Stinkin' Thinkin'

I think there is a saying that "thoughts become words and words become actions" or something like that; either way our thoughts have power. If we think on something long enough, whether good or bad, positive or negative, we're gonna end up acting on it. It has been stated so many times that "the mind is the battleground"; but I still sometimes get beat down because I'm not fighting with the right weapon which is the Word of God! As a result I end up with some stinkin' thinkin' which has led me to some nasty places with my flesh. 

I've struggled with perversion and lust; therefore, I have entertained pornography and promiscuity. However, I KNOW that the Word is one of the greatest weapon in any spiritual struggle. Being that I know that then I should not be struggling right? Right! I so agree and have decided, for real this time, to do better because of a recent experience that I DO NOT want to have again! FYI: When you entertain pornography, in any way, those images do not leave unless you replace them with some HOLY IMAGINATION! So, even though I had not watched any porn in weeks, maybe even months, the images were still there and "thinking about" and "meditating on" those images sent me on a porn binge, yep a porn binge...like an addict about to go into rehab for the final time. I went through video after video trying to satisfy my fleshly appetite! Later I realized that while I was trying to satisfy my flesh, I was only inviting more and more images into my head and making the struggle that much harder.

The flesh will not EVER be satisfied, which is why it is so important to bring it under subjection to the Spirit daily! This is the very reason why the Word tells us to "meditate on the Word DAY and Night" and to "think on those things that are true, just, pure, honest, of good report, virtuous, and praise-worthy". Meditating on the Word provides come-backs for that stinkin' thinkin'. However, we must make a decision not to allow the enemy no more room in that area by speaking that Word that we've meditated on when those thoughts or images come to our mind. There is power in the spoken word, according to Genesis 1 and 2 and so many other scriptures. Creation exists all from a spoken word. When God breathed breath into man, I believe that He gave us the same power to speak things into existence. So, let's not just meditate on what is right but confess it so that we can counteract that  ungodly and stinkin' thinkin'!

Peace, Blessings, and Favor