10/23 2 Corinthians 10-13

Does anyone remember the old Mutual of Omaha Wild Kingdom?  The show which ran from 1963 to 1971 would show faithful sidekick Jim wrestling a water buffalo to the ground while Marlin Perkins watched the action from the safety of the Range Rover.

I thought of Jim and the water buffalo when I read 2 Corinthians 10:5b ". . .and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ."  So often my quiet time will get derailed when thoughts of work creep in.  Many have been the times I allowed thoughts of past sins and misdeeds to derail the joy Christ longs for me to have.  Thoughts can be a powerful thing and are not easy to master.  When those negative, joy-robbing, quiet-time-distracting thoughts start to creep in, I need to remember Paul's admonishment to take captive of my thought life and make it obedient to Christ.  


There are times I feel like Marlin Perkins in this video clip when it comes to mastering my thoughts.