Tag: Thoughts
Thursday, January 23, 2020
Anxious Thinking
| 2:00 MIN READ | “What if …?” These two words kickstart a common problem called anxiety. For some, the struggle is quite intense. The mind continually scans life’s horizons for threatening, foreboding possibilities looming in our future. Once the threat is perceived, rumination begins. Our mind fixates on the negative and convinces us that […]
Thursday, May 30, 2019
Managing Emotions
Emotions, everyone has them. Unfortunately, not everyone knows how to manage them. An emotion is a feeling based on a way of thinking. Contrary to what most people perceive, your emotions aren’t random, nor are they always accurate. They are children of the way you think. Negative thinking births negative feelings. The opposite is also true.
Monday, November 12, 2018
Making a Change
| 1:27 min read | Life is filled with changes. We live our lives in stages. From childhood to youth, to young adulthood, to middle age, to senior status, life is all about changes. Changes aren’t always easy. Especially if we are unprepared for them, or resistant to them. Yet change is essential for growth. […]
Thursday, October 18, 2018
What’s God Like?
| 1:24 min read | Your thoughts matter. According to the Bible, your thoughts are shaping your life! Proverbs 4:23 (GNT) “Be careful how you think; your life is shaped by your thoughts.” One of the areas of thought that seriously affects every part of your life is your beliefs about God. How you view […]
Wednesday, October 17, 2018
What Do You Think About You?
| 1:12 min read | Everybody thinks about themselves. It’s a part of what we do, consciously and unconsciously. The thoughts we have about ourselves shape our character, our interactions with others, and affect our personal joy and peace. There’s a starting point to healthy thoughts about yourself. You can only think the right way […]
Tuesday, October 16, 2018
The Right Way to Think
| 1:07 min read | Your thoughts matter. According to the Bible, your thoughts are shaping your life! Proverbs 4:23 (GNT) “Be careful how you think; your life is shaped by your thoughts.” To change your life, you must change your thinking. Paul, the apostle, wrote about this in Romans 12:2 (NLT) “Don’t copy the behavior […]
Monday, October 15, 2018
Change Your Thinking
| 1:15 min read | In life, there are things that are “out of our control.” Things happen, situations arise, people react, and decisions are made that we have no influence over. When we experience lots of uncontrollable events, we can become passive. We resign ourselves to simply surviving whatever life throws our way. While […]
Friday, May 4, 2018
S – is for Success
2:08 min read | Focus is an important key to life. Many people fail in life, or certainly, miss their highest and best potential, all because of a lack of focus. This week we’re focusing on “focus!” Each day this week I’m providing you a key description of one aspect of focus and the benefits […]
Wednesday, April 11, 2018
Stubborn
How stubborn are you? Before you answer, think about the word for a moment. A stubborn person has a strong resistance to change. They’re set in their ways, fixed in their opinions, and unmoving in their judgments. They refuse to change their thoughts, habits, and behavior, even when they are restricting their process or damaging […]
Monday, March 19, 2018
Another Level
Ephesians 4:23 “ … Let the Spirit renew your thoughts and attitudes.” We often hear people talking about taking something in their lives to another level. It might be a job, a skill, a habit, a relationship — but going to another level is something lots of folks want to do. There is one thing […]