For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord. – Isaiah 55:8
Have you ever been faced with a problem or challenge that has required you to “think outside the box,”— something that may not have seemed logical or reasonable at first, but which ultimately provided the solution? The average person has roughly ten thousand thoughts a day. That is three and a half million a year. Along the way, you may have had a really great thought, and it may have originated “outside the box.“
Where do your thoughts originate? Psychologists would tell you they come from nowhere and they come from everywhere. They just pop into your head, or they may emerge from sources outside yourself that influence your mind.
Based on today’s verse, you must recognize that your thoughts can be far from God’s thoughts.
He calls you to renew your mind (Romans 12:2), avoid futile thinking (Ephesians 4:17), and “take every thought captive to obey Christ” (2 Corinthians 10:5).
You begin by being aware of and managing what you are thinking, even those “pop-up” thoughts that seemingly come from nowhere. You make intentional choices about what influences you, partnering with God to sow His word into your soul and spirit. And you follow the mandate of Philippians 4:8 for your thought menu.
Ask the Lord to help you if you have unhealthy thought patterns and habits.
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