Hello again and welcome. There's a battle going on in your mind today. It's quiet. It doesn't draw attention, but it doesn't stop. You know the feeling. A spiral of anxious thoughts. A memory that you just can't shake. Voice whispering that you'll never change. Somedays it feels like your thoughts run without your permission. Old habits, old wounds. Doubts. Criticism or shame. But here's the truth. You are not powerless. You are not stuck. God has given you the tools. He's given you the authority through Jesus Christ to take back your thoughts. That battle begins not with action, but with attention. Paul says this in second Corinthians chapter ten, verse five. We destroy every proud obstacle that keeps people from knowing God. We capture their rebellious thoughts and teach them to obey Christ. That's a powerful picture. Not thoughts controlling you, but you taking hold of each one. Naming it. Challenging it. Asking is this true? Is this Christ like? You don't need to argue with every voice in your head, but you can hand them over. You can say, no, that doesn't belong here. And you can ask Jesus to replace the noise with peace in the Salvation Army. I've seen people walk through fire, through addiction, through homelessness, through trauma, and yet they still speak hope over their lives. Not because life got easier, but because they let Christ reshape their thoughts. One thought at a time. And that's where the growth began. Not in a classroom, not at the mercy seat, but in the quiet war of the mind. Now you're not being asked to fake it. You're not being told to slap a Bible verse on your pain and smile. Now God invites you to name what's breaking you. But then to let him speak something better. So today, what thought is stealing your peace? What lie keeps echoing louder than God's truth? Take that one thought. Hold it up to the light. Ask. Is this helping me live like Jesus? And if it's not, then name it. Surrender it and ask Jesus Christ to speak a better word. Think about this today. What thought is stealing your peace today? And how might Christ speak into it? Let's pray. Lord, thank you that I'm not stuck with the thoughts that harm me. Help me to notice what I dwell on. And give me courage to take back what doesn't belong in my mind. Fill me with your truth. Instead, in Jesus name. Amen. Tomorrow we'll remind each other that what we say often reflects what's in our hearts.