2 Corinthians 10:5 Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;

How many times a day do you have a thought that is not a godly thought? If I were to weigh my thoughts, the scales would be heavily tilted to the worldly side. Now that is just me, I cannot speak for you. My opinion of what makes up a godly thought might differ from yours. What I call worldly, you might not. Perhaps you don’t give thought to this at all. I know there was a time when I did not.

There was a time my life when I did not give much thought to the influences around me. I did not realize just how much external words and images influenced who I was until I accepted Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. I was given the Holy Spirit who immediately started renewing my mind. One area that changed was my conscience. What did not bother me yesterday was now troubling to me today.

Before I did not have a knowledge of God much less have respect for God, nor fear of God for sure. Once I came to Christ love came to the forefront of my inner man. I began to care what God thought of me. I might not have had a complete understanding of God’s love, but I had respect for it. My conscience became the rain gauge of bad thoughts and behavior. I had to empty the gauge and clear my conscience thru confession and forgiveness.

This godly conscience we develop is instrumental in bringing our thoughts into captivity. To better understand how important this work of the Holy Spirit is in us, do this. Take a gallon jug of water and hold it out to your side while thinking God is good. Keep that thought. Which will you will drop first, the thought or the water?

Yeah, me too.