Your Thoughts Are Always Working: Train Your Mind to Win

Written By Cassidyy Atkins

What are you saying to yourself all day long?

I think sometimes we act like our thoughts are harmless because nobody else can hear them. But the truth is, those thoughts are shaping the way we feel, the way we respond, and the way we move through our lives.

In this episode of The You Are More Podcast, I’m talking about how powerful your thought life really is—and why you have to become an active participant in it.

I recently read about a study that focused on what happened when people intentionally changed the way they spoke to their own bodies. It immediately made me think about something the Bible has been telling us all along: take your thoughts captive, renew your mind, and think on what is true, lovely, and pure.

Because thoughts don’t just float through your mind and disappear. They can take root. And once a thought takes root, it can start affecting your emotions, your actions, your confidence, your peace, and the way you see your future.

You may not be able to stop every thought from appearing, but you can stop it from becoming the thought you rehearse all day long.

That’s why I’m giving you a simple process in this episode: recognize it, replace it, give thanks, then act differently.

Maybe fear has been telling you something is going to go wrong. Maybe your finances have you thinking, “I’m never going to get ahead.” Maybe you’ve dealt with a health challenge and every symptom sends you into a spiral. Maybe the thought is, “I’m too old. I missed my moment. My best days are already behind me.”

Those thoughts do not have to become your truth. You can recognize the thought and replace it with what God says.

If fear comes up, remind yourself that God has not given you a spirit of fear. If lack starts crowding your mind, remind yourself that God is your provider. If you begin thinking your best days are over, remind yourself that your latter days can be greater than your former days.

Your best days are ahead of you. They are not behind you.

I’m also talking about why gratitude is such an important part of changing your mental and emotional state. Sometimes circumstances haven’t changed yet, but you can still stop and say, “Lord, thank You that You’re working on my behalf. Thank You for my life. Thank You for breath in my body. Thank You that this didn’t catch You off guard.”

You don’t have to pretend everything is perfect. You simply stop allowing fear to control the atmosphere you make decisions from.

And sometimes you need to physically interrupt the spiral too. Go outside. Take a walk. Take some deep breaths. Shift your body. Do something that helps you break the cycle instead of sitting there allowing the same thought to run through your mind over and over again.

The biggest thing I want you to remember is this: one thought can derail an entire plan.

One thought can convince you to sit down when you were supposed to move. One thought can convince you that something is impossible. One thought can convince you that your moment has passed.

So guard your thoughts. Build an arsenal of truth. Write down the scriptures and promises you need to come back to when fear, anxiety, lack, or insecurity starts whispering to you. And then speak them.

Because how you think affects how you speak. How you speak affects how you feel. And how you feel affects how you act.

Your thoughts are always working. They are either working for you or against you. So choose wisely.


Dream big. Believe big. Know that God is for you. You are made for more. You truly are more.

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Episode Minute By Minute:

  • 00:45 – What Are You Saying to Yourself?

  • 02:00 – Your Body Is Listening

  • 03:15 – Thoughts Are Always Working

  • 04:20 – Take Your Thoughts Captive

  • 05:10 – Stop the Thought Before It Takes Root

  • 06:00 – Become an Active Participant in Your Mind

  • 07:10 – Replace Fear With Truth

  • 08:10 – Recognize It, Replace It, Give Thanks

  • 09:20 – Shift Out of Panic

  • 10:15 – One Thought Can Derail a Plan

  • 11:45 – Your Best Days Are Ahead

  • 12:45 – Speak Life Over Yourself

  • 13:30 – Build Your Arsenal of Truth

  • 14:15 – How You Think Changes How You Act

  • 15:00 – You Were Made for More

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