Toxic - Week 1
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Definition of Toxic
Toxic: anything containing poisonous material capable of causing sickness or even death.
Guard Your Thoughts
Proverbs 4:23 CEV
Carefully guard your thoughts because they are the source of true life.
Take Your Thoughts Captive
2 Corinthians 10:4-5 NIV84
The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. 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.
Test Your Thoughts
Jeremiah 12:3 NIV84
Yet you know me, O Lord; you see me and test my thoughts about you. Drag them off like sheep to be butchered! Set them apart for the day of slaughter!
Direct Your Thoughts
Philippians 4:7-8 NIV84
And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable–if anything is excellent or praiseworthy–think about such things.
Renew Your Thoughts
Romans 12:2 NIV84
Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is–his good, pleasing and perfect will.
Definition of Renewing
Renewing: anakainosis (an-ak-ah'-ee-no-sis); a renewal, renovation, to make better than new.
Digging Deeper
What did God say to you through this message? What are you going to do about it? Spend time this week talking it over. Which kind of toxic thoughts plague you the most? Negative, fearful, discontented or critical? What is your next step towards taking your toxic thoughts captive? What truths from the Bible can combat your toxic thoughts? Look some up together.
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