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The e-Devotional
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02 May 2014
Dear God-tracker
God-tracking is daily transforming your toxic thoughts into good
thoughts by his word
I once listened to a talk by the
cognitive neuroscientist, Dr Caroline
Leaf who said, “Thoughts have
substance. Thoughts occupy mental real estate. Your thoughts produce
proteins, the bodies building blocks, which form real structures that change
the landscape of your brain!” She then described how we all have basically two
types of thoughts and memories in our minds: healthy thoughts and toxic
thoughts. She described how each brain neuron can be affected by proteins
produced by stimuli that can result in either one or the other type of thought.
Dr Leaf said that our brains have plasticity, that is, our thoughts can be
shaped or changed at will. In a nutshell, she was implying that each one of us
can harbor toxic thoughts or allow ourselves to remodel our toxic thoughts into
good thoughts. We can change our behavior and find relief from our fears and
anxieties by renewing our thinking. But isn’t this what was written about almost
2000 years ago in the Bible, when it says, “be
transformed by the renewing of your mind”?
So many of suffer
from depression and anxious thoughts these days that we’re told that in
Britain, for example, the prescription of anti-depressants has risen by 25%
over the last 3 years. However, the Bible is clear that if we repent of sin
then God, who is faithful and just, because of the cross of Jesus, will forgive
us and remove our sins from us. In other words the Lord gives our spirits new
life at the point of salvation. This is the spiritual act of being born again.
You see, the Lord God loved you enough that, even before you knew him, he sent
Jesus to die for your toxic thoughts. When you asked Jesus into your life he saved you through the
washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit. In Christ you are a new creation. However, your mind is still susceptible to toxic thoughts.
Therefore, on a daily bases you and I need to renew
our minds by God’s word and through the power of the Holy Spirit. If what Dr Caroline
Leaf says is true then science has proven that we are able to change our way of
thinking. It could be that, for too long, you have allowed those toxic thoughts
of guilt, sorrow, hurt or unforgiveness to cloud your mind. It may be that for
years your thinking has been clogged by worries, loneliness or low esteem. If
so then today is the day to begin that process of renewal. Firstly, pray and
seek the power and grace of the Lord to help you overcome your problems. Then
turn to his word and allow it to stimulate new and healthy thoughts in your
mind. Do this by loudly confessing his truths over your life on a daily basis.
Gradually, with persistence and perseverance, God’s thoughts about you will
become your thoughts about you.
God-tracking is daily
transforming your toxic thoughts into good thoughts by his word
Keep your eyes on Jesus.
Dudley
It’s all in the Book…
Romans 12:1-2
Titus 3:1-7
2 Corinthians 5:15-21
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Verse of the Week
Psalm
25:8-9
Good and upright
is the LORD; therefore he instructs sinners in his ways. He guides the
humble in what is right and teaches them his way.
Quote of the Week
A Sample of Dudley’s Fave Quotes
“God does not
patch up the old life, or make certain repairs on the old life; He gives a new
life, through the new birth.” --- Kathryn
Kuhlman
Don’t Give Up, Look Up!
Look up and Fix Your
Eyes on Jesus!
I begin today by confessing that in Christ I am a new creation
”Ah Sovereign
Lord, you have made the earth and the stars by you word and the power of the
Holy Spirit. Today I turn to you for the power to renew my thinking by your
word. I confess that I have sinned recently, even in my thought life, and seek
your forgiveness. I want to hold nothing as a blockage to the transformation of
my old toxic thoughts into new healthy ones. Help me to discover scriptures
that will re-stimulate my thoughts and change depression into exaltation, for
your glory. I begin today by confessing
that in Christ I am a new creation. The old has gone and the new has come.
Praise you for your love and goodness, O Lord. Amen.”
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