Strategy #2: Redirect your thoughts.
Just like you can change your view, you can redirect your thoughts. Instead of letting your imagination take over when you see an attractive girl, use a principle from the Bible by “taking your thoughts captive.” As a wise person once said: Your thoughts become your actions; your actions become your habits; your habits become your character, and your character becomes your destiny. So take immediate control and shift your thoughts somewhere else when you start to think about a girl in ways that are not in her best interest—or yours.
We’ve heard a lot from different guys about how to do that, but the key is to think about something that will take your mind off of it (football, your math test, whether your brother has fixed the gaming console) and not keep it going on the track it might have gone otherwise.
Yeah, we know that is challenging. But millions of teenage guys have been able to build this habit—and you can too!
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