We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ. 2 Corinthians 10:5 NIV
One of my all-time favorite films, "Steel Magnolias", has a lone everyone loves to repeat: 'If you don't have anything nice to say, come sit by me.' It's hysterical in context and be honest, you know someone this. We've been taught since we were little that if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all. But no one ever said we couldn't think it. That is, unless they understood this verse.
Take captive every thought. So all those things we thought and knew we shouldn't say, yep, it's still not good. Would it be obedient to Christ? Would it be something he would say? Again be honest, probably not.
Keeping quiet sometimes is hard enough, but keeping your thoughts quiet? That's entirely something else. But as we see from this text, we must strive to make our thoughts also towards God. So use that mind for good. Put in good, get good out.
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