Silence Your Negative Thoughts

“No one is more influential in your life than you are, because no one talks to you more than you do.” Dr. Paul David Tripp

Be careful how you think; your life is shaped by your thoughts
Proverbs 4:23 GNT

Cambridge Dictionary defines silence as “a period without an sound; complete quiet”

Two Truths about our thoughts:
1. Your thoughts have

power
2. You have incredible

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over your thoughts

“Your life is always moving in the direction of our strongest thoughts”
Pastor Craig Groeschel

Those who live according to the flesh have their minds set on what the flesh desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires. The mind governed by the flesh is death, but the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace. Romans 8:5-6 NIV

Types of Negative Thoughts:
1.

- an attitude of general distrust and overall negative view of the actions of others and their motives
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- focusing on negative things and discounting positive things
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- the habit of describing and feeling things in absolute terms with no middle ground
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- believing that you are the victim of your circumstances.

When David and his men saw the ruins and realized what had happened to their families, they wept until they could weep no more. David was now in great danger because all his men were very bitter about losing their sons and daughters, and they began to talk of stoning him. But David found strength in the Lord his God.
1 Samuel 30:3-4, 6 NLT

Let all that I am praise the Lord; with my whole heart, I will praise his holy name. Let all that I am praise the Lord; may I never forget the good things he does for me. He forgives all my sins and heals all my diseases. He redeems me from death and crowns me with love and tender mercies. He fills my life with good things. My youth is renewed like the eagle’s!” ‭‭Psalm‬ ‭103‬:‭1‬-‭5‬ ‭NLT‬‬

The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love.
Psalm 103:8 NIV

The LORD is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love.
Psalm 145:8 NIV

But you, Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness
Psalm 86:15 NIV

And he passed in front of Moses, proclaiming, “The Lord, the Lord, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness,”
‭‭Exodus‬ ‭34‬:‭6‬ ‭NIV

Ruminate - to think deeply about something
Oxford Learner’s Dictionary

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Romans 15:13

Your thoughts have incredible power
You have incredible power over your thoughts

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