Read 2 Corinthians 10:4-5 At a camp I speak at every year, there are these two big room dividers we take up stairs. These things are not only big, but they are heavy and bulky. I dread dragging those things up the stairs every year. This past year, though, there were several of us working to get the room dividers onto the second floor. Halfway up the staircase, though, I realize that it wasn’t nearly as difficult this year. There was a big guy across from me who was carrying the majority of the weight. Something that was difficult to do before became much easier when I was able to rely on someone stronger than me. Paul, the writer of 2 Corinthians was talking about how, with God’s power, they could accomplish so much more than merely with their own power. He spoke of demolishing any thought that set itself up against God. His goal was to take captive every thought he had to make it obedient to Christ. Basically, Paul wanted to identify any overwhelming thought that wasn’t from God and reject it for thoughts that come from God. Many of us spend our lives wrestling with overwhelming thoughts. We can often feel helpless up against the things that run through our mind. As Paul said, though, we don’t have to rely just on our own power. We have God’s power to demolish these negative thoughts that can control our lives. Our enemy tries to fill us with thoughts that aren’t pleasing to God that will derail our relationship with Him. Instead of being beaten down by our thoughts, we can take our thoughts captive through God’s power in our life. Examine your thought life today to identify whether or not the thoughts that are overwhelming you are coming from God or somewhere else. REFLECT: What kind of thoughts dominate your thought life? What thoughts do you need to identify and reject? PRAY: Talk to God today about the thoughts that overwhelm you. Ask God to help identify the thoughts that aren’t from Him and take them captive. // TWO-A-DAYS // GO A LITTLE FARTHER WITH YOUR DAILY DEVOTIONS // Go through these questions with your spouse, kids, or friend, or you can even journal about the answers to these questions:
- What was the best part of your day?
- What was the toughest part of your day?
- Where did you mess up today?
- Where did you see God today?
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