Hello again and welcome. There's a battle going on inside your mind today. It doesn't shout. It doesn't always show. But it matters more than we think. Because what you dwell on now shapes the person you become next. Thoughts lead to habits. Habits shape your life and the place where all that starts. It's in your mind. Paul knew this when he wrote to the Christians in Ephesus. He didn't say, try harder. He didn't tell them to dig deep and to fix themselves. Instead, he said, let the spirit renew your thoughts and attitudes. Put on your new nature, created to be like God, truly righteous and holy. Ephesians chapter four and verses 23 and 24. It's a quiet revolution, isn't it? Not loud, not dramatic, but real change. Lasting change begins here. Not by pushing through with more willpower, but by letting the spirit shape the way we think. Because if our minds are stuck, so is everything else. We can't live into a new future. While we're clinging to old patterns. And there's a lot in this world trying to get in, isn't there? Negativity? Worry? Self-doubt? The scrolling, the headlines, the voices that tell us we're just not good enough? Paul's invitation is simple, but it's also costly. Let the spirit in. Let him get to the root. Let him write a new story in your thoughts and the Salvation Army. We've seen this transformation time and time again. People once trapped in addiction find the strength to walk three. Men and women who believed they were worthless begin to serve with compassion and joy. Now that kind of shift doesn't happen by accident. It starts with new thoughts grounded in Scripture, nudged by the spirit and anchored in love. So let me ask you again today what's filling your mind? Visit bitterness. Is it shame? Is it fear? Or are you making a real effort to make space for the spirit to do his work? To gently replace the old with what's good and true and lovely? You see, you don't have to stay stuck. You don't have to keep replaying the same lies. God offers you a new mind and a new you. If you're willing to let go and to let him lead. I want you to think about this today. Where do you need the spirit to renew your thoughts today? Let's pray. Lord, I invite your spirit to renew my mind. Shape my thoughts into what is true and good. Clear away the old scripts, the tired lies, the noise. Fill me with peace. Help me to walk in your ways. With a heart and a mind set on you. In Jesus name. Amen. Join me tomorrow as we think about how to take back our thoughts.