Control Your Thoughts

Mystic Alicja Lenczewska stated that thoughts possess creative power and can constantly produce either good or evil. According to a report from Catholic Exchange, Lenczewska noted that thoughts contribute to good when they foster spiritual growth and constructive actions toward oneself or others, while they create evil when they are empty, purposeless, or consume the mind.

Lenczewska warned that a person's spiritual growth and their ability to follow Jesus depend on their thoughts. She identified several forms of negative thoughts, including pride, despair, hatred, impurity, and blasphemy. She described blasphemous thoughts as the most difficult to fight because they originate from the adversary.

To combat intrusive thoughts, Lenczewska advised against relying on personal strength, noting that attempting to defeat them through individual effort often makes them stronger. Instead, she suggested that people should humbly acknowledge their weaknesses and offer them to Jesus to allow God's grace to work.