Your thoughts

I read this in a book and it spoke greatly to me.

Your thoughts are inseparable from your body. Your thoughts both reflect and direct what you do with your eyes, your ears, and your mouth.

Take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.
2Corinthians 10:5

One way to take captive every thought to Christ is to develop the habit of turning self-talk into God-talk. You know what self talk is-it is the silent and secret conversations you have with yourself. But turning self-talk into God-talk can actually be a method of praying without ceasing.

So the question is what am I doing with my thought-life? Am I taking my thoughts captive to Christ or are my thoughts imprisoning me? I say this again. Am I taking my thoughts captive to Christ or are my thoughts imprisoning me? Do I dwell on hurtful memories or grievances? Am I keeping a record of wrongs committed against me? Do I let my mind wander into mine fields of anger or vengeance? Do I allow my imagination to run wild after elaborate schemes and selfish ambitions? Are my aspirations driven by human will or are they in pursuit of God's will??