Reject and fight negative thoughts and turn them into positive thoughts. My favorite Aunt was broke, divorced, and raised two kids on her own. But she always insisted on being positive, and she always had joy. Consider studying “Positive thoughts” verses if this is hard for you.
Proverbs 17:22 ESV A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
Satan has the right to help you mess up “If” your thoughts are allowed to linger in anger, self-pity, discouragement, fear, and a list of 100 other negative emotions. We must think the way the Bible says to think. Satan loses his right to overwhelm you when your thoughts consist of love, purpose, praise, thanksgiving, and 100 other positive thoughts.
Second, the Bible says “Death, and life are in the power of the tongue.” Your words and thoughts have power over your life. If I tell people how rotten my life is, I have started down a wrong road. If I tell people how great my God is, and how He will help me through my problems, I have started down a great road. My Aunt always chose the great road in my experience.
Third, pray over the armor of God passage (Ephesians 6:10-18). Pray about truth, righteousness, peace, and faith. Consider asking God to teach you how to put on the armor of God.
Finally, fight the frustration that others cause. We can argue with others for hours or for seconds. We can be upset with others for hours or for seconds. We can pray consistently that God will help us decrease in anger, help us to stop arguing, and help us to focus on other things instead of being upset with others.
Fight frustrations that we cause ourselves. Some of us choose to live our life in a way that causes us pain. Then when the pain blasts us, we fall. The key is to realize that we must stop making choices that cause us intense pain. Because otherwise, it is hard to quit. Key point: We are at our greatest temptation point when our frustration makes us feel like we are justified to fall. But these points are the crossroads to where we can find joy, power, and freedom when we attack with key scriptures, and pass the test.
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