Dealing With Negative Thoughts

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Keep your mind positive, hopeful, full of faith, 0:01:56.440 --> 0:02:00.800 expecting good things, believing to overcome, trust God to do 0:02:01.200 --> 0:02:04.200 what only he can do. Hi, this is Joel and Victoria. 0:02:04.280 --> 0:02:07.320 Thanks for listening to our podcast and thanks for supporting 0:02:07.320 --> 0:02:08.000 the ministry. 0:02:08.120 --> 0:02:10.480 If you enjoy today's message. Why don't you be a 0:02:10.520 --> 0:02:12.000 blessing and share it with a friend. 0:02:12.360 --> 0:02:15.080 We appreciate you and pray for God's very best in 0:02:15.120 --> 0:02:18.200 your life. God bless you. It's great to be with 0:02:18.280 --> 0:02:20.880 you today, and I hope you'll stay connected with us 0:02:20.960 --> 0:02:24.239 during the week through our daily podcast, our YouTube channel, 0:02:24.320 --> 0:02:28.200 social media. We'll keep you encouraged and inspired. I like 0:02:28.280 --> 0:02:31.040 to start with something funny. And one day Adam was 0:02:31.080 --> 0:02:34.240 feeling very lonely. God said, Adam, I'm gonna make you 0:02:34.280 --> 0:02:37.480 a companion. It's going to be called a woman. This 0:02:37.560 --> 0:02:41.040 person will cook for you, wash your clothes. She will 0:02:41.040 --> 0:02:43.440 bear your children, never ask you to get up in 0:02:43.480 --> 0:02:46.440 the middle of the night. She will always agree with you. 0:02:46.840 --> 0:02:49.040 If you do have a disagreement, she'll be the first 0:02:49.040 --> 0:02:52.400 one to admit she was wrong. Adam said, wow, God, 0:02:52.639 --> 0:02:55.400 what will a woman like this cost? God said an 0:02:55.480 --> 0:02:58.399 arm and a leg. Adam said, what can I get 0:02:58.440 --> 0:03:02.960 for a rib? And the rest is now? Come on? 0:03:03.080 --> 0:03:06.280 All the men said, Amen, are you ready? This is 0:03:06.320 --> 0:03:09.280 my Bible. I am what it says. I am, I 0:03:09.320 --> 0:03:11.640 have what it says I have. I can do what 0:03:11.720 --> 0:03:14.440 it says I can do. Today I will be taught 0:03:14.520 --> 0:03:18.680 the word of God. I boldly confess my mind is alert, 0:03:19.040 --> 0:03:22.000 my heart is receptive. I will never be the same. 0:03:22.400 --> 0:03:27.160 In Jesus' name, God bless you. I want to talk 0:03:27.200 --> 0:03:31.240 to you today about dealing with negative thoughts. No matter 0:03:31.240 --> 0:03:34.000 how good of a person you are, how much faith 0:03:34.040 --> 0:03:37.040 you have, you'll never get to the place where negative 0:03:37.040 --> 0:03:41.760 thoughts don't come. Discouraging thoughts. Your dream is never going 0:03:41.800 --> 0:03:44.640 to come to pass. You'll never meet the right person 0:03:44.960 --> 0:03:48.760 it would have happened by now. Thoughts of wordy, the 0:03:48.840 --> 0:03:52.880 medical reports talk good. Your child is off course, business 0:03:53.000 --> 0:03:55.800 is slowing down. What are you going to do? The 0:03:56.000 --> 0:04:00.840 enemy's main tools are deception and lies. Mind is the 0:04:00.840 --> 0:04:04.560 bullseye of his target. If he can control your thinking, 0:04:04.920 --> 0:04:08.840 he can control your life. You can't stop negative thoughts 0:04:08.840 --> 0:04:12.160 from coming. But here's the key. Just because the thought 0:04:12.240 --> 0:04:16.440 comes doesn't mean you have to think it. You control 0:04:16.520 --> 0:04:19.760 the doorway to your mind. You're in charge of what 0:04:19.800 --> 0:04:23.120 you give access to. That's why the scripture tells us 0:04:23.240 --> 0:04:27.560 to guard our minds. Be selective in what you allow in. 0:04:28.520 --> 0:04:33.440 If the thought is negative, discouraging, bringing worry, fear, do 0:04:33.560 --> 0:04:37.440 yourself a favor. Don't let it in. It's not complicated. 0:04:37.680 --> 0:04:40.480 Don't dwell on it, don't give it the time of day. 0:04:41.360 --> 0:04:44.760 But too often, when these negative thoughts come, we don't 0:04:44.839 --> 0:04:51.680 think twice. We just allow them access go around. Worried, discouraged, intimidated. 0:04:52.480 --> 0:04:56.600 Start paying attention to what you're dwelling on. When discouraging 0:04:56.680 --> 0:05:00.360 thoughts come. Nothing good is in your future? How you even 0:05:00.440 --> 0:05:03.159 have your hopes up? You're going to be disappointed again. 0:05:03.960 --> 0:05:07.080 Before you dwell on that, before you let it take rude, 0:05:07.200 --> 0:05:11.160 Ask yourself, where is this thought coming from. If it's 0:05:11.200 --> 0:05:16.440 not positive, hopeful, encouraging, it's not from God. That's the 0:05:16.680 --> 0:05:20.920 enemy doing what he does best, trying to plant negative seeds, 0:05:21.200 --> 0:05:26.000 fearful seeds inferior seeds. God said here in Isaiah, if 0:05:26.040 --> 0:05:29.720 you'll keep your mind stayed on me, I will keep 0:05:29.760 --> 0:05:33.719 you in perfect peace. What is your mind stayed on? 0:05:34.480 --> 0:05:37.400 What are you dwelling on throughout the day? Joel? Have 0:05:37.480 --> 0:05:41.080 you watched the news? Interest rates going up, the recession, 0:05:41.200 --> 0:05:45.080 the stock market. I'm worried. Those are all valid thoughts. 0:05:45.600 --> 0:05:49.240 I'm not saying to deny reality. I'm saying be selective 0:05:49.480 --> 0:05:52.880 in what you dwell on. The right approach is, yes, 0:05:53.240 --> 0:05:55.960 there's a lot of uncertainty. I don't know how it's 0:05:56.000 --> 0:05:58.440 all going to turn out. But God, I know you're 0:05:58.520 --> 0:06:01.679 my provider. Just as you take care of the birds 0:06:01.720 --> 0:06:04.280 of the air, feed and clothe them, you're going to 0:06:04.360 --> 0:06:07.919 take care of me. Steady, keeping your mind stayed on 0:06:08.000 --> 0:06:11.360 your problems, stayed on the news, stay on doubt, stay 0:06:11.360 --> 0:06:14.839 don worry, keep it stayed on what God promised you. 0:06:15.720 --> 0:06:19.760 Here's a simple principle. When a negative thought comes, erase 0:06:19.800 --> 0:06:23.960 it and replace it. It's not enough to just not think 0:06:24.080 --> 0:06:27.920 negative because once you dismiss it, once you make that decision, 0:06:28.040 --> 0:06:31.159 I'm not dwelling on that. I'm not letting that worry in. 0:06:31.920 --> 0:06:35.000 That's good. The problem is it'll come back in a 0:06:35.040 --> 0:06:39.160 few seconds. Once you erase the negative, replace it with 0:06:39.240 --> 0:06:43.800 a positive thought. Don't leave your mind empty. The thought comes, 0:06:44.040 --> 0:06:46.960 nothing goods in your future. Dismiss it, don't give it 0:06:47.000 --> 0:06:50.080 the time of day. Then take the next step. Father, 0:06:50.160 --> 0:06:53.719 you promised the path of the righteous. My path is 0:06:53.760 --> 0:06:57.400 getting brighter and brighter. You said, my latter days will 0:06:57.440 --> 0:07:01.080 be better than my former days. When the thoughts come, 0:07:01.240 --> 0:07:04.760 it's problems too big, the op position too strong. You'll 0:07:04.800 --> 0:07:07.560 never get past it. You can let that play and 0:07:07.839 --> 0:07:12.560 live defeated, discouraged, intimidated. Or you can replace it with 0:07:12.680 --> 0:07:16.080 what God says. Father, you said, when the enemy comes 0:07:16.160 --> 0:07:19.400 against me one way, you would defeat them and cause 0:07:19.480 --> 0:07:22.040 them to flee seven different ways. And yes, this may 0:07:22.120 --> 0:07:24.440 be too big for me, but I know it's not 0:07:24.520 --> 0:07:28.040 too big for you. Or how about when these never 0:07:28.200 --> 0:07:31.200 lies come, lies that tell you you'll never get well, 0:07:31.640 --> 0:07:34.120 never meet the right person, never get out of debt. 0:07:34.760 --> 0:07:37.360 Don't let that play in your mind. If you do, 0:07:37.720 --> 0:07:41.720 you're defeating yourself. That's keeping you from seeing God's favor. 0:07:42.280 --> 0:07:46.080 Erase it. That's the first step. Now dwelling on that anymore, 0:07:46.480 --> 0:07:50.000 then take the next step and replace it. Father, thank 0:07:50.080 --> 0:07:53.200 you that what you started in my life you will finish. 0:07:53.560 --> 0:07:56.560 What I'm up against is not permanent. I know this 0:07:56.760 --> 0:08:01.160 too shall pass. Breakthroughs are coming, healing is coming, freedom 0:08:01.240 --> 0:08:05.360 is coming, Victory is coming. Get your mind going in 0:08:05.440 --> 0:08:08.080 the right direction, and your life will go in the 0:08:08.160 --> 0:08:12.640 right direction. You're going to draw in what you're constantly 0:08:12.720 --> 0:08:16.280 thinking about. If you're thinking can't do it, thoughts, I'm 0:08:16.320 --> 0:08:20.000 not enough, this problem's too big. You're drawing in defeat. 0:08:20.640 --> 0:08:23.960 That's making you weaker. Your gifts are being pushed down, 0:08:24.200 --> 0:08:27.240 Your faith is being diminished. Why don't you try it 0:08:27.360 --> 0:08:32.320 erasing and replacing. How much further will you go? How 0:08:32.400 --> 0:08:35.320 much happier will you live? How much more of God's 0:08:35.360 --> 0:08:38.920 favor will you see? If you'll guard your mind, if 0:08:38.920 --> 0:08:41.920 you'll be selective in what you're dwelling on, if you'll 0:08:42.000 --> 0:08:46.000 keep it stayed on him. Joshua will put it this way, 0:08:46.080 --> 0:08:49.840 if you will meditate on God's word, you will prosper 0:08:50.120 --> 0:08:54.760 and have good success. Meditate means to think about over 0:08:54.920 --> 0:08:59.559 and over. Really, worry is meditating. It's letting the negative 0:08:59.559 --> 0:09:03.200 play again and again. Some people have this principle down. 0:09:03.360 --> 0:09:07.920 They're professional worriers. The problem is they're meditating on the 0:09:07.960 --> 0:09:12.840 wrong things. They're letting the negative continually plain. Why don't 0:09:12.880 --> 0:09:16.840 you switch what you're meditating on. It doesn't take any 0:09:16.880 --> 0:09:20.800 more energy to believe that it does to worry this, 0:09:20.920 --> 0:09:25.000 one small tweak can make a life changing difference. Instead 0:09:25.000 --> 0:09:28.200 of going through the day worried about your future, wondering 0:09:28.240 --> 0:09:30.920 how you're going to make it a small tweak. Father, 0:09:31.040 --> 0:09:33.400 thank you that you have me in the palm of 0:09:33.440 --> 0:09:37.040 your hand. I know you're ordering my steps. You said 0:09:37.080 --> 0:09:40.000 no good thing. Will you withhold because I walk up 0:09:40.120 --> 0:09:45.280 rightly now. Instead of your thoughts defeating you, draining your energy, 0:09:45.720 --> 0:09:49.679 limiting your future, You're using your thoughts to encourage you, 0:09:50.200 --> 0:09:54.000 to empower you to build your faith. Joel, I'm worried 0:09:54.000 --> 0:09:57.920 about my child. He's off course, running with the wrong crowd. 0:09:58.520 --> 0:10:01.360 That's why I can't sleep at night. That's why I'm upset. 0:10:02.200 --> 0:10:04.680 And I know that's difficult. I know how much you 0:10:04.720 --> 0:10:08.280 love your children, But worrying is not making it better. 0:10:09.080 --> 0:10:13.240 Living stressed is not helping him or you. The reason 0:10:13.320 --> 0:10:15.880 you don't have peace is your mind is stayed on 0:10:15.920 --> 0:10:19.240 the problem. Your mind is stayed on what's not working out. 0:10:19.960 --> 0:10:23.199 God said, if you'll make a switch, if you'll keep 0:10:23.240 --> 0:10:27.200 your mind stayed on me, if you'll think positive, hopeful, 0:10:27.520 --> 0:10:30.960 faithful thoughts, then I'll give you peace in the midst 0:10:30.960 --> 0:10:34.080 of the problem. Instead of dwelling on all the negative 0:10:34.240 --> 0:10:37.240 what might happen. Why don't you use that same energy 0:10:37.400 --> 0:10:41.079 to meditate on what God promised you. Father, you said, 0:10:41.320 --> 0:10:44.160 my children are mighty in the land. You said, the 0:10:44.240 --> 0:10:47.200 seed of the righteous is blessed. That as for me 0:10:47.280 --> 0:10:50.720 and my house, we will serve the Lord. Negative thoughts 0:10:50.760 --> 0:10:53.679 are going to come. But if you'll learn this principle 0:10:53.880 --> 0:10:57.640 to erase and replace, you won't give into the worry, 0:10:58.000 --> 0:11:01.640 the fear, the discouragement. You wake up in the morning 0:11:02.080 --> 0:11:04.720 thoughts sometimes whisper it's going to be a lousy day. 0:11:05.320 --> 0:11:08.160 Have so many problems. I don't feel like dealing with 0:11:08.200 --> 0:11:11.880 these children. You can either dwell on that, believe that 0:11:11.920 --> 0:11:15.920 it's true. You'll go around discouraged. It'll become a reality, 0:11:16.120 --> 0:11:19.640 you'll have a lousy day. But a better approach is 0:11:19.720 --> 0:11:21.960 to say no, thanks. I'm not going to dwell on 0:11:22.000 --> 0:11:25.720 those discouraging thoughts. They came to my mind, but I 0:11:25.800 --> 0:11:29.440 know I control the doorway. I don't have to allow 0:11:29.520 --> 0:11:33.280 them in. I'm going to erase them and replace them 0:11:33.320 --> 0:11:35.920 with some better thoughts. This is going to be a 0:11:35.960 --> 0:11:39.520 great day. Father. Thank you that I'm alive. Thank you 0:11:39.600 --> 0:11:41.840 that you woke me up this morning. Thank you that 0:11:41.920 --> 0:11:44.840 I'm healthy. Thank you that you have a bright future 0:11:44.920 --> 0:11:49.120 in store for me. What's playing in your mind? What 0:11:49.160 --> 0:11:53.160 are you giving access to? Paul said in Philippians, think 0:11:53.200 --> 0:11:56.679 on things that are positive, things that are wholesome, things 0:11:56.679 --> 0:12:00.560 that are of a good report. You can't think and 0:12:00.640 --> 0:12:04.360 have a positive life. You can't think sickness and get well. 0:12:05.080 --> 0:12:08.720 You can't think lack and have abundance. The battle is 0:12:08.800 --> 0:12:12.320 taking place in our mind. Be selective of what you 0:12:12.400 --> 0:12:16.680 allow in. Imagine someone showed up at your house, knocked 0:12:16.720 --> 0:12:19.200 on your front door. You opened it and there was 0:12:19.240 --> 0:12:24.160 this stranger. He was carrying an axe, a hammer, a rifle, 0:12:24.440 --> 0:12:28.599 a bag of poison, all these harmful, dangerous things. You 0:12:28.600 --> 0:12:31.400 wouldn't say, hey, come on in, make yourself at home. 0:12:31.480 --> 0:12:33.640 Good to see it, got some food in the fridge. 0:12:34.280 --> 0:12:36.920 You wouldn't think twice. You would tell him you are 0:12:36.960 --> 0:12:39.960 not welcome here. You need to get off my property. 0:12:40.320 --> 0:12:42.960 You would shut the door dead, boult it, make sure 0:12:42.960 --> 0:12:47.240 that he left. Well. Your mind is your house. It's 0:12:47.280 --> 0:12:51.520 where you live. There's nothing more valuable, more important, more sacred. 0:12:52.160 --> 0:12:55.599 Why are you letting destructive thoughts in? Why are you 0:12:55.720 --> 0:12:58.920 letting fear roam around? Why are you letting worry have 0:12:59.040 --> 0:13:03.160 free reign? Why are you allowing doubt? You can't do it. 0:13:03.160 --> 0:13:05.439 It's never going to work out. To have a seat 0:13:05.480 --> 0:13:10.280 on your couch, that's your property. You have complete control 0:13:10.480 --> 0:13:13.360 over what you let in. No, you can't stop it 0:13:13.400 --> 0:13:16.000 from coming. It may knock on the door, but you 0:13:16.040 --> 0:13:19.880 don't have to give it access. Next time's fear knocks, 0:13:20.160 --> 0:13:23.560 you never get well. You saw the report. This sickness 0:13:23.640 --> 0:13:26.160 is the end. Why don't you say no, thanks, You're 0:13:26.200 --> 0:13:29.560 not welcome here. I will live and not die. God 0:13:29.640 --> 0:13:34.200 is restoring health back unto me. When fear knocks, let 0:13:34.240 --> 0:13:38.160 faith answer it. Next time doubt shows up, Man, it's 0:13:38.200 --> 0:13:41.280 too big. It's never going to work out. You don't 0:13:41.280 --> 0:13:44.160 have the connections. Just say sorry, doubt. You have the 0:13:44.200 --> 0:13:48.920 wrong address. There's no place for you here when insecurity 0:13:49.000 --> 0:13:52.960 comes knocking. You're not good enough, You're not attractive, you 0:13:52.960 --> 0:13:56.040 don't have a good personality. Nobody wants to be around you. 0:13:56.559 --> 0:13:59.880 Don't you dare let those thoughts in. You're at it? 0:14:00.080 --> 0:14:03.559 Who should be get off my property? You're not welcome here. 0:14:03.960 --> 0:14:07.400 I know who I am. I'm a masterpiece. I'm one 0:14:07.440 --> 0:14:10.160 of a kind. I'm made in the image of God. 0:14:10.520 --> 0:14:14.640 I'm crowned with favor. I'm wearing a robe of righteousness. 0:14:15.160 --> 0:14:19.720 I have been fearfully and wonderfully made. Start closing the 0:14:19.800 --> 0:14:24.280 door to the negative. Close the door to these destructive, limiting, 0:14:24.520 --> 0:14:29.440 defeating thoughts. But sometimes we believe them so long they 0:14:29.560 --> 0:14:32.200 become a part of who we are. We didn't know 0:14:32.240 --> 0:14:36.040 any better. It's how we were raised. We opened the door, 0:14:36.120 --> 0:14:39.600 and now it's like they've taken up residents. They have 0:14:39.720 --> 0:14:45.080 their own room. Imagine Fear, worry, doubt, insecurity living in 0:14:45.120 --> 0:14:49.880 your house, dragging you down, stealing your joy, taking your peace. 0:14:50.840 --> 0:14:53.320 That may be the way it's been, but this is 0:14:53.360 --> 0:14:55.800 going to be a new day. It's time to do 0:14:55.840 --> 0:14:59.680 some house cleaning. You need to evict some tenants that 0:14:59.720 --> 0:15:02.760 have been living in your mind. The good news is 0:15:03.200 --> 0:15:07.520 you're in charge. They may seem bigger, stronger, more powerful, 0:15:07.960 --> 0:15:11.640 but you determine what stays in your mind. You need 0:15:11.680 --> 0:15:15.760 to tell Fear you're evicted. You're not welcome here anymore. 0:15:16.080 --> 0:15:19.200 I'm not living afraid of what might happen. My future 0:15:19.280 --> 0:15:23.400 is in God's hands. Nothing can stand against him. You 0:15:23.440 --> 0:15:27.120 need to tell Worry you've been with me long enough. Sorry, 0:15:27.440 --> 0:15:31.080 you've lost your lease. Tell Doubt your time is up. 0:15:31.320 --> 0:15:35.440 Got some new rules you have to go. Tell Insecurity, sorry, 0:15:35.680 --> 0:15:38.640 no more place for you. You're out of here. See you, 0:15:38.760 --> 0:15:42.160 I'm not going to be you all that negative that's 0:15:42.240 --> 0:15:45.760 weighing you down, limited in your future? Why don't you 0:15:45.800 --> 0:15:51.200 serve some eviction notices. Keep your mind positive, hopeful, full 0:15:51.200 --> 0:15:56.520 of faith, expecting good things, believing to overcome, trusting God 0:15:56.600 --> 0:16:00.000 to do what only he can do. Here's what I've learned. 0:16:00.640 --> 0:16:03.720 When your mind is filled with the positive, there's no 0:16:03.880 --> 0:16:09.160 room for the negative. When you're full of faith, praise, gratitude, 0:16:09.240 --> 0:16:12.680 believing for the best. When the negative comes, you don't 0:16:12.720 --> 0:16:15.560 even answer the door. You don't pay it any attention. 0:16:16.240 --> 0:16:19.760 Fear knocks, but there's a no vacancy sign. Can't they 0:16:19.760 --> 0:16:25.560 hear me? No, this mind is full of faith. Complaining knocks, discouragement. Sorry, 0:16:25.760 --> 0:16:29.720 no vacancy. This mind is full of praise. Father, Thank 0:16:29.760 --> 0:16:32.640 you for what you've done. Thank you for fighting my battles. 0:16:32.760 --> 0:16:36.600 Thank you for surrounding me with your favor. When worry comes, 0:16:36.800 --> 0:16:42.120 what about these gas prices? Did you see the news? Inflation? Recession? Sorry, 0:16:42.440 --> 0:16:46.440 no vacancy, Father, Thank you that you're Jehovah, Jairah, the 0:16:46.480 --> 0:16:50.200 Lord by provider. The economy is not my source, God, 0:16:50.240 --> 0:16:53.720 You're my source. I know I'm connected to a supply 0:16:53.880 --> 0:16:57.480 line that will never run dry. This is not just 0:16:57.600 --> 0:17:01.200 being positive, This is releasing your faith. This is what 0:17:01.320 --> 0:17:04.800 allows God to do awesome things. When your mind has 0:17:04.840 --> 0:17:07.720 stayed on him. You're going to have peace in the 0:17:07.760 --> 0:17:12.000 middle of a pandemic, favor in the famine, strengthen the 0:17:12.040 --> 0:17:16.080 storm going up when you should be going down. What's 0:17:16.119 --> 0:17:19.240 playing in your mind? Are there some tenants you need 0:17:19.280 --> 0:17:23.680 to event Are there destructive, discouraging thoughts that you need 0:17:23.720 --> 0:17:27.200 to stop allowing in. That's what my mother had to do. 0:17:28.000 --> 0:17:31.000 You know her story. She was diagnosed with terminal liver 0:17:31.080 --> 0:17:34.400 cancer in nineteen eighty one, given a few weeks to live. 0:17:35.000 --> 0:17:37.720 She was only forty six years old. She had been 0:17:37.760 --> 0:17:42.840 perfectly healthy, always active, working in the yard, pastoring the church, 0:17:42.880 --> 0:17:46.399 with my father, traveling the world. Suddenly she gets this 0:17:46.600 --> 0:17:51.440 terrible news. She became so frail, she weighed eighty nine pounds, 0:17:51.760 --> 0:17:54.919 her skin was very yellow. The doctor said there was 0:17:54.960 --> 0:17:58.359 nothing more they could do. You can imagine the thoughts 0:17:58.400 --> 0:18:01.520 that came knocking at her door. This is it, man, 0:18:01.600 --> 0:18:05.240 You're done. Make plans for your funeral. The middle of 0:18:05.280 --> 0:18:08.679 the night, when she couldn't sleep, the thought came, you 0:18:08.760 --> 0:18:11.439 can be buried in that new pink dress that you 0:18:11.600 --> 0:18:17.359 just bought. My mother had good reasons to feel worried, afraid, hopeless, 0:18:17.720 --> 0:18:21.560 but she understood this principle. When fear knocked, she didn't 0:18:21.640 --> 0:18:25.400 let it in. When worry knocked, it's over. Quit believing. 0:18:25.680 --> 0:18:29.399 She said, you're not welcome here. When doubt knocked, you 0:18:29.480 --> 0:18:32.320 heard the report. They're the best doctors in the world. 0:18:32.480 --> 0:18:35.199 There's nothing more they can do. She said, no, thanks, 0:18:35.440 --> 0:18:39.120 there's no room for you in my thinking. She guarded 0:18:39.160 --> 0:18:43.720 her mind. She was extremely selective of what she allowed in. 0:18:44.600 --> 0:18:47.600 She knew she was in a fight. She wasn't about 0:18:47.640 --> 0:18:51.360 to give her valuable real estate her mind any room 0:18:51.440 --> 0:18:56.440 for negative, discouraging, defeating thoughts. When you're in a battle, 0:18:57.040 --> 0:18:59.639 when forces are coming against you in a great way, 0:19:00.280 --> 0:19:03.240 that's when you'll be the most tempted to believe the lies, 0:19:03.880 --> 0:19:06.879 get discouraged. It's never going to work out. Just accept it. 0:19:07.320 --> 0:19:10.760 More than ever. You need to close the door. Don't 0:19:10.800 --> 0:19:15.080 give those lives access. You need all your energy to believe, 0:19:15.720 --> 0:19:19.680 to stay strong, to have faith, to overcome what's trying 0:19:19.720 --> 0:19:24.040 to stop you. Be diligent. The scripture says give no 0:19:24.200 --> 0:19:27.600 place to the enemy. That means don't give him any 0:19:27.680 --> 0:19:30.879 rooms in your house. Don't give him any place in 0:19:30.920 --> 0:19:35.360 your thinking. My mother didn't just erase the negative thoughts, 0:19:35.560 --> 0:19:39.560 but she replaced them with God's word. The best defense 0:19:39.640 --> 0:19:42.800 is a good offense. She kept her mind filled with 0:19:42.920 --> 0:19:45.600 God's promises all through the day. I would hear her 0:19:45.920 --> 0:19:49.080 quoting scripture, I will live and not die. God is 0:19:49.160 --> 0:19:52.040 restoring health back into me. With long life, he will 0:19:52.080 --> 0:19:56.360 satisfy me. If you leave your mind empty, it's going 0:19:56.440 --> 0:20:00.199 to naturally gravitate toward the negative, especially when you in 0:20:00.240 --> 0:20:03.760 difficult times. That's when you need to be very disciplined 0:20:04.000 --> 0:20:07.639 in what you allow in and on purpose think thoughts 0:20:07.640 --> 0:20:12.520 of hope, faith, healing, victory. A friend of mine was 0:20:12.600 --> 0:20:15.919 diagnosed with cancer, and he was a professional football player, 0:20:15.960 --> 0:20:19.000 and he had to stop playing to take the treatment. 0:20:19.480 --> 0:20:22.600 He could have been discouraged, given up on his dreams, 0:20:22.920 --> 0:20:26.080 but his attitude was this illness is not going to 0:20:26.119 --> 0:20:29.119 defeat me. It's just a bump in the road. I 0:20:29.119 --> 0:20:33.000 will play football again. I will accomplish my God given dreams. 0:20:33.960 --> 0:20:37.120 He was so disciplined to guard his mind. He wouldn't 0:20:37.200 --> 0:20:41.159 let anyone use the word cancer in his house. He 0:20:41.200 --> 0:20:44.800 told his family, his friends, even as doctors, he didn't 0:20:44.800 --> 0:20:47.840 want them speaking that word over him. He didn't want 0:20:47.840 --> 0:20:50.720 it down in his spirit. Even when he was taking 0:20:50.800 --> 0:20:54.160 chemo the whole time. Father, thank you that I am healed, 0:20:54.440 --> 0:20:57.320 that this too shall pass. That greater is he that's 0:20:57.359 --> 0:21:01.240 in me than what's trying to stop me. Two years later, 0:21:01.600 --> 0:21:04.639 against all odds, he was back in the league, playing 0:21:04.720 --> 0:21:09.280 professional football. Thoughts told him all the reasons it would 0:21:09.280 --> 0:21:13.000 never happen, but he didn't answer the door. He gave 0:21:13.080 --> 0:21:16.800 no place to the enemy. Don't let those lives take root, 0:21:17.359 --> 0:21:20.720 don't give them access by believing them, dwelling what God 0:21:20.840 --> 0:21:25.240 says about you. My mother kept doing This didn't happen overnight, 0:21:25.280 --> 0:21:29.320 but little by little she got better and better. Medical 0:21:29.359 --> 0:21:33.720 science even tells us that when people are positive, hopeful, 0:21:34.200 --> 0:21:37.560 they believe they'll get well, they're much more likely to 0:21:37.680 --> 0:21:41.480 recover than those who are negative and discourage. My mother 0:21:41.680 --> 0:21:45.840 is eighty eight years old today, healthy, whole, strong, from 0:21:45.960 --> 0:21:49.320 a few weeks to live to forty two years later. 0:21:50.359 --> 0:21:53.960 God has the final say, why don't you get in 0:21:54.040 --> 0:21:57.639 agreement with him? Won't let those lives play in your mind? 0:21:57.960 --> 0:22:01.640 Start erasing them and didn't take the next step replace 0:22:01.760 --> 0:22:07.080 them with faith filled, favor filled, victorious thoughts. Here's another key. 0:22:07.520 --> 0:22:11.960 You're moving toward what you're constantly thinking about this can 0:22:12.000 --> 0:22:15.080 be helpful or it can be harmful. What are you 0:22:15.119 --> 0:22:19.200 thinking about your future, Joel? I never get any good breaks. Men. 0:22:19.280 --> 0:22:21.800 This pandemic has set me back, and I wish I 0:22:21.840 --> 0:22:27.240 had more talent. You're moving toward defeat, lack, mediocrity. Try 0:22:27.240 --> 0:22:30.840 a new approach. Favor is in my future. Good breaks 0:22:30.880 --> 0:22:34.760 are chasing me down. The right people are headed my way. Father, 0:22:34.880 --> 0:22:37.240 Thank you that the best part of my life is 0:22:37.280 --> 0:22:40.159 still in front of me. When you think like that, 0:22:40.480 --> 0:22:45.560 you're moving toward favor, increase, open doors, abundance. What do 0:22:45.600 --> 0:22:49.160 you think about your health? I've had this addiction for years. 0:22:49.800 --> 0:22:53.160 Everyone in my family struggles with depression. I'll never get 0:22:53.200 --> 0:22:56.520 back in shape. That's moving you in the wrong direction. 0:22:57.640 --> 0:23:01.800 Chain starts in your thinking. How about this approach. This 0:23:01.880 --> 0:23:05.400 addiction is not permanent. Chains that have held me back 0:23:05.440 --> 0:23:09.040 are being broken. I am free, I am whole, I 0:23:09.080 --> 0:23:12.560 am healthy, I am in shape, I am attractive, I 0:23:12.600 --> 0:23:16.600 am full of energy, vitality and strength. My youth is 0:23:16.640 --> 0:23:20.720 being renewed like the eagles. Get your mind going in 0:23:20.800 --> 0:23:25.080 the right direction. Your life is going to follow your thoughts. 0:23:26.119 --> 0:23:30.080 Scripture says in colostions. Set your mind and keep it 0:23:30.160 --> 0:23:33.080 set at the start of the day. You need to 0:23:33.160 --> 0:23:35.880 set your mind when you get out of bed. Father, 0:23:36.040 --> 0:23:38.840 thank you for the gift of this day, so another 0:23:38.960 --> 0:23:42.320 day you've made. I'm gonna choose to be happy. I'm 0:23:42.320 --> 0:23:44.359 going to see the best. I'm going to be a 0:23:44.400 --> 0:23:47.080 blessing to others. I'm going to live this day to 0:23:47.160 --> 0:23:51.000 the full. If you don't set your mind, the enemy 0:23:51.000 --> 0:23:53.680 will set it for you. You'll wake up and think 0:23:53.720 --> 0:23:57.600 about all your problems, everything you've done wrong. I'll never 0:23:57.640 --> 0:24:01.560 break this addiction. I should have eaten better yesterday. I 0:24:01.560 --> 0:24:05.119 can't believe that coworker was rude to me. Don't start 0:24:05.119 --> 0:24:10.359 the day off negative. Don't bring yesterday's trouble, yesterday's disappointment, 0:24:10.600 --> 0:24:14.760 yesterday's failures into the day. Start the day afresh and 0:24:14.840 --> 0:24:18.560 a new The Psalm has said God's mercies are new 0:24:18.840 --> 0:24:24.200 every morning, not every afternoon, not every evening. Each morning, 0:24:24.720 --> 0:24:28.639 receive the new mercy. How you start the day, many 0:24:28.680 --> 0:24:31.119 times will determine what kind of day it's going to be. 0:24:32.160 --> 0:24:35.320 Don't ever start the day in neutral. Don't wait to 0:24:35.400 --> 0:24:38.680 see what kind of day it's going to be. Determine 0:24:38.800 --> 0:24:41.199 what kind of day it's going to be make up 0:24:41.200 --> 0:24:43.440 your mind. This is going to be a great day. 0:24:43.800 --> 0:24:47.040 I'm gonna be productive today. I'm gonna enjoy my family. 0:24:47.200 --> 0:24:49.959 I'm going to honor God. I'm grateful to be alive. 0:24:51.119 --> 0:24:55.040 That's setting your mind, that's making plans for a blessed day. 0:24:55.800 --> 0:24:59.320 Goes on to say keep it set. That implies things 0:24:59.400 --> 0:25:01.320 are going to have up and that will try to 0:25:01.400 --> 0:25:06.240 unset it. Challenges, delays, people that are rude, doors that close. 0:25:06.840 --> 0:25:10.120 You can't stop that from happening, but you can choose 0:25:10.359 --> 0:25:14.000 to not let it get on the inside when worry comes. Now, 0:25:14.240 --> 0:25:17.000 my mind is set. God is set on the throne. 0:25:17.200 --> 0:25:20.640 He's in control of my life. When a fence comes, 0:25:21.040 --> 0:25:24.680 you can get upset, live bitter. No, God is my vindicator. 0:25:24.840 --> 0:25:29.240 He's fighting my battles. Contract didn't go through, you didn't 0:25:29.280 --> 0:25:33.120 get the position. You could be down disappointed, But your 0:25:33.160 --> 0:25:36.040 mind is set. God. I trust you. I know you 0:25:36.040 --> 0:25:38.920 wouldn't have closed this door unless you had something better 0:25:39.000 --> 0:25:43.320 in store. Don't let the challenges during the day unset 0:25:43.440 --> 0:25:46.880 your mind. Keep it set, keep it stayed on Him, 0:25:47.359 --> 0:25:50.920 keep it full of praise, keep expecting good things, keep 0:25:51.000 --> 0:25:54.639 believing for what God promised you. I talked to a 0:25:54.640 --> 0:25:57.320 man that was moving to Houston from another city, and 0:25:57.720 --> 0:26:00.479 he got a promotion that he'd been believing for for 0:26:00.520 --> 0:26:03.920 a long time. Was a dream come true. They had 0:26:03.920 --> 0:26:06.520 to sell their house before they could buy a house here. 0:26:07.160 --> 0:26:10.119 The problem was the real estate market in their city 0:26:10.280 --> 0:26:14.240 was very depressed. Hardly anything was selling on his street 0:26:14.280 --> 0:26:17.560 along there were four houses for sale, many more in 0:26:17.600 --> 0:26:21.600 the neighborhood. Thoughts came telling them all the reasons why 0:26:21.640 --> 0:26:25.359 their house wouldn't sell. The job wouldn't work out, market 0:26:25.440 --> 0:26:29.760 saw too much inventory. This isn't the right time. They 0:26:29.800 --> 0:26:33.400 were tempted to get discouraged, not think that could happened, 0:26:33.880 --> 0:26:38.119 but they understood this principle. When doubt not, they said, no, thanks, 0:26:38.240 --> 0:26:42.119 you're not welcome here. Thoughts of worry came. What if 0:26:42.160 --> 0:26:45.320 it doesn't work out? What if you missed this great opportunity? 0:26:45.600 --> 0:26:48.439 What if you can't move? They said, sorry, worry, you 0:26:48.520 --> 0:26:51.679 don't belong here. We don't have space for you. They 0:26:51.760 --> 0:26:55.320 kept their mind filled with faith. Father, we know you 0:26:55.359 --> 0:26:58.280 can make a way where we don't see away. Thank 0:26:58.320 --> 0:27:01.480 you Lord, that you're cause in our property to stand out, 0:27:01.800 --> 0:27:05.960 that your fever surrounds us like a shield. Real estate 0:27:06.000 --> 0:27:09.199 agent told them on average it was taken over a 0:27:09.280 --> 0:27:12.440 year for properties to sell. To not get their hopes up. 0:27:13.200 --> 0:27:15.520 All the facts said it would be months and months, 0:27:15.880 --> 0:27:18.199 But two weeks after they put the house on the 0:27:18.240 --> 0:27:21.760 market is sold for full price. They met with the 0:27:21.800 --> 0:27:24.680 new owners and asked why they chose their house out 0:27:24.720 --> 0:27:27.480 of all the others. They said, we looked at over 0:27:27.560 --> 0:27:31.320 thirty properties, but when we walked in yours, something just 0:27:31.400 --> 0:27:34.280 felt right. We knew it was supposed to be ours. 0:27:35.200 --> 0:27:37.920 God knows how to bring the right people to you. 0:27:38.560 --> 0:27:41.679 He knows how to open doors you can't open. He 0:27:41.840 --> 0:27:44.720 knows how to turn your child around, how to free 0:27:44.760 --> 0:27:48.120 you from that addiction. Don't believe those lies that it's 0:27:48.160 --> 0:27:51.000 not going to happen. It's too late, The odds are 0:27:51.000 --> 0:27:54.480 against you. Just say no, thanks, You're not welcome here. 0:27:54.760 --> 0:27:57.880 I'm going to keep my mind stayed on him. Are 0:27:57.920 --> 0:28:02.560 your thoughts limiting you? Are your thoughts empowering you? Are 0:28:02.600 --> 0:28:06.159 you thinking thoughts of defeat, worry, can't do it? Or 0:28:06.320 --> 0:28:11.400 are you thinking thoughts of victory, favor, breakthroughs, abundance. There's 0:28:11.440 --> 0:28:15.080 a battle taking place in your thinking. I'm asking you 0:28:15.119 --> 0:28:18.800 to start closing the door to the negative. You control 0:28:18.880 --> 0:28:23.600 the access. Be selective. Don't just let anything in wrong 0:28:23.800 --> 0:28:28.920 thinking will keep you from your destiny. Start erasing and replacing. 0:28:29.280 --> 0:28:31.800 Erase the negative, don't give it the time of day. 0:28:32.280 --> 0:28:36.560 Replace it with God's word, with positive, faith filled thoughts. 0:28:36.840 --> 0:28:40.760 If you'll do this, I believe and declare, because your 0:28:40.800 --> 0:28:43.880 mind is stayed on him, You're going to have more peace, 0:28:44.280 --> 0:28:48.280 more joy, more favor. Forces that have held you back 0:28:48.600 --> 0:28:52.200 are being broken right now. You're about to rise higher, 0:28:52.560 --> 0:28:57.200 accomplish dreams, and go further than you've imagined. 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