Thought Life

The thoughts of the righteous are right,But the counsels of the wicked are deceitful.

Proverbs 12:5 (NKJV)

The word thoughts can also be translated as “plans.” Think about it, ladies. Where do we make our plans? They start in our heads. That’s where we formulate what we are going to do or say.

“The thoughts of the righteous are right.” This gives us tremendous insight into the fact that our thought life is extremely important. Some say, “You are what you eat,” but more important, you are what you think. Therefore, the disciplines of a godly woman must include cleansing and reprogramming her thought life with God’s Word. The perfect method for that is given in Psalm 119:15: “I meditate on your precepts and consider your ways” (NIV). Are you having trouble with your thought life? Let me suggest Scripture memorization. It is much easier than you think.

My friend Sherri Youngward is the one who sings the intro to the Wisdom for Women broadcast every day. She has recorded a music CD of songs that are entirely Scripture. It’s wonderful. You can order it on her website at sherriyoungward.com. Play it over and over while you are in your car—or working at home. Picture the words flowing over your mind to cleanse it, to unload your thoughts from the negative, and to rewire your attitudes. God’s Word has power—it can entirely transform your thought life, because as you ponder his Word, you are thinking his thoughts.

Make It Personal . . . Live It Out!

Have you been plagued by destructive thoughts: condemning, fearful, anxious, doubts of God’s love and goodness? Do you have anger and malice, jealous thoughts, lustful fantasies, hopeless or dark spiritual thoughts? God has given us powerful tools—prayer, his Word, and his Holy Spirit—“casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ” (2 Corinthians 10:5, KJV).

Let’s Pray

I have tried to be free before; I need your power. Savior, you can move mountains. Please wash me with the power of your blood. Free me from the thoughts that block your light, and replace them with truth.

One Year Bible Reading

Deuteronomy 13:1–15:23; Luke 8:40–9:6; Psalm 71:1-24; Proverbs 12:5-7