Watch your thoughts

I saw this on Facebook the other day. “Watch your thoughts; they become your words. Watch your words; they become your actions. Watch your actions; they become your habits. Watch your habits; they become your character. Watch your character; it becomes your destiny.”

Of course, we need to watch all of these attributes of ourselves, but where does it all start. Where does sin start? It starts with our thoughts! James 1:13-15 says, “Let no one say when he is tempted, ‘I am tempted by God’; for God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He Himself tempt anyone. But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own desires and enticed. Then, when desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, brings forth death.” It all starts with the desire of our heart; this is where the evil begins.

Satan doesn’t know what’s in our heart, but is like a fisherman that has just come to a new fishing spot. He doesn’t know what the fish will bite so he opens up his tackle box and tries different lures until he finds the one that the fish desires. If our desires have anything to do with the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, Satan will more than likely catch us. Examine your mind to see if there is any evil. If there is, put it out before it’s too late!

Jonathan Glaesemann