The Power of Thought

"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 10:5 (NIV).

The pen is mightier than the sword. That phrase was coined by Edward Bulwer-Lytton in 1839 indicating that thoughts put into words were more powerful than physical actions. The power was generated by thought. Verse 4 says the weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world; but weapons with divine power to tear down the strongholds within the mind and hearts of people. Not only in others, but also within ourselves. That's why Paul went on to say that we were to take captive every thought and make it obedient. When we don't control our thoughts, because we can, it's like giving a weapon to a child, who doesn't know how to use it. Who is in danger? You are. Joyce Meyers wrote Battlefield of the Mind saying your life won't change until your thinking does. As you think in your heart, so you become (Proverbs 23:7). How can you fight an external war, if you are fighting yourself internally? Do you see how Satan works? Control the power of your thoughts.