This is today's Max Lucado in my email box. It comes from his book "Tame Your Thoughts".

We all have thoughts coming into our minds which are negative. Or outright lies. Some of us have more of them. Some of us have only a few. But we all have them at times. That is one thing I like about small groups and sharing. We are not alone, if we are honest!

UPROOT YOUR THOUGHTS

"Ephesians 4:23-24 (CEV) reads, 'Let the Spirit change your way of thinking and make you into a new person.' How? I have a three-word answer to that question: Uproot and Replant.

"Your mind is like a lawn. Your toxic thoughts are like grass burrs. They prompt a predictable chain reaction. These are untruths that lead to false narratives that result in overreactions. They stick and they hurt. They sour your mood and embitter your heart. You might mow them down. Give yourself pep talks. Read a book on positive mental attitude. And, for a day or two or ten, the weeds will disappear. But eventually they return.

"God has a better plan: Yank ‘em out by the roots. Your Father gives you his Word, and he invites you to treat the lies of hell with the words of heaven."

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