[8] Keep your thoughts continually fixed on all that is authentic and real, honorable and admirable, beautiful and respectful, pure and holy, merciful and kind. And fasten your thoughts on every glorious work of God, praising him always.
When I read this I think about assuming the best of people's intentions towards me.
I used to assume that everyone had it out to get me. I was easily offended and made everything about myself because I still needed healing through the power of choosing forgiveness.
As God's saints we are fighting from victory not for it because the battle has already been won by Jesus, amen!
So the next time something or someone upsets you decide to forgive them immediately so that you can assume that they had the best of intentions towards you. Don't allow bitterness to creep into your heart and cause anger, jealousy and strife in every relationship in your life! Having a victim mentality is how satan isolates us! That is the enemy's plan for your life, not God's!
Choosing forgiveness is the right way to fight our battles!
Romans 8:37 TPT
[37] Yet even in the midst of all these things, we triumph over them all, for God has made us to be more than conquerors, and his demonstrated love is our glorious victory over everything!
