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Think Truth

In the second home my wife and I purchased, the bathroom wallpaper was really out of style. Junanne told me, “Bub (my nickname), the wallpaper has to go.” I agreed. But we got busy with life and got used to the wallpaper, so it stayed up for years, and every guest that used that bathroom saw how hideous it was.

If I walked into your mind, what wallpaper would I see? We have messages wallpapering our minds, and if they’re not aligned with the truth of God’s words, they’re going to conceal the truth of His promises. What are the words on your mind? Are they self-loathing, like “fool, failure, mistake, loser, broken, or damaged”? Or maybe they’re self-elevating, like “I got it, glad I’m not them, what’s in it for me?” Either way, it’s got to change.

So, first, let’s get a solid standard for right thinking—some good-looking wallpaper. You deserve to know your true identity. Jesus died for you to be free from lies and think truth. Knowing who you are “in Christ” is the most fantastic truth you can internalize. If you have surrendered your life to Jesus and received His grace and forgiveness, you have become a new person.

Everything about your life flows from thinking rightly about who you are. The most joyful and fruitful people I know still need to regularly revisit the truths in Scripture about who they are in Christ. Here’s a list to get you started. Read them slowly and really soak them up.

• I am loved as much as anyone has ever been loved. (1 John 4:10)
• I am officially one of God’s kids. (John 1:12)
• I am chosen by God. (John 15:16)
• I am inseparable from God. (1 Cor. 6:17)
• I am carrying the life of God inside me. (1 Cor. 6:19)
• I am a vital member of God’s bigger family. (1 Cor. 12:27)
• I am identified by God as a saint, not a sinner. (1 Cor. 1:2)
• I am free from any and all condemnation. (Rom. 8:1)
• I am a brand new creation. (2 Cor. 5:17)
• I am sealed and secured by the Holy Spirit. (2 Cor. 1:22)
• I can go straight to God with anything. (John 16:26–27)
• I am able to receive wisdom for any trial. (James 1:5)
• I am absolutely inseparable from God’s love. (Rom. 8:38–39)

What we think about most impacts the decisions and direction of our life. Think lies, and you’ll fall. Think truth, and you’ll arrive at God’s calling and promises for your life. Your mind being renewed by truth and freed from destructive thinking will equip you to tear down the lies you’ve believed and the lies that are yet to come.

BATTLE FOR YOUR MIND

• Read through the list of Scripture references above.
• Choose one that resonates with you and begin to commit it to memory. Writing it out on sticky notes and leaving them around your house can help. Commit to wallpapering your mind with truth.