Be Careful What You Think!

“Since you have been raised to new life with Christ, set your sights on the realities of heaven, where Christ sits in the place of honor at God’s right hand.” Colossians‬ ‭3:1‬ ‭

One sentence from our sermon at church today really stood out to me, he said, "Instead of what would Jesus do, what would Jesus think" Why is it in the world today people say well it was only a thought at least there were no actions behind it. The Bible says "Since you have been raised to new life with Christ, set your sights on realities of heaven." When we think things in our minds that only us and God knows about it's just as bad as taking action to the thoughts. See when you allow something to come into your mind it will soon be in control of you. I remember I loved Veggie Tales as a kid, there was this one movie where Larry Boy lied, it became a huge web of lies over a so called fib. That's how sin works, it might start small in our eyes. Only a little thought, maybe even judging someone in our minds thinking no one else can hear, but before we know it we are walking up to someone being rude and hurting their feelings for no reason other than sin leading us in that way. My mom told me as a kid "Sin will take you further than you want to go." We cannot let sin lead us, and often times that begins in our minds. Today, protect your mind. Be careful what you think. Here are some verses to reflect on today. “For everyone has sinned; we all fall short of God’s glorious standard.” Romans‬ ‭3:23‬ ‭ “Temptation comes from our own desires, which entice us and drag us away.” James‬ ‭1:14‬ ‭ “For God made Christ, who never sinned, to be the offering for our sin, so that we could be made right with God through Christ.”
‭‭2 Corinthians‬ ‭5:21‬ ‭ “So I say, let the Holy Spirit guide your lives. Then you won’t be doing what your sinful nature craves.” Galatians‬ ‭5:16‬ ‭

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