I.  Different Kinds of Thoughts A to Z

1.   Anxious thoughts                   14.  Negative thoughts

2.   Belittling thoughts                  15.  Opportunistic thoughts

3.   Crazy thoughts                      16.  Practical thoughts

4.   Doubtful thoughts                  17.  Questioning thoughts

5.   Ecstatic thoughts                   18.  Restful thoughts

6.   Frightening thoughts               19.  Suspicious thoughts

7.   Gloating thoughts                   20.  Trusting thoughts

8.   Happy thoughts                     21.  Unsettled thoughts

9.   Immoral thoughts                   22.  Victorious thoughts

10. Jubilant thoughts                    23.  Wishful thoughts

11. Killing thoughts                      24.  Xtravagant thoughts

12. Logical thoughts                    25.  Yesterday’s thoughts

13. Morbid thoughts                   26.  Zealous thoughts

II. “As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he.”(Proverbs 23:7)

1.   Thinking is going on all the time, and it affects everything we say or do.  

Even when we’re sleeping, the mind is at work.

III. “We take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.”(II Cor. 10:5)

1.   Erroneous concepts:

a.   “Thoughts have a mind of their own”

b.   “It just popped into my head”

c.    “I don’t know where thoughts come from”

d.   “I just can’t stop thinking about…”

e.    “Our thought life exists apart from us”

2.   Your thoughts are under your control!

a.   It’s time to stop copping out!

b.   It’s time to stop making excuses!

c.    It’s time to stop blaming the devil!

IV. Handling your thoughts:

1.   Detect: Be aware of the content of your thoughts.  What are you thinking about?

2.   Decide: If the thoughts are good or bad.

3.   Determine: To replace bad thoughts with good ones.

V.  “Put on the whole armor of God”(Ephesians 6:10-18)

   1. “Put on the helmet of salvation”

a.   The helmet goes on the head, the mind

b.   If the thinking is off, everything else is going to be off

c.    If we have bad thoughts about ourselves, we will never reach the potential God created us with.

d.   If we have bad thoughts about others, we will become cut off from them and sink into loneliness, despair and depression.

e.    If we have wrong thoughts about God, our relationship with Him can be hindered.