Dealing with Thoughts We Don't Want (TMF:1910)

Friday, August 05, 2022
Peace to Live By: Dealing with Thoughts We Don't Want (TMF:1910) - Daniel Litton
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        We can either push a thought down out of fear of it, or we can let it play out, with no reaction, and therefore let it pass. Those are the only two options: push it down or let it pass. The choice is yours. The fear may come up that observing a thought might actually cause a person to sin. I understand the concern. Sin only occurs, though, if we embrace whatever our minds are showing us. If we think a lustful thought, that’s not evil in and of itself in that we cannot control what comes into our minds. It’s only wrong if we say, “Yeah, I like that thought,” and we continue to willingly entertain it. It’s not wrong, however, to observe the thoughts without embracing them. You will see if you let the thoughts play out and pass, that they will go away more and more. Eventually, you won’t even think about that particular thought. I have been taught, you have been taught, that if we see certain things with our eyes, that those thoughts can permanently get inside our heads for us never to forget them. However, by giving up control of trying to get rid of thoughts, you will see that actually can go away forever.