Well, over at girltalk they have been discussing "feelings" and how to control them. It has given me so much to think on. I have realized that what I think is how I feel and how I feel will be how I think. It's a vicious circle if I am not careful. So, I am really being challenged to consider the things I think about...is there anything I tell myself over and over again, whether true or not, that could effect my feelings...be that weight that easily entangles me? God wants me to think of the things that will build me up. Just like we are careful with our words to others--words that are edifying...I have to be sure that my words I speak to myself are edifying to my spirit.
I can really see some things I think that could lead me down the wrong path...thoughts that can ensare my feelings.
Perhaps thoughts that are carried to their extreme, perhaps they hold an ounce of truth...but I carry them to their extreme. So, for the next several days I am going to be watchful to my "extreme" thoughts. Thoughts that have gone amuk.
Di
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This is good insight "Divan." It not easily mastered if you have benn caught in the vicious cycle of toxic thoughts for a long period of time. However, the change in 'habitual' self-talk will change your life. Meditating on Scripture and memorizing it really helped me in this area. Memorizing Scriptures in the way I want to see myself and the way God sees me. Anytime I hear a negative thought about myself rooted in a lie - I call it what it is, I silence the enemy in the name of Jesus and I claim a truth to replace the lie. It helps me everytime. I always have to remember when my feelings take over that the "heart (can be) deceitful above all things" if I give into it's negative desires. Thanks for sharing.
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