Day 2

Nobody becomes successful in any venture by just wishing they would be. Success starts with your thoughts. Successful people make a plan and talk to themselves about the plan constantly. You can think things on purpose, and if you make what you think about match what you actually want to do, your feelings may not like it, but they will go along.

You have to talk yourself into it and fight the resistance. Do you make an effort to choose your thoughts, or do you just meditate on whatever falls into your head, even if it is in total disagreement with what you have said you want out of life? When your thoughts are going in the wrong direction, do you capture them and submit them to Christ as the Bible instructs in 2 Corinthians 10:5? “We destroy every proud obstacle that keeps people from knowing God. We capture their rebellious thoughts and teach them to obey Christ.”

We are in a war and the mind is the battlefield. I want to encourage you today. You can change. Change requires you to stretch, which can be a bit uncomfortable. Curate your words and your thoughts. Learn to think according to the Word of God, and your emotion will start lining up with your thoughts. Be kind to yourself and have empathy towards the changes you are making. Growth and Healing require endless restarts. Use discipline as a form of self-love. God loves you. Do you love you?

Prayer of the Day: God, I know true knowledge only comes from seeking and spending time with You. I’ve learned I can’t build my knowledge unless it’s on Your firm foundation. As I continue to learn more, I ask You to help me see what aligns with your Word and what doesn’t. In Jesus’ name, Amen.