4 Scriptures to Pray Over Your Thought Life

I posted a Podcast on Spotify & YouTube called, “Grace Crew with Alexis Joy” about 3 Ways to Take Your Thoughts Captive. Here’s PART 1:

This blog post is to go alongside that Podcast with scripture to pray over your thought life.

Taking your thoughts captive means choosing what you allow to take root in your mind.

We have to surrender our thoughts and make them obedient to Christ. 

A way to help us surrender our thoughts is by praying scripture truth over our lives. 

Here are 4 Verses to pray over your Thought Life:

1.When you feel alone, remember that God alone is your refugee…

Psalm 16:5,8 “Lord, you alone are my portion and my cup; you make my lot secure. … I keep my eyes always on the Lord. With him at my right hand, I will not be shaken.” 

Psalm 91:2,4 “I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust. … He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.” 


2. When you feel discouraged about what others are saying, remember that God’s opinion is the most important…

Matthew 10:28 “Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell” 

3. When you are tempted to compare your body to other people’s, remember that God made you in His image…

 Psalm 139:14 “I will praise God because I am fearfully and wonderfully made.” 

4. When life makes you fearful, remember that God hasn’t given you a spirit of fear…

2 Timothy 1:7 “I have not been given a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and a sound mind.”     

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You can be delivered through Christ from your own destructive thoughts. God honors those private moments where you seek Him in prayer. Remember, God will help equip you through every hardship. So, keep seeking God and following His guidance.

Embrace grace with joy,

ALEXIS

God, how do I handle (blank)…?

God, how do I handle (blank)…? 

How should I handle that friendship fallout?

How should I handle that family member?

How should I handle that coach/teacher?

How should I handle my parents getting divorced?

Let’s dig a little deeper on HOW to handle these things… 

1.God Will Help You Handle it in an UNEXPECTED Way 

In the book of Joshua, the Israelites were led to the Wall of Jericho. In order to defeat their enemies, they needed to KNOCK this wall down.

Now if I was an Israelites, I would be praying for a earthquake, bomb, or maybe even a wrecking ball to knock the wall down. 

If you had told me that this wall was going to fall down because of a trumpet… 

  • I would probably laugh!

God had an unexpected way of handling this situation.

God used his people marching and the sound of trumpets to knock the wall down.


Did God deliver his people? YES 

Did the Israelites expect God to deliver them in this way? NO

God handled it, but not in the way the Israelites were expecting. 

2.God Will Allow You to Go Through Impossible Situations

(as it may seem ) to Reveal His Strength and Your Potential to You

God has equipped you with everything you need to overcome whatever you are facing.

YET frequently we hold ourselves back in fear by believing that we can’t overcome it.

Sometimes it takes us being at our lowest points to turn to God and receive strength from Him. 

“I can do all this through him who gives me strength.” – Philippians 4:13`

You don’t know the strength God can give you until you go through that circumstance. 

3. Wisdom is there, you have to seek it! 

As I said above, God has equipped you with everything you need… 

including wisdom. 

In James 4:3, we are told that we have not because we ask not. 

Have you asked God to give you wisdom in your circumstance? 

Have you opened your Bible? 

Have you turned to God in prayer?

Have you opened that Christian book on your shelf that collecting dust?

Have you asked a youth pastor, mentor or parent? 

WISDOM is there, you just have to reach for it.

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And so whatever you are facing today, as you turn to God and say, “God how do I handle (blank)?”  Remember, God will help you – sometimes in the most unexpected ways, he will bring you through.  So, keep seeking God’s wisdom and following him.

Embrace grace with joy,

ALEXIS

Strawberry Banana Smoothie (Simple & fat free!)

This Strawberry Banana smoothie is one of my year-round favorites! It is the perfect healthy and delicious drink.

Fat Free Frozen Yogurt Strawberry Smoothie!

INGREDIENTS

Frozen Strawberries (around 15 for 2-4 servings of the smoothie)

1 Banana

Orange Juice

Sugar

Fat-free frozen yogurt

MIX MIX MIX


15 frozen strawberries (slightly thawed in the microwave for 45 seconds)
1 frozen banana
3-4 splashes of orange juice
1-2 tablespoons of sugar
And a bunch of scoops of fat-free frozen yogurt (we use Eddy’s – fat free and only 90 calories!)
Mix it all together and you have 2-4 servings of smoothies!

It is as simple as adding the strawberries, banana, orange juice, sugar and yogurt to your blender. Blend it until it is creamy or your desired texture.

YUM!

Embrace grace with joy,

ALEXIS