Power To Control Your Thoughts

I've been praying for the fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23) in my life. The one thing that most of us struggle with is temperance. Temperance is defined as moderation in action, thought, or feeling! God has given us the power to gain control over not only our actions, not only our feelings, but more importantly OUR THOUGHTS!!! That blows my mind because the mind is so powerful and creative that we can create what does not exist! Many of us have struggled with our thoughts for years. Thought about guilt, low self-esteem, lust, jealously, suicide, and the list goes on and on. So the million dollar question becomes "How do I change how I think after I've been thinking one way for so long"? Philippians 4:8 says "Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is fair, whatever is pure, whatever is acceptable, whatever is commendable, if there is anything of excellence and if there is anything praiseworthy—keep thinking about these things" (ISV). You have to put in practice. It may not change overnight, but you have to start doing what the word tells us to do until it becomes a part of our nature. Practicing good thoughts will keep you from mischief, from feeling bad about yourself, from feeling guilt, anger, jealousy, and all other thoughts that are provoked by the enemy! This can only be done with the help of the Lord Jesus! So get ready to become free from something that has kept you away from being victorious for years: YOUR OWN MIND!!!!!!