Thoughts

Thoughts enter the subconscious part of the mind and are established without our realizing they are there! Hundreds of thoughts pass thru the mind and become foundational to something we will eventually believe or trust in—something that would shock us to even consider, much less believe or trust in, if only we knew. The process occurs subliminally . . . that is, “it operates below the threshold of conscious perception, inadequate to produce conscious awareness but able to evoke a response.”

This function of the human mind explains why meditation in Scripture each day is important: In the same way that a spot light is useful to search for hidden objects, words of Scripture operate like the light like miners looking for precious stones an searching for a lost object. Like that instrument the Word of God searches our thought life to bring attention to wrong thinking that would otherwise remain hidden.

The entrance of God’s Word brings light to our mind and heart, causing unbelief and doubt to be exposed. Unbelief is the category for misguided thoughts; doubt gives formation to unbelief and together, unbelief and doubt produce thoughts that question the Lord – His Word, His ways and most of all, His unquestionable love. The cumulative effect of renegade thoughts and the belief systems they create is, first, a clutter of confusion that muddies discernment, and subsequently, the heart is drawn away from confident trust in God.

Difficult times have the potential to overwhelm us if a deaf ear is turned away from this truth. However, if applied, so that confidence in both the Lord and His Word develop mature, strong faith, we are then strengthened to rise above unbelief and doubts that question God’s love and complete protection for us. “For the word of God is living and active , sharper than any double - edged sword , it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit , joints and marrow. It judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart . Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight.” Everything is uncovered and lay bare before the eyes of God, to whom we must give account.

Amen.

Psalm 119 : 11 ; Hebrews 4 : 12 , 13

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Love in Christ, Sister Dottie Yager