Originally Posted by spirit1st

We can always tell the devil to get going and take his dumb thoughts with him in the mighty name of JESUS CHRIST! he must go and obey us! still he will try again! the battle field is our flesh mind!

Amen! There is nothing that comes close to the power of Jesus! I am experiencing His power more and more each day as He continues to strengthen and calm me. I try to lean on God's promise that His grace is sufficient for me!

I have prayed a lot to God to give me that power, love and a sound mind of 2 Timothy 1:7 and I do feel God's comfort through all of it. Is the enemy still attacking me with his "dumb thoughts"? Yes. Do they have power over me? No. Thanks for your encouraging words!

Originally Posted by Stickz

Pray and read the Bible every chance that you get, keeping God and His word on your mind all day. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. Be patient and God will help you clean-up your thoughts. Pray to God to help you with your thoughts, and when you are done, do it again, and keep doing it until your prayers are answered and your thoughts are no longer continually evil.

Yes, I have been keeping God on mind throughout the day. And I sing praise songs in my head (with the idea that if satan wants to get in my thoughts he'll have to be tortured with hearing some praise music). Thanks Thiscrosshurts for the thought!

And yes, I do resist the devil, and he does flee from me, he has no choice! Sometimes he comes back so fast though, so I do it again. It does bother me that he comes back attacking so fast, as I wish God would really bind that pest up and give him the boot! It is too distracting (and sometimes wearying) to always be rebuking. I'd much rather get on with my day and focus on serving the Lord better, than doing so much battling.

Anyway, you hit the nail on the head when you said

Be patient and God will help you clean-up your thoughts.

That is what I have been constantly asking Him to do, as I want that so much! I know He wants it too and is working out a good thing for me. Thanks for your thoughts!