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Sometimes we have no control as to what thoughts enter our minds, however God's Word's help us to recognize our thoughts for what they really are, and how to act (or not act) upon them. Use these Bible verses to help control your thoughts in a way God encourages us to.
- Colossians 3
Compare Bible translations of Colossians 3:2 using all...
- Matthew 15
Chapter 15. Jesus discourses about human traditions. (1-9)...
- 1 John 1
1 John 1 That which was from the beginning, which we have...
- Romans 1
As in our purposes, so in our desires, we must remember to...
- Proverbs 4
Chapter 4. Exhortation to the study of wisdom. (1-13)...
- Colossians 3
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In 1965, Donald Grey Barnhouse wrote a book about it called The Invisible War. It is the battle for your mind, and that battle is vicious. It is intense. It is unrelenting, and it is unfair because Satan never plays fair. And the reason why it is so intense is that your greatest asset is your mind.
I have seen the face of mental illness. I have seen what it is like when people are unable to hear God because their minds are broken and cannot seem to connect to God even when they want to connect to God. And I know whatever gets your mind gets you. So one of the most important things we need to learn and teach others is how to guard, strengthen,...
Now look at the very last phrase in the passage: take every thought captive to obey Christ. Take captive every thought. The Greek word aichmaløtizø there means to control, to conquer, to bring into submission. We take captive. We make it submit. Every thought obedient to Christ. Make it obedient. Hupakøe means to bring into submission, to bring und...
I have been studying this subject for thirty-three years. I did my first study on the mind in 1977, working through all the books of the Bible. I think I could teach on this subject for an entire week. There is so much material on what the Bible has to say about strengthening our minds, renewing our minds, submitting our minds, and bringing our tho...
The Bible says Wise men store up knowledge (Proverbs 10:14 NIV). And heres Proverbs 19:8: Whoever gets sense loves his own soul; he who keeps understanding will discover good. We must make time to think. Plan it in your life. Strategize for a balance between doing and thinking. We need both of them in our lives.
Most Relevant Verses. 1 Peter 1:13. Verse Concepts. Therefore, prepare your minds for action, keep sober in spirit, fix your hope completely on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ. 2 Corinthians 10:5.
1. Wage a Spiritual War. When the mind is overrun by thoughts that threaten to choke out goodness and truth, we can take comfort in knowing the battle is not self-contained to the individual but is spiritual. Spiritual warfare involves unseen spiritual entities—both good and bad—and they are violently opposed.
- Romans 12:2 ESV / 2,414 helpful votes. 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.
- Philippians 4:8 ESV / 2,204 helpful votes. Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.
- Isaiah 26:3 ESV / 1,721 helpful votes. You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you.
- 2 Corinthians 10:3-6 ESV / 1,289 helpful votes. For though we walk in the flesh, we are not waging war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds.
100 Bible Verses about Battle Of The Mind. Romans 12:2 ESV / 26 helpful votes. Helpful. Not Helpful. 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. Philippians 4:8 ESV / 22 helpful votes. Helpful. Not Helpful.
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19 Bible Verses about Controlling Your Thoughts. Most Relevant Verses. Proverbs 4:23. Verse Concepts. Watch over your heart with all diligence, For from it flow the springs of life. Luke 6:45. Verse Concepts.
