Category: How to change unhealthy thinking

What I tell myself when life gets messy

Aaaaack! When life gets messy, my mind goes crazy with cluttered thoughts and my emotions don’t play nice. Usually I’m not thinking anything about my legacy when that happens. I just want to survive. But how I handle life’s messes communicates a lot about my values and faith. People I

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Feel Good About Yourself and Stop Feeling Like the Scum of the Earth
How to change unhealthy thinking

{Video} How to Feel Good About Yourself

Do you ever have one of those days when a little voice in your head tells you that you’re worthless? Yep … thought so. Most of us do. In this video I talk about SIX powerful steps to help you feel good about yourself by getting rid of that accusing

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How to Be Ready for a Terrorist Attack

On the morning of September 11th, 2001, I awoke to a loud ringing in my ears. It was the phone. One of the older widows in the church, Erma, was on the line telling me to turn on my TV. I did so just before the second plane hit the

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How to Kick Discouragement In the Butt

  Do you ever have one of those mornings where you wake up to a cloud of discouragement hanging over you? You know the kind of morning I’m talkin’ about. Overwhelming details intertwine with hopelessness in your mind and emotions. The thought of getting out of bed to face the

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A Checklist For Listening to God

You listen to God, right? I mean, if you don’t you should. And if you’re like me you don’t want to mishear God. Especially if it’s really important information you’re discussing with him. One of the things I’ve been doing this summer is writing a new book on listening to God.

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How to Get Rid of Fearful Thoughts {Thursday Therapy}

Do you ever entertain fearful thoughts? Me too. Yet fear is always an assumption of something that hasn’t happened. It’s an expectation of evil. Of evidence that may appear real, but hasn’t been proven. But mostly fear’s a time of living outside of the awareness of God RIGHT NOW. Scary.

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Amazing Attitude Adjuster

Don’t you wish you had a simple attitude adjuster that would quickly give you a fresh perspective on life? Me too. That’s why I enjoyed this YouTube video clip posted by Sarheed Jewels. I think you will too. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D38S9o_6qnc&version=3&hl=en_US&rel=0] (If you received this post via RSS or email and

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What God Thinks When You Are Not Feeling Good Enough

Do you ever wonder what God thinks when you’re not feeling good enough? You know what I mean. You just yelled at your kids, your boss is on your case for something, and dang, but you’ve done “that thing” again, which you swore you’d never repeat. You feel like the

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How to Let God Love You

Do you ever find it hard to let God love you? I know I have discouraging days when I wonder how God could ever love me, and I know I’m not alone. Those I counsel sometimes feel unloved and longing for the Father’s arms to wrap around them reassuring them

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