We encounter many thoughts that pass through our own mind.
We cannot simply let ANY and EVERY thought go pass. We need someone or something to sift through this so we can know what is clear and what should be denied.
What we need is a GATEKEEPER.
Where do we find that?
Truth is the Gatekeeper.
Now that may sound super simple but it's not always so. Why? Because we need discernment. We hear many voices throughout the day [through media, other people, the enemy, our flesh etc] Are we going to listen to what the world, Satan, and our flesh has to say? Or what God has to say? That's why it's important to pray for discernment so we are not hearing false truth.
What we need is a GATEKEEPER.
Where do we find that?
Truth is the Gatekeeper.
Now that may sound super simple but it's not always so. Why? Because we need discernment. We hear many voices throughout the day [through media, other people, the enemy, our flesh etc] Are we going to listen to what the world, Satan, and our flesh has to say? Or what God has to say? That's why it's important to pray for discernment so we are not hearing false truth.
The quicker that we realize that...the quicker we can cling to His truth. Nothing else brings lasting peace. Yes, many things can give a temporary peace. And by temporary that just means it's nothing but a cheap counterfeit that never satisfies.
Application [Suggestions]:
Pray and ask God to reveal what lie you've been believing if you have lost your peace. This is something I do if I lose my peace. But He is faithful to always reveals it. Perhaps it's something that you've been watching or someone you've been talking to. IF all of a sudden you are scared to sleep at night...perhaps it's not wise to watch Unsolved Mysteries every night before bed. Maybe it's your friend that might be the Human version of Eeyore. Sometimes it will be absolutely obvious. Sometimes it won't be. That's why it's best to pray! Sometimes we've been believing a lie for sooo long that we can't even see it! Sometimes God may lead you to ask a friend or someone you're close with like a family member and they can help you to discern the lie. God is so willing to help us and it is His will that we be free in mind. But He does ask us to do this one thing which is to cling to the Truth that He's provided to us in the Word of God and in His wise people.