I've done it, though)
It's sure a tough endeavor.
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