Church Notes

He is comparing our earthly nature vs our spiritual nature.
The problem is that for most of us we are losing that battle.
"I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do."
- Romans 7:15

Poisonous Thoughts

Your mind can play tricks on you.
You have to learn to replace these thought with
If you think negatives thoughts you will become negative
If you think like Christ then you will become like christ.

"Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it."
- Proverbs 4:23

"The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ."
- 2 Corinthians 10:4, 2 Corinthians 10:5

Remember that when the devil speaks he is lying
He wants us locked in a prison of lies.
We can demolish this prison with the word of Christ.

Remember that we have to carefully guard out thoughts. We have to replace the lies with truths of God.

Be honest with yourself

Do you think these thoughts?

Negative thoughts
I just give and everyone takes
I can't do it
I fail everytime I try.

Scared thoughts
Murder hornets
Sickness

Discontent thoughts
I wish I had this_____

Critical thoughts
Can you believe the way they dress.
They way they park
The way they act.

If you want to find something negative to think you can. You can't believe that you are God's handy work and also believe you are worthless

Identify replace reject.
Identify the lie. Reject the lie. Replace it with the truth if God.

"And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things."
- Philippians 4:7, Philippians 4:8

This is saying to think on
whatever is true
whatever is noble
whatever is right
whatever is pure
whatever is lovely
whatever is admirable
If you think on these things and on the word of God it will renew your life.

You can give in to the lies or push past the lie to the truth. Even with the lies become so loud that it is screaming and overwhelming remember to identify, reject and replace.

Identify the lie. Reject the lie. Replace it with the truth if God.

Remember that God loves you so much to send his only son to earth to save you.

Will you accept that truth or reject it for the lies of this world