The Battlefield Of The Mind

Continued from "The choice that leads to peace":
Will our thoughts center on things true or false? Noble or nasty? Right or wrong? Pure or putrid? Lovely or lewd? "Garbage in, garbage out." We've all heard the saying. What we put in our minds affects our hearts. And out of the abundance of our hearts, our mouths speak. Our minds churn. Our lust burns. An lives overturn. We cannot underestimate the effect of what we think about. The war of worry, as well as the trail of temptation, is won and lost on the battlefield of our minds. Like Martha, I had been continually upset and worried about many things. I had wanted to grow in Christ, but every time I came up against an obstacle, I had balked in fear. Rather than leaping over the roadblock "through Christ who strengthens me," I'd skid to a stop. Then I'd back up for a good look and try to figure a way around it on my own.