I would think that the best approach to positive change is to pour our energies, not just into stopping some bad behavior, but starting something new behavior. For instance, the best way to avoid eating unhealthy is to eat healthy. The best way to stop being critical may simply be to start being complimentary. One way to purify our thoughts may be to pour in good ones and keep pouring them in until we flush out bad ones. But surely the place to begin is in our thoughts.
“Be transformed by the renewing of your mind.” Rom.12 Conversations Within” ts 12/4/2017