Day 5 – Ready to Change

“We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ, being ready to punish every disobedience, when your obedience is complete.” 2 Corinthians 10:5-6 ESV

True change is something that happens within and can only start developing when we are ready to change our mindsets. To battle against the worldly way of thinking and doing, our thoughts must be brought into captivity and made obedient to Jesus Christ. It is easy for these thoughts to creep into our minds, but when they do, stop the thought, and take dominion over it in the Name of Jesus to renew your mind as Paul describes in Romans 12:2.

Be ready to punish the disobedience of your thoughts until it becomes habitual for you to bring every thought into obedience. Paul was ready to confront the Corinthian Christians and help to pull down strongholds amongst their thinking, but this would be futile until those who chose to obey Jesus have made up their minds to do so.

Our free will is our downfall. I know when I’ve made a choice, it takes some serious convincing to change my mind. But I have learned through the years, before making a decision, to be ready to take all the thoughts captive, talk to Jesus about it, and then make a decision based on what He wants me to do in obedience to Him. This does not happen overnight, it takes time. Do not be too hard on yourself, but always be ready to change.

Prayer: Father, our free will gets us into frequent trouble because we do not know how to bring our thoughts into obedience under Jesus. Please teach us, Lord, to be ready to punish every disobedience. Conform our minds to a thinking that is pleasing to You. I’m ready to change. Amen.

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