Before we start–if you are not willing to first be saved and read what the Bible says and be obedient to it this will be a waste of your time. As long as that is the case you have no way to know you are saved or even to be saved. For all the problems in life you only have one to blame–not God, not a man, but YOURSELF.

What we need to understand is that our thoughts are where almost all of our problems are located. I can say, without a doubt, that our problems in all areas are, 99 out of 100 times, due to our thoughts and our underlying thoughts or subconscious mind.

5. Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;

Paul warned us many times about our thoughts. The above verse 2 Corinthians 10:5 is one of the most misunderstood.

From this and other verses what Paul is saying is that there are only two sources from which we get our thoughts.

1. First is the world. From birth to death we have thoughts forced on us by what we see, hear, read, etc. Based on this alone we come away with thoughts that range from good to evil, from lack to abundance, from health to sickness, etc.
2. Second are those we seek from God. We desire to receive His thoughts because He will not force them on us.

Jesus even told us basically the same thing many times:

33. But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

You can not physically seek His kingdom and Him, only spiritually and with your soul (mind, will and emotions).

Paul also told us in 2 Corinthians 10:5 above that to achieve what we want and desire out of life and learn the truth we must be free of the world and its thoughts. We do not realize it, but we are like someone addicted to the ways and thoughts of the world and do not realize it. Like an addict, we go through life desiring and wanting what we are told we want and desire when like an addict it is not true. As soon as we are free of the addiction we see for the first time just how deceived we had been for so long. When we seek God and His thoughts we are free from the world's and realize we never had a choice under the thoughts of the world. We were told what we wanted and desired.

The only true freedom is in God. As we become free we realize how many true choices we have, and yes even in things of the world. You may be one who likes to play computer games, or watch television a lot right now, but once you are free you may discover that you really and truly want to fly, scuba dive, sky dive, hike, camp out, etc. It may be something(s) totally different. The idea is the world puts us in a place where the it can control us, but once we become free we discover there is so much more and yes we can do it.

The main reason the world (Satan) keeps us where we are at is to keep us from God, from the truth, from freedom, in his bondage without our ever realizing he is doing that to us. I used to play games and I did enjoy it. Once I was free I realized that I really did not enjoy it as much as I had thought.

Our salvation, prosperity, health, relationships, etc all depend on our thoughts. If we have thoughts of the world we are not saved, but as Eve was deceived so are we.

Paul said to cast down imaginations (imaginations include all thoughts, ideas, etc) and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God. So we are to take every thought, idea, imagination into review and cast down all that are of the world all that do not line up with the knowledge of God. Then we keep the remaining ones. We are to take into captivity (meaning give no freedom to grow or develop) unto the obedience of Christ (the spirit of God).

So a thought, idea, imagination comes in, we evaluate it. If it goes against the knowledge of God we get rid of it. If it does line up with what we know of God, we then take it into captivity to verify that we are right about its being of God. We seek the Spirit for guidance and if we are wrong we cast it down; if we are right we allow it to stay in the anointing only.

2. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

By doing what Paul said in 2 Corinthians 10:5 we are able to do what Paul said in Romans 12:2.

Here is some scripture to prove the above. I have placed all Jesus said in red so you can know it is Jesus saying it, not man.

36. Master, which is the great commandment in the law?

Forgiveness is not something He said was for some, or to do some of the time. He said that for us to be forgiven we must do it first. If we are not forgiven we are not saved.

The main thing that causes us not to be able to forgive is judging.

All the bad in life comes from one place and one place only, and that is not God. It is from our following and being obedient to the world and man. As long as we do that we will continue having problems. If we are obedient and follow God the problems will go away in time. At the very least our so called problems seem so much smaller to the point that they are not a big deal.