By Pastor Yomi OGUNTUWASE
(yomioguntuase@gmail.com, +447946506659)
Breaking It All Down (Expanded Version)
1. 2 Corinthians 10:5 — Capturing the Rebellious Thought
“We capture their rebellious thoughts and teach them to obey Christ.”
A rebellious thought is any thought that:
* Follows old negative patterns
* Clings to fear and worst-case scenarios
* Insists on sadness, worry, or hopelessness
* Refuses to align with God’s truth or peace
* Runs on autopilot, pulling you into emotional distress
These thoughts are “rebellious” because they refuse to submit to the peace, stability, and truth God offers.
Taking them captive means:
* Interrupting old emotional reflexes
* Refusing to let fear write the story
* Teaching the mind a new way to think
This matches what your book pages say: Unchecked thoughts affect emotions, and emotions affect the body.
Your inner world must be guided—or it will guide you.
2. Philippians 4:6 — The Counter to Fear
“Be anxious for nothing…”
God is not shaming you for fear. He is inviting you to a different posture.
“Be anxious for nothing” means:
* Don’t let worry dominate the mind
* Don’t automatically default to fear
* Don’t surrender to the internal chaos
* Don’t let rebellious thoughts run free
This verse replaces fear with trust. It partners beautifully with 2 Corinthians 10:5:
Captured thoughts → Create peaceful thoughts.
3. Exodus 14:13 — Facing Your Egyptians
“Don’t be afraid. Just stand still and watch the LORD rescue you today. The Egyptians you see today you will never see again.”
The Egyptians symbolize:
* Old fears
* Old patterns
* Old traumas
* Old anxieties
* Mental habits that once enslaved you
Seeing the Egyptians was terrifying—just as confronting your own fearful thoughts or emotional triggers can feel terrifying.
But the promise is: What is frightening you right now is temporary.
God says:
* Stand still
* Don’t panic
* Watch Me break the cycle
The Egyptians (the fears) you see today— you will not see again.
4. John 14:1 — Guarding the Heart in the Moment of Fear
“Don’t let your hearts be troubled.”
This fits perfectly right here:
In the face of looking at your Egyptians— when fear rises, when the old memories surface, when the negative thoughts try to take over— don’t let your heart be troubled.
Why?
Because troubled thoughts become troubled emotions. Troubled emotions become troubled bodies. Troubled bodies become troubled lives.
Jesus is saying:
* Don’t give those negative thoughts authority
* Don’t surrender to the fear you see
* Don’t let your mind run back to the old patterns
* Don’t assume the Egyptians will defeat you
Your heart becomes troubled only if you give in to the rebellious thought.
But when you refuse to yield to it, you break the cycle.
5. The unified message of all four scriptures
2 Corinthians 10:5
Take hold of the rebellious, fearful, negative thoughts.
Philippians 4:6
Replace anxiety with trust and communion with God.
Exodus 14:13
Remember that what terrifies you now is temporary—God is removing it.
John 14:1
Guard your heart in the moment of fear: don’t let what you see trouble you.
6. The Big Picture
Your Egyptians = the fears, memories, patterns, and anxieties that feel powerful.
But God gives a four-step pattern:
1. Capture the thought (2 Cor. 10:5)
2. Refuse anxiety (Phil. 4:6)
3. Stand still and watch God defeat what chases you (Ex. 14:13)
4. Don’t let your heart be troubled in the process (John 14:1)
The message: You may see your Egyptians, but they will not defeat you. You may feel fear, but you don’t have to obey it. You may face negative thoughts, but they cannot rule you.
What pursues you now you will not see again.*Oguntuase, a nutritionist and a reflexologist, is a Pastor of Christ in Me Ministry, Windsor UK.
