Controlling What We Actually Think About (TMF:2050)

Friday, March 17, 2023
Peace to Live By: Controlling What We Actually Think About (TMF:2050) - Daniel Litton
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       The rewards system set aside, again, the best method I know of for controlling our thoughts is the Giving Up Control method, or surrendering as we might call it. This practice, though it be so simplistic, produces the maximum results for us. I would venture to say that Jesus, during his earthly ministry, really during his whole life, had to do this a lot. He, being a sin-free person, had to come across situation after situation that he had to choose not to think about. Even if it was right before him, he had to choose not to think about bad things, not to worry about anything, not to fear anything at all. Remember, he had human flesh just like we do, for it was on one occasion, namely, right before he went to the cross to die for our sins, that he said, “Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak" (Matthew 26:41, ESV).