Reflections
Evil Thoughts Conquered
Perhaps we ought to make clear that evil thoughts are not sin. Some young Christians when facing the problem of continued evil thoughts are led to believe that they have not been properly converted. The devil whispers to them, 'If you had been really converted, then you wouldn't be having these thoughts'.
An evil thought in itself does not constitute sin. It becomes sin when we contemplate it, fondle it and entertain it in our minds. If wrong thoughts are not evil in their inception they can become perilous in their development and evil in their consequences. Dr. W.E. Sangster, in a dramatic passage in one of his books, describes the process of temptation in this way: "A sinful thought comes and knocks on the door of the heart, but it brings a blush to the cheek and the door is slammed against it. But it comes again and again, gets fingered and looked at from other angles. and briefly considered...and then entertained. So the fatal sophistry goes on until the sin is done. No blush now, no slammed door. The thought that once crimsoned your cheek stalks into your mind and takes its ease like a familiar visitant or an old friend. An evil thought in a white robe: the devil with a halo on."
It is important that we learn how to outmanoeuvre those thoughts that have within them the potential of turning our minds away from God and into sin. The whole battle is fought in the first few minutes so kill at once - stone dead. "We can't stop the birds flying into our hair, but we can stop them building nests."

Reflections
Giving up Resentments.
An essential principle of life in the Kingdom is the forgiveness of others. Whilst the central motive for forgiving others is the fact that we have ourselves been forgiven by God, there are a few other things that we should look at which may help us also in dealing with this problem.
The reason why we hold on to bitterness and resentment is because of a touchy and un-surrendered self. Remember this-it may help you to deal more effectively with the problem. The fact that we hold on to resentment shows that we have a self that is over- sensitive, because it is un-surrendered to the Word of God. So do not concentrate on the symptom-resentment but go straight to the root cause the un-surrendered self. Consider whether or not your un-willingness to forgive is rooted in an imaginary slight or insult. An over-sensitive person  imagines that  when two or three people are secretly locked in a private conversation they are talking about him and so he reads into actions and statements things never intended. Check your attitudes honestly and ask God to help you  with this problem once and for all,
Pray for those who have hurt you and  injured you- every time you think of them. Make it a rule of your mind that every time you think of someone who has hurt or injured you, your thoughts will turn to prayer for them, Once you make your mind understand this principle then you will have no more enemies- for you will have no more enmity.

Reflections
Making Prayer Count.
Although Satan was defeated at the Cross, he is still allowed to exercise a degree of power; but only as it fits in with the purpose of God to provide on the job training for His Church. 
Because the crown is given only to a conqueror (Rev.1;21) the Church must learn the art of overcoming in preparation for her position of ruler ship which will take place when She occupies the Throne, following the Marriage Supper of the Lamb.
In order for us to learn the technique of overcoming Satan and his forces , God has given us
the powerful weapon of intercessory prayer. It is His way of enabling us to get the job done, and bring about disruption and disorganization in the ranks of Satan.
As the world is surrounded by evil and malevolent forces which are hostile to our God, the Church has a glorious opportunity  to learn the art of spiritual warfare by making prayer count. If Satan was not opposed by the prayers of God's people, then the balance of power would swing to the side of evil, and the world would enter a time of unimaginable chaos and
disorder. 
It is through the avenue of prayer that the Church releases the Spirit of God, so that He becomes active in the affairs of men, wooing the unconverted, opposing evil and pressing the claims of Christ upon the world. God will not go over the Church's head to work without her, as this would be contrary to His intention of making her co-equal with His Son. 
As Wesley said: "God does nothing but in answer to prayer".

Reflections

Dealing with Guilt

There can be no doubt that if we allow our thoughts and desires to focus on impurity and uncleanness, it will not be long before a cloud of guilt will descend upon our spirits. This guilt is responsible for a great degree of spiritual ill-health, and if unresolved can bring about serious damage and disruption to our personalities.

Some forms of  modern-day psychiatry approach this problem by trying to persuade the person concerned that he is more a victim than a violator of his conscience and he needs to re-educate himself so that he can accept a lower value system. But the problem is not so much that God's standards are too high- rather our performance is too low.

When we violate a spiritual principle, or transgress God's laws in any way, then God has arranged

that a cloud of guilt descends upon our spirits. This guilt is not intended to drive to despair but to draw us toward Him for deliverance. Only God has has the answer to guilt. It must be remembered

that I am talking here, not about false guilt but real guilt, the guilt that arises from a violation of God's

principles ans laws.

We can do several things with guilt when it descends upon our spirits. We can suppress it by attempting to persuade ourselves it is not there. We can suppress it and  try to keep it under control. Or we can confess it to God, ask for His cleansing and forgiveness and seek to live by His power in the future, so that we can be free from its stanglehold and control.