Overcome Evil Thoughts with God's Thoughts

Many believers in the Body of Christ still struggle with doubts, fears, envies, and other rivaling thoughts which war against the truth of who God is, who He is in us, that He is for, and that nothing can separate us from Him.

Paul wrote that we are more than conquerors in Christ (Romans 8: 37), the clear implication being that we have this victory, and without any effort on our part:

"Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place." (2 Corinthians 2: 14)

To the degree that we are fighting with bad and evil and untrue thoughts, to that degree we are not resting and resisting in Him:

"For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;

"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." (2 Corinthians 10: 4-5)

What weapons do we use, therefore? The Word of God, of course!:

"And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:" (Ephesians 6: 17)

and

"For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart." (Hebrews 4: 12)

Now, the Word of God is sure and sharp, one which overcomes all things. God's thoughts, manifested in His Word, overcome every untruth:

"For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD." (Isaiah 55: 8)

His thoughts bear fruit, and nothing can stop them:

"So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it." (Isaiah 55: 11)

Also about God's thoughts, they are nothing but good for us:

"How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!" (Psalm 139: 17)

and

"For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end."" (Jeremiah 29: 11)

Paul exhorted his readers not to be overcome by evil, but to overcome evil with good (Romans 12: 21) Because the wrestling is not with flesh and blood, but powers and principalities who are already defeated, let us use the authority in Christ Jesus, and declared with the archangel:

"Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee." (Jude 9)

No matter what lies may be attacking you, rest in the truth that the blood of Jesus is cleansing you from all sin (1 John 1: 7) and speaks better things than the blood of Abel (Hebrews 12: 24)