Word 4U 2day/'Freeze!'

[ladylovesJesus]

'Freeze!'

'...take captive every thought...' 2 Corinthians 10:5

Nineteen-year-old Liu Shih-Kun was an amazing pianist in China until the 1966 Cultural Revolution banned all things of Western influence. Refusing to renounce his beloved music, Liu was branded an enemy of the state and thrown into a tiny jail cell with no friends, no books, and even worse; no piano. Six years later, for political reasons, he was asked to play in Beijing with the Philadelphia Orchestra.

After years without an instrument to practice on, he performed brilliantly. Eighteen months later when he was finally released, he again played flawlessly. His secret? Stripped of everything musical, for seven and a half years Liu disciplined himself to shut out negative thoughts and practice hour after hour on an imaginary piano.

What if you were in that position; all alone, the things you love taken away, would you find a positive focus or would you freak out and think of the worst thing that could happen? Police shout 'Freeze!' when they want to stop a suspect and protect themselves.

And you can freeze out harmful thinking by capturing every thought and making it 'obedient to Christ.' Paul says: 'For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against... the spiritual forces' (Ephesians 6:12 NIV). Your thoughts have power. To win over them, you must totally surrender to Jesus and control what you allow your mind to dwell on.

written by Bob Gass

 

[Gracealone]

Years ago I was chemically poisoned, and was very sick.
Had severe reactions that made me struggle within myself to stay alive even, or so it felt.

I had to go through an MRI, which shouldn't have been to bad, except for the nerve damage of the sickness.
The nerves in my stomach felt as if they were leaping 6 inches out of my body. I panicked.
The nurse told me to just think of something beautiful in my life and focus on that.
MY mind, in desperation raced through my life trying to think of something good, but there had been so much evil I couldn't bring the panic under control until the Lord brought back to my mind, and heart
the day on the road when he made himself known to me, in his tender love,and care he brought me through.

Gods word tell us to think on these things. Phil. 4:8
"Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things."

Nothing else worked ,but the awesome mercy, and grace of my Lord, Jesus Christ.
Now, my desire is to always think on these things.....
He alone will see us through the trials ahead.