For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ. (1 Corinthians 10:4–5 (NKJV))

There aren’t many things we can control. You can’t control

other people,
the decisions your kids make,
how someone will react to something you say, or
if traffic will be busy during your morning commute.

If we could, our children would always choose to do the right thing, people would always respond with kind words, and our commutes would always be easy.

But one thing you can control is your thoughts.

Now, I can almost hear some of your thinking, No, you can’t. Random thoughts come into my head all the time.

I agree. We are bombarded every minute of every day with seemingly random thoughts. Thoughts like:

You’re so stupid. Why did you say that?
You’re ugly.
You can’t do it. You’ll never amount to anything.
No one really likes you.

The thoughts will come. Yet, you can decide what you’ll do with them when they do. You can let them roll around in your head. You can agree with them (e.g., Yeah, I am stupid.). Or you can handle them Biblically.

As we saw in our verse, the Bible instructs us to take every thought captive. Arrest that thought. Stop it. Don’t give it free rein.

Pay attention to your thoughts. When you think something like, You’re done for. No one cares about you. Pause. Pay attention to the thought. Then ask yourself, Is it true?

And remember the standard of truth. The truth is what the Bible says about something. It’s not necessarily what the world says about it or how you feel.

Jesus is truth (John 14:6). That’s why the Bible says you need to make your thoughts obedient to Him. If your thought doesn’t line up with what Jesus says is true, then it’s false; it’s a lie. And if it’s a lie, you need to discard it and replace it with what Jesus says is true.

So, is it true that no one cares about you? You may feel like it’s true. But is it? What does the Bible say?

The Bible says that Jesus loves you.

He loves you so much that He died on the cross for your sins (Romans 5:8).
He loves you so much that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved (Romans 10:9).
He loves you so much that you will then get to spend eternity with Him (John 3:16).
He loves you so much that He’s preparing a place for you so you can be with Him (John 14:2–3).
He loves you so much that He wants you to cast all your care on Him (1 Peter 5:7).

These are just a few of the verses that show how much Jesus loves you. So, the thought that no one cares about you is false. It’s not true no matter how you feel.

Because that thought is false, discard it. Replace the lie with the truth that God’s revealed to you (that Jesus loves you). Pray and ask God to help you believe His truth. Then meditate on the truth as you walk by faith with Him.

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