TRIGGERED – a stimulus that creates a reaction or response.
- Focus on mental wellness.
- Instead of focusing on what’s wrong, focus on what will help.
- This is a spiritual battle, a war.
- We want to reclaim triggered from a negative to a positive.
WHEN YOU CHANGE THE WAY YOU THINK, YOU CHANGE THE WAY YOU LIVE.
2 Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect. Romans 12:2 NLT
If we want to win the war in our minds, we have to be willing to rewire our thought patterns, rewire our brains.
Craig Groeschel “Winning the War in Your Mind”
3 PRINCIPLES WE CAN APPLY DAILY THAT FREE US FROM NEGATIVE RESPONSES.
THE REPLACEMENT PRINCIPLE: Remove the lies, replace with truth.
7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline. 2 Timothy 1:7 NLT
8 Stay alert! Watch out for your great enemy, the devil. He prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour. 1 Peter 5:8 NLT
3 For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. 4 The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.5 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
12 For the word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, between joint and marrow. It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires. Hebrews 4:12 NLT
Resource available to us:
- The Word for You Today (Devotional)
- BibleGateway (Online Bible)
- Myjourneychurch.com (Counseling and recommended books)
THE REFRAME PRINCIPLE: Reframe your mind, restore your perspective.
5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. 6 Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take. Proverbs 3:5-6 NLT
8 “My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts,” says the Lord. “And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine. 9 For just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so my ways are higher than your ways and my thoughts higher than your thoughts.” Isaiah 55:8-9 NLT
THE REJOICE PRINCIPLE: Revive your soul, reclaim your life.
1 Praise the Lord! Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever. 2 Who can list the glorious miracles of the Lord? Who can ever praise him enough? Psalm 106:1-2 NLT
24 This is the day the Lord has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it. Psalm 118:24 NLT
4 Always be full of joy in the Lord. I say it again—rejoice! 5 Let everyone see that you are considerate in all you do. Remember, the Lord is coming soon.
6 Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need and thank him for all he has done.7 Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:4-7 NLT
Next steps for me today…
- Surrender my life to Jesus and become a new creation.
- Ask God to renew my mind.
- Work at reframing how I see each day.
- Focus on God’s blessings and goodness.
