Have a Mind Makeover

Do you ever find that you get in a rut with your thoughts? You default to worry or small, petty gripes? That gets old fast, not only to yourself, but to those who are subjected to you (your family).

Today’s lesson from Ps. 119, as we work through it, has a lot to do with your thoughts and what to do with them. God’s word is a balm to the savage mind. Learn how to direct your thoughts rather than be led by them. You’ll see as you go through these verses. Find one to memorize and meditate on. It won’t be hard. The verses are short.

Psa 119:113- I hate vain thoughts: but thy law do I love.	Vain thoughts originate from our minds and imaginations. God’s law originates from God. Turning away from self and toward God is what our faith is all about.  The LORD knoweth the thoughts of man, that they are vanity. (Psa 94:11) In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy comforts delight my soul. (Psa 94:19)
(114)  Thou art my hiding place and my shield: I hope in thy word.	The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe. (Prov18:10). Can we learn how to hide in God?Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. (Eph. 6:16) Faith in God is a shield. I want to be hidden and shielded in God. The key is to discover and hope in his word. Find a verse for the day and cling to it.
(115)  Depart from me, ye evildoers: for I will keep the commandments of my God.	Instead of succumbing to thoughts of defeat when bullied, criticized or otherwise mistreated, choose to let those effects bounce off of you as you determine to keep God’s commandments. What commandments? How about this one: Ye shall not need to fight in this battle: set yourselves, stand ye still, and see the salvation of the LORD with you, (2 Chron. 20:17a) OK. Today, I’m giving my battle to the Lord and I’m standing still and watching how he saves me.
(116)  Uphold me according unto thy word, that I may live: and let me not be ashamed of my hope.	Got it. This verse is an example of a prayer that holds God to his promises. We can do the same. For example, “Lord, you said Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on thee… Please fulfill that in me today, and don’t let me be ashamed for hoping in your word.” My soul fainteth for thy salvation: but I hope in thy word. (Psa 119:81)