Taking Thoughts Captive

This weekend Dr. Mark Leear shared a powerful teaching about sexual addiction or sexual addictive behavior. One point that was extremly powerful, was the idea that we need to put our thoughts into captivity can interview them. He told us to ask, "what is this message saying to my soul?" As a leader, we need to not only manage the ideas and thoughts the people we are leading, but we must also understand our own thoughts in order to know exactly what is in our hearts. How else can when determine who's direction we are under? Not only must we recognize God's voice as He gives us wisdom but we must be able to recognize the voice of the enemy and the sinful thoughts that come from years selfish living. Shakespeare said it best, "to thy own self be true". Knowing how to effectively interview our thoughts in order to know where they came from is a skill that every leader must master with the power of God.