The Bible says 'to cast down imaginations, and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God in your life. 'The knowledge of God' in this context can mean 'the knowledge of God's Word, God's will, God's plan, and God's vision for your life'.
The word 'imaginations' here is translated in New King James Version as 'arguments'. An imagination is like a 'seed', and if a wrong (and ungodly) imagination is not dealt with, it will eventually grow to become a 'big tree'. So, you see, imagination is a very powerful thing. As a matter of fact, whatever man can conceive in his imagination, it can become a reality, whether to the good or to the bad.
'Every high thing' here in this verse speaks of 'the cares of this world, the deceitfulness of ungodly riches, and the desires for the ungodly things that choke God's Word, God's will, God's plan, and God's vision that God has planted in your life'.
Recently, the Lord said, "This is the time to throw away the old soil, the thorny ground; and replace it with the new soil, the good ground, because I am in the midst of planting seeds in many of My people's soil."
'Soil' here speaks of 'your heart and mind', and a change of 'soil' speaks of a change of heart and mind, so that whatever 'seed' God is planting (in your 'soil') will yield a crop and bear fruit - some thirty fold, some sixty, and some a hundred. On the contrary, the 'soil' that is infested with thorns cannot yield a crop and becomes unfruitful, because the thorns would grow up and choke the 'seed' that is being planted. 'Seed' here speaks of 'God's Word, God's will, God's plan, and God's vision for your life'.
Mark 4:14 says, 'the sower sows the word'.
Mark 4:7 says, 'And some seed fell among the thorns; and the thorns grew up and choked it, and it yielded no crop'. Mark 4:19 explains it, 'and the cares of this world, the deceitfulness of riches, and the desires for other things entering in choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful'.
Mark 4:8 says, 'But other seed fell on good ground and yielded a crop that sprang up, increased and produced; some thirty fold, some sixty, and some a hundred'. Mark 4:20 explains it, 'But these are the ones sown on good ground, those who hear the word, accept it, and bear fruit; some thirty fold, some sixty, and some a hundred'.
As you prepare for a change of 'soil' and for His 'seed' to be planted:
1. Consciously come under the blood of Jesus, and allow His blood to wash and cleanse you from any wrong imagination or thought.
2. Be focused on (be engrossed with) God's goodness in your life, God's good work in your life, God's
plan for your life, God's vision for your life, and God's love for you. As you focus on (be engrossed with) the right
things from God, all the strangleholds of sin (or addiction) will eventually have to be loosed
from your life.
3. Take authority over your thought life, and cast down every wrong imagination and high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God in your life.
4. Submit and surrender your imagination, mind, and thought to God, His Word, and His will.
Here are some of the verses you can meditate (speak/declare aloud over
and over again) till you have the mind of Christ again:
1. I cast down arguments, imaginations, and every high thing that
exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into
captivity to the obedience of Christ (2 Corinthians 10:5).
2. I think only of those things which are true, noble, just, pure,
lovely and of good report. I think of those things which have virtue and are
praiseworthy (Philippians 4:8).
3. God keeps me in perfect peace because my mind is stayed on Him and I
trust Him (Isaiah 26:3).
4. I set my mind on the things above and not on the things on this
earth. I set my mind on the things of God (Colossians 3:2).
5. I live according to the Spirit and mind the things of the Spirit. I
am spiritually-minded and have life and peace (Romans 8:5-6).
