In our last post, we began our discussion of how to deal with persistent negative thoughts. If we are obedient to the command of God, we know that we need to forgive those who wrong us. However, even when we have forgiven someone, we may experience occasional or even reoccurring thoughts reminding of what they did to us, how it hurt, how unfair it was or the like.
The mind is a battlefield, but we have weapons which are mighty in God according to 2 Corinthians, which we discussed in the last post.
In this post, I want to take a closer look at some of the weapons to see how they can help us in the battle with recurring or persistent negative thoughts (sometimes known as Stinkin’ Thinkin’)
- The Whole Armor of God – Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. No one weapon will protect a solider in battle from injury. That is why Paul exhorts us to put on the whole armor of God. Leaving one piece of the armor off can expose the soldier to great injury and render him or her ineffective in battle. Leave no weapon behind.
- The Belt of Truth –Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth Let truth be like a belt to keep your movement uninhibited and allow you to move quickly and easily in battle. The belt can seem like a frivolous accessory until you get caught with your pants down. Living in the truth and having truth as our belt keeps us from being susceptible to the devil who hates truth and is called “the father of lies.” It may be hard to always tell the truth. Even some of the Fathers of the Faith, like Abraham were caught in lies, but they always paid a price for the lies. Whenever we fail to put on the belt of truth, we make it harder for us to be successful in battle for the important things.
Rooted and Grounded 
So loved this posting. Truth is such an awesome thing and it really does set you free – Fear not.