As I memorize, I repeat a phrase over and over. I want it to groove in before I add another phrase. When I came to Colossians 3:17, here is what I was repeating. “And whatever you do…” Here is the whole verse. “And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.”

We ‘do’ all day long. When we walk in the Spirit, we are being sensitive to His direction. Remember from Psalm 139:2 and 4 He knows our thoughts before we think them, and He knows the words on our tongue before we speak them.

Therefore He is able to bring course correction, or an attitude adjustment before we misrepresent Jesus to those around us. All words and all deeds are first thoughts. Therefore it is essential to remember that our strategic warfare is through our minds.