“You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you!”Isaiah 26:3 NLT
We can let our minds wander or be captured in a place that is detrimental to us. Fear and anxiety are the most common trap. However, lust, anger and offence are others. We have an enemy who sees to trap us. He is a master trapper and has minions working for him who are also experienced trappers. They are unimaginative, but persistent. In our Christianity we have the imagination to dream God dreams and access to heaven. We must proactively go there and not be trapped in earthly thinking.
My old friend is captured by anxiety and fear. I prayed for peace to enter her heart, however, unless she proactively apprehends faith in Jesus she will be caught in the whirlpool again and again. We must also apprehend faith in Jesus and keep our minds on Him.
Jesus faced fear and anxiety for us, He also faced lust and greed, offence and anger, yet He did not sin. If He has already faced these threats and overcome why do I want to go there? I must live by faith in the work He has done! Amen!
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