How do you know if you are talking life into yourself or feeding your mind toxic words? Compare your thoughts to God's Word. Do they match up to how Jesus speaks? Do you believe the compliments that other people give you? This is why you have to guard your mind. If you heard your mind, you guard your heart and the words that come out of your mouth will produce life, not death.
Your mental closet needs a good walk through everyday to keep it clean and make sure nothing unwanted has gotten in unexpectedly. When you become a Christian everything that was not from God had been removed. If you find it in your mental closet again, then that means you put it there. To keep your mental closet protected read God's Word, sing praises, pray with compassion, love faithfully, servant's heart, and practice righteousness and holiness.
You are loved by God. It is time to act like it. Believe in your heart and mind that God wants good things for you. Now you can expect to see good things. Only speak truth to yourself about who you are and who you belong.
Be honest about the sin in your life. Dig them up by the roots of negative attitudes, believing lies, bitterness, and neglecting time with God. Confess your sins with a repentant heart and you will be forgiven. See your sin and let it trouble your heart, so that you will want to repent. Guard your words, so they will not lead you to sin. Fight the lies with the truth.
The guard at your mental closet is the Holy Spirit. He will not allow anything to enter that you do not bring or allow in yourself. It would be wise to ask Him if you should allow things in. He will not be shy to answer. It is about being spiritually alert and sensitive to the truth about sin. He will make sure that your closet stays clean and well lit.
Psalm40:1-3, Lamentations 3:22-24, Ezekiel 11:18-21, Matthew 26:40-41, Romans 7:4-6, 2 Corinthians 5:16-17, Ephesians 4:20-24, & 1 John 1:8-10
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