You allow your thoughts to come and go. Thoughts can be spirits. In dreams they will present as an entity so you can understand the error of your way when listening to the wrong ones.
“Be careful what you think, because your thoughts run your life.” Proverbs 4:23
Don't try to "control" your thoughts. Rather allow the thought to come and go based on biblical principles.
Picture your thoughts like cloud moving in and out. This is meditation. Don't judge or dwell on it at first. Observe and learn what is being thrown your way... it's like the art of war. Your studying who is for you and against. You can think of your body like a kingdom. If you always focus on the negative you will be destroyed.
“Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand” (Matthew 12:25).
Typically the positive thoughts are from God, unless there's sin involved.
"Faithful are the wounds of a friend [who corrects out of love and concern], But the kisses of an enemy are deceitful [because they serve his hidden agenda]" Proverbs 27:6
To dispel Satan you must first recognize him, and many Christians don't. We do not wait until "death" for the kingdom of God.
Jesus said, “The coming of the kingdom of God is not something that can be observed, nor will people say, ‘Here it is,’ or ‘There it is,’ because the kingdom of God is in your midst (or, within you).” Luke 17:20
I have said before about how Jesus was a rich man and in stand by that.
"our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that through His poverty you might be rich." 2 Corinthians 8:9
There are biblical principles for success in the Bible. God is a God of abundance and wealth. In the old testament I love how deep God goes into the wealth of people like Abraham, Solomon, and more bc he knew people would try to spin that.
Every blessing and yes that includes wealth comes from God. Sure evil people use the biblical principle of success for evil. But that was never it's original purpose.
Everything on earth, rules, science, math, order out of disorder is from God. A person is like a tree.... the roots grow first and no one sees the struggle or the hurt involved. But the sun brings out the potential and the deeper the roots the bigger the tree.
The darkness is used for the light, but it doesn't own anything. All creation came from God, but has been tainted by the devil. The devil has not created anything, but destroys as much as he's allowed.
The power of the tongue is extremely important, since everything was created by it. "In the beginning God created the heavens and earth." And the new testament "in the beginning was the word and the word was with God and the word was God."
Creation and the power of the tongue are so important that God made it the first sentence for both old and new testament. Before he mentions his love, holiness, mercy, etc. He wants us to know this. Why?
Because it is our purpose... which is the main question every person asks. Being created in the image of God our purpose is to create and communicate. These are also the top 2 ways to gain wealth and prosperity according to biblical principles.
Once you understand that the Bible is about the kingdom of God and that it starts now your entire world will change. Think of a kingdom like a government. It's also a great way to please God which most Christians want. There are rules to obey.... you may hate them but they exist. I can't stand gravity when I fall, but it still exists.
Moses was put into the palace, as was Joseph. They were being taught the "rules of the world" in order to help God's people. Like them we are called to understand the rules of the world to help the children of God. That is also our purpose.