The moment you catch yourself thinking a negative thought, you should reject it instantly. Do not stop to say “good-by” to the error but immediately switch your attention to the presence of God. Indeed, we may say that when error presents itself to consciousness, the first five seconds are golden.
When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place (whoso readeth, let him understand:)
Then let them which be in Judea flee into the mountains;
Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house;
Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes(Matthew 24:15-18).
Jesus teaches this lesson in his own graphic way. The holy place is your consciousness, and the abomination of desolation is any negative thought, because a negative thought means belief in the absence of God at the point concerned.
It is impossible to forget this illustration once we have taken it in.
When we entertain negative thoughts, we give them a place to settle and grow. When we reject them and commune with God, they dissipate like the dew. It is separation from God that exposes us to these negative thoughts. When we put ourselves before God we create this exposure. When we engage in negative thoughts, we turn away further from God and are then subjected to the results of harboring and engaging these thoughts. This results in causing the words, thoughts and deeds by us that hurt us and others. So, when a negative thought occurs, we must turn our thoughts to God and say “get thee behind me Satan, I live by every word of God”. Then continue to think of God and we will be guided and protected by our communion with and obedience to God.
Think God,
Z gardener
i relise that negative thoughts when established in the heart produces negative and immoral attitudes which translates itself to hatred and other works of the flesh.
therefore it is necessary that one should WATCH AND PRAY lest you fall into TEMPTATION
the abomination of desolation is an evil vice that makes people deny godliness and approach life in a perspective view of man which is subject to liability,untrustworthy and lacking truth in every way because the mind of man was not fashioned by man.
as it is written somewhere in the Psalms; i am fearfully and wonderfully made.marvelous are thy works and that my soul knoweth right well
in conclusion the solution the the word of the spirit and life
” for he law of the Spirit and life in Christ Jesus hath set me free from the law of sin and death.