Jesus can cleanse our thoughts – 9/29/20

I used to have bad dreams, and when I would close my eyes at night, I would see things in my mind that made me scared and I couldn’t fall asleep. I didn’t even want to close my eyes. I don’t have that anymore though, I believe God took it away. The more wickedness and fear we set before our eyes, the more that’s going to be on our minds, but if we think on heavenly and pure things, we can override the evil thoughts.

Think of it like this. You have a glass of dirty water…if you keep filling it up with dirty water, it will always remain dirty. Likewise, if you keep filling your mind with wickedness and scary things then that’s what’s going to be on your mind. BUT, if you instead choose to pour clean water into your glass of dirty water, eventually the water will turn clearer and clearer. Likewise when we fill our minds with good things.

“Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things.” -Philippians 4:8

When we’ve lived in the world for so long it’s hard to get certain thoughts out of our mind, but keep filling your glass with clean water and those thoughts can be replaced!