5 Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. 6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
Proverbs 3:5-6
10 The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.
John 10:10
I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth (dwells) in me (Jesus), and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.
John 15:5
Always remember that God would not tell us to take every thought captive to the obedience of Christ unless He knew it could be accomplished in Him – apart from Him we cannot do it (John 15:5 above). As we live close to God, as we continue in His Word, the Holy Spirit continues to help us do what the Bible tells us to do in order for us to live the abundant life (John 10:10 above) of being free indeed in Christ.
Why does God command us to bring every thoughts captive? Because He loves us and wants us to live far from the oppressive thought patterns the Devil attacks our lives with so we can live free in God’s life-giving thoughts. God knows that if we will follow His command to bring every thought captive to Christ that we’ll learn to trust in the Lord with all our heart (Proverbs 3:5-6 above).
In His love for us, God knows that if we don’t take the Devil’s lies captive to the obedience of Christ that it will be much easier for us to believe the next lie of the Devil. And, this snowballing of negative, defeating thoughts (fiery darts) keeps going until we make the decision to stop the lies by remembering to take such destructive thoughts captive to the obedience of Christ.
4 (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;) 5 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
God bless,
Mark