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Defeating Negative Thoughts
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•Most of life’s battles are won or lost in your mind.
The life you have is often a reflection of the thoughts you think.
For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.
2 Corinthians 10:3-5 NIV
•cognitive bias: mistake in reasoning based on personal experiences or preferences
•reframing: creating a different way of looking at a situation or relationship by changing its meaning
•You can’t control what happens to you.
•But you can control how you frame it.
Now I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that what has happened to me really sucks. As a result of that I’ve been through, I’m quitting. I’m quitting church…and you know what…I’m never coming back. Philippians 1:12-13 NWV (The New Whiners Version)
Now I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that what has happened to me has actually served to advance the gospel. As a result, it has become clear throughout the whole palace guard and to everyone else that I am in chains for Christ. Philippians 1:12-13 NIV
And because of my chains, most of the brothers and sisters have become confident in the Lord and dare all the more to proclaim the gospel without fear. Philippians 1:14 NIV
REFRAMING YOUR STORY AND RELATIONSHIPS
1.Thank God for what didn’t happen.
2.Practice re-framing.
3.Look for God’s goodness.
Not passively receiving the circumstance—
But actively interpreting it.
Not interpreting God thru circumstances!
Interpreting my circumstances thru goodness of God!
For the Week Ahead
Would you say you tend to have a more positive mindset or a negative one? How could you start training your mind to look for God in every situation?
Read Philippians 1:12-14. What are some ways you could start reframing your circumstances?
Everyone has a personal struggle they’re facing. What’s yours? How can you look for God in it?
•Most of life’s battles are won or lost in your mind.
The life you have is often a reflection of the thoughts you think.
For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.
2 Corinthians 10:3-5 NIV
•cognitive bias: mistake in reasoning based on personal experiences or preferences
•reframing: creating a different way of looking at a situation or relationship by changing its meaning
•You can’t control what happens to you.
•But you can control how you frame it.
Now I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that what has happened to me really sucks. As a result of that I’ve been through, I’m quitting. I’m quitting church…and you know what…I’m never coming back. Philippians 1:12-13 NWV (The New Whiners Version)
Now I want you to know, brothers and sisters, that what has happened to me has actually served to advance the gospel. As a result, it has become clear throughout the whole palace guard and to everyone else that I am in chains for Christ. Philippians 1:12-13 NIV
And because of my chains, most of the brothers and sisters have become confident in the Lord and dare all the more to proclaim the gospel without fear. Philippians 1:14 NIV
REFRAMING YOUR STORY AND RELATIONSHIPS
1.Thank God for what didn’t happen.
2.Practice re-framing.
3.Look for God’s goodness.
Not passively receiving the circumstance—
But actively interpreting it.
Not interpreting God thru circumstances!
Interpreting my circumstances thru goodness of God!
For the Week Ahead
Would you say you tend to have a more positive mindset or a negative one? How could you start training your mind to look for God in every situation?
Read Philippians 1:12-14. What are some ways you could start reframing your circumstances?
Everyone has a personal struggle they’re facing. What’s yours? How can you look for God in it?
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