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Shattering Negative Thoughts With Biblical Truths
https://faithfulontheclock.captivate.fm/episode/shattering-negative-thoughts-with-biblical-truths
We all have negative thoughts, but if you don’t want them to hold back your success, you have to learn how to control them. Episode 117 of Faithful on the Clock offers strategies and Biblical concepts to help.
Timestamps:
[00:04] - Intro
[00:47] - You don’t have to be ashamed of the negative thoughts you have. There’s nothing that could scare God off or stop Him from wanting to heal you.
[02:07] - What negative thoughts sound like
[03:38] - Understanding where negative thoughts originate — or, at a minimum, acknowledging they always have a source — can help you appropriately assign responsibility for the thoughts you’re having and take appropriate action.
[05:47] - One of the main concepts from dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT) — that more than one thing can simultaneously be true at the same time — means you can leave room for “also” and get out of the black-and-white thinking that’s common with negative thought patterns.
[08:38] - Many negative thoughts revolve around your identity. It’s critical to center yourself around who God knows you to be, rather than to accept what the Devil whispers you are.
[12:21] - Because human beings are flawed and imperfect, our thoughts include biases and gaps. We can lean on God’s complete understanding of who we are instead of leaning on our own understanding.
[14:11] - Negative thoughts often are anticipatory. But remember that the future is God’s and focus on staying present in the moment.
[16:26] - Making changes to your environment can be incredibly helpful in stopping negative thoughts because it makes it easier to have different experiences, which changes what you focus on and prevents you from playing the usual mental scripts that are familiar.
[17:38] - Prayer
[18:18] - Outro/What’s coming up next
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