 The thoughts you think can either be in agreement with God's truths or in agreement with the lies of the enemy. The alignment of your thoughts is a prediction of the alignment of your actions. This is why it's of utmost importance that we filter our thoughts through the truths of God's word. The Bible tells us to choose what we think, to choose the ideas we allow to dominate the mind. Since you have been raised a new life with Christ, set your sights on the realities of heaven, where Christ sits in the place of honor at God's right hand. Think about the things of heaven, not the things of earth. The Bible wouldn't command us to do something that was impossible for us to do. God wouldn't say, think on these things or choose your thoughts, if thoughts couldn't be chosen. Though it may not feel like it, though you might find it difficult to believe, you can choose your thoughts.