“We take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ” (2 Cor. 10:5 NIV).
What do you find yourself thinking about the most? Remember the Lord knows your thoughts. “You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar” (Psalm 139:2 NIV). I believe we forget that our thoughts are being measured by the Lord every moment. If you are obsessing over something that is not good for you the Lord knows it. You might think that it is hidden and that it is fine to do something in private because nobody knows it. But God does know it. It can also be obsessing about a person that either you love or you hate.
I was in a Bible study by Beth Moore about Esther and there was a chapter on Haman and how he hated the Jews so badly that he made it an obsession. He hated a Jewish man called Mordecai the most. He was Esther’s uncle. He went out of his way to try to kill him. He even made a gallows to hang him on, but as it turned out Haman ended up hanging from that gallows. You see if you have an obsession about someone you end up hurting yourself in the end. That obsession takes over your life so much that happiness can never be found.
In the study Esther, It’s Tough Being A Woman, Beth says “that a person becomes a snare to us any time he or she consumes an excessive and unhealthy space in our thoughts, whether negative or positive. The individual may be someone:
• We are attracted to or feel threatened or defeated by.
• Whose approval eludes us or whose happiness consumes us.
• Whom we adore, despise, or, far more complexly, both.
The people who have become our biggest snares to us are the ones about whom we’re most prone to say, “I never act this way with anyone else” (p. 121-122).
I don’t know if you are struggling with this, but I do know that we have a wonderful Savior who does know and will help you overcome an obsession. Just lay it at His feet and ask Him to help you guard your thoughts. Pray for help to heal the brokenness inside you that is leading to your obsession. He will give you peace in this area if you willingly offer it up to Him.
Dear Lord,
Help me to guard my thoughts so that they are pleasing to you. If I am obsessing over anything or anyone more that I should, please help me to stop it. I lay my burdens down at your feet and believe that you will change my heart so that I seek only what will make you happy.
In Jesus’ name,
Amen
What do you find yourself thinking about the most? Remember the Lord knows your thoughts. “You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar” (Psalm 139:2 NIV). I believe we forget that our thoughts are being measured by the Lord every moment. If you are obsessing over something that is not good for you the Lord knows it. You might think that it is hidden and that it is fine to do something in private because nobody knows it. But God does know it. It can also be obsessing about a person that either you love or you hate.
I was in a Bible study by Beth Moore about Esther and there was a chapter on Haman and how he hated the Jews so badly that he made it an obsession. He hated a Jewish man called Mordecai the most. He was Esther’s uncle. He went out of his way to try to kill him. He even made a gallows to hang him on, but as it turned out Haman ended up hanging from that gallows. You see if you have an obsession about someone you end up hurting yourself in the end. That obsession takes over your life so much that happiness can never be found.
In the study Esther, It’s Tough Being A Woman, Beth says “that a person becomes a snare to us any time he or she consumes an excessive and unhealthy space in our thoughts, whether negative or positive. The individual may be someone:
• We are attracted to or feel threatened or defeated by.
• Whose approval eludes us or whose happiness consumes us.
• Whom we adore, despise, or, far more complexly, both.
The people who have become our biggest snares to us are the ones about whom we’re most prone to say, “I never act this way with anyone else” (p. 121-122).
I don’t know if you are struggling with this, but I do know that we have a wonderful Savior who does know and will help you overcome an obsession. Just lay it at His feet and ask Him to help you guard your thoughts. Pray for help to heal the brokenness inside you that is leading to your obsession. He will give you peace in this area if you willingly offer it up to Him.
Dear Lord,
Help me to guard my thoughts so that they are pleasing to you. If I am obsessing over anything or anyone more that I should, please help me to stop it. I lay my burdens down at your feet and believe that you will change my heart so that I seek only what will make you happy.
In Jesus’ name,
Amen
