Jeremiah 29:11
11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.
This tells me that God is thinking of you and me. They are not of evil, but they are good thought of our future and a hope.
1. Receiving
We receive bad thought every day and they come from everywhere. What do you do with the bad thoughts that you receive?
With COVID, the prices of gas and food going up, cars not being able to be built, and rent and houses going up we have a huge problem with fear or negativity.
Fear is one of many bad thoughts that we have problems with.
2 Timothy 1:7
7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.
2. Accept or Reject
If you start entertaining a negative or sinful thought, then you are beginning to accept it, which allows you to place it in your mind to grow. Once this process starts you have already accepted the thought that is wrong.
If you ever begin to entertain any evil or negative thoughts, ideas and suggestions, then you are allowing them to build the wrong type of stronghold in your life.
2 Corinthians 10:4 4
For the weapons of our warfare are not [a]carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds.
If your thoughts, ideas, and suggestions, If your stronghold is not based in the Word, it will cause you to act on information that is wrong.
The devil uses your thought to get you to act on an evil thought to pull you away from God's thoughts of you.
4. Replacing the Bad or Evil Thoughts
It's not enough that we remove the bad or evil thought, we must replace those negative thoughts that you had with truth from the Word of God.
The void must be filled.
1 Chronicles 28:9
9 “As for you, my son Solomon, know the God of your father, and serve Him with a loyal heart and with a willing mind; for the Lord searches all hearts and understands all the intent of the thoughts. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will cast you off forever.
His desire is for the right kind of thoughts to be in your mind. Right thoughts allow God to manifest good things in your life.
5. Renewing Yourself
Romans 12:2 2
And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
If you want God to transform you . . . then you need to change the way you think. How do you accomplish this task?
Philippians 4:8
8 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.
You change your life by removing all negative and bad thoughts and replacing them with good thoughts or should I say Godly Thoughts.