2 Corinthians 10:5 We are destroying speculations and every lofty thing raised up against the knowledge of God. and we are taking every thought captive to the obedience of Christ.
I once heard that random thoughts are like birds that fly over your head when outside. You cannot control them, but you can do something about them lighting on you, which is symbolic of entertaining the thoughts. You see, the main way we are attacked by demonic forces are through thoughts they shoot at us like arrows (Psalm 64). In 2 Corinthians chapter 10, Paul exhorts us to take every thought that is not from the Lord captive to the obedience of Christ. He further emphasizes that we posses spiritual weapons to defeat these fiery missiles. So what does it mean to take ungodly concepts to Christ’s obedience? Simply, it means to surrender every thought contrary to the nature of God to the finished work of the cross. Scripture tells us in Philippians chapter 2 that Jesus obeyed to the point of death on the cross, and we know that at the cross total and complete victory over the enemy was accomplished (Colossians 2:15) Therefore, we are yielding ungodly beliefs to Christ’s triumph over them. Hence, we no longer have to fight the thought because He battles it for us, and the truth be known, He has already defeated it. Our response is to thank and praise Him for the success. Our spiritual weapons all belong to Christ. As a matter of fact, the heavenly armaments we possess are found in the person of Christ. Therefore, our heavenly weapons are not a thing, but they are a person. Oh yeah, I almost forgot. After we take the thought captive to Christ, it is important to receive His thoughts. Consequently, we can do this because we possess the mind of Christ(1 Corinthians 2:16).