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Live. Then you open your mouth and say the word. Says, “I will live and not die,” and you cast that thought down. And the devil says, “You know you’re going to be… you’re going to be, um, broke all your life.” You got to open your mouth up, cast it down. Don’t let that thought remain in your mind to be used as material to construct a fortress in your head, to construct a stronghold. Cast it down. How do you cast it down? You open your mouth; you speak the word of God that contradicts the thought that went in your mind. “You’re going to be broke all your life?” No way! My God shall supply all my needs according to His riches and glory. I am prosperous. I am wealthy. I am healthy, and I am sound. You have to open your mouth. Somebody says, “Well, people going to think I’m crazy.” All right, all right. Don’t open your mouth and let all them stupid thoughts stay up there, and you probably will be crazy one day, ‘cause you let all that stuff… and this is taking authority. This is taking authority. I’m not talking about just… just sweet little Christian… listen, I believe every bit of this word. I am qualified to preach what I’m preaching tonight. I wouldn’t… I wouldn’t doubt some of y’all have not ever been worldwide dogged out like me. How did I make it through? I cast those thoughts down. Yes, listen to me. Open your mouth. That’s why you get the word; that’s why you’re coming, so you can understand what the word is, so you can contradict that thought. And the Bible says, “You cast down imaginations.” That’s an image maker. Guess what will make the image? The thought. You keep those thoughts up there; you start thinking about those thoughts more than what you think about… you’re going to start seeing a picture of the very thoughts that’s been coming in your mind. Okay? Casting down imaginations, every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God. So any thought that… that’s higher than God’s word… you know, God’s word says you’re healed; another thing will come in and says you’re going to die of the sickness. No! That exalts itself above the knowledge of God’s word, and it is worthy to be cast down. Amen. And bring into captivity… you can capture every thought and bring it to the obedience of Christ. That’s awesome! That’s… that’s authority right there. Look how powerful that is. You can capture every negative thought and cast it down with the word of God, or… or you can be a normal average person without Christ and let those thoughts torment you. How many you got children? You better learn what I just said. Amen. You better learn what I just said. Amen. And so, uh, if you can control your thought life, and you can… I just showed you… then you can control your emotions. Control your thoughts. You can… if you control the way you think, you control the way you feel. Somebody said, “I feel depressed.” First thing I’m going to ask you is, “What have you been thinking about?” ‘Cause that’s pressure in your thought life. “I feel depressed.” Well, what’s the simple solution there? Let’s deal with what you’ve been thinking about. Let’s show you how to take authority over your thoughts, and your feelings will line up with the… with the changes that you make.