Unguarded thoughts can affect every area of our lives. Particularly, thoughts that are self-demeaning targeted at one’s own self. These thoughts tend to pollute and erode the foundation of an individual’s self worth. Moreover, it distorts the person’s understanding of God’s love.
Below are thoughts when left unguarded can send one’s life spiraling downward.
Self-demeaning thoughts or thoughts self-inspired to belittle the host of the thought is one of the primary tools to sabotage one’s own future. It’s a fact we listen more to what we say about ourselves. Be careful not to agree with others who are in opposition of you.
False thoughts, untruths lingering in the mind, which possess no substance when spoken out loud. However, within one’s mind, their strength has lead many astray even into bondage.
Ugly and unpleasant thoughts may be true due to horrible things that have happened to us but they do not warrant a constant replay of them to the point of crippling one’s ability to function in daily life.
Contaminated thoughts consist of a mixture of truth along with harmful elements in opposition of the person’s overall being. Under the veneer of the truth, the detrimental aspect of this thought is not easily detected. Therefore, these thoughts without difficulty tend to pull individuals into a realm of perplexity.
Unhealthy thinking involves choosing to harbor any of thoughts mentioned above oppose to dismissing them. We all have the power to choose the thoughts that will dwell in our minds. However, some of us just have to work at it more than others to choose the right thoughts and dismiss the wrong ones.
“For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. “ Romans 8:6-7
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