Self Talk

Have you ever thought about what you are thinking about?

It's called self talk.

What's in our minds comes out in our lives.

Many of us have a negative dialogue with ourselves.

We let any negative thought drive on the highways of our minds.

Every time you think a thought.  It creates a pathway.

Every time you think about it.

It becomes deeper. 

Every time you think a thought.  

It's harder to think something else.

Proverbs 23:7  (NKJV)

For as he thinks in his heart, so is he.

Your life will always go in the pattern of your strongest thoughts.

If you think you can't, you won't.

We've got to renew our minds.

Romans 12:2  (NKJV)

... be transformed by the renewing of your mind...

We have the power to change everyone of our thoughts.

My mind used to be my enemy.

You will be set free to the degree that you renew your mind.

God's attracted to those who are fully committed to Him.

2 Chronicles 16:9  (NKJV)

9 For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him.

We make a habit.  

Then, the habit makes us.  

Here's a new habit to make...

Philippians 4:4-9 (NKJV)

4 Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice!

Step 1. Pre-decide to rejoice in your relationship with the Lord and not in your circumstances.

Delight in God.  Stop questioning God, and believe in God's goodness.

5 Let your gentleness (reasonableness) be known to all men. 

We are to process all of our circumstances through our belief that God loves us and is at work in our lives. 

The Lord is at hand (nearby).

6 Be anxious for nothing, 

Step 2.  We must discern the lies of the devil in our thoughts. 

Romans 12:2 (ESV)

2 ...testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.

You see the lie by comparing your thoughts to God's Word in regards to the lie. 

Everything that the devil says is a lie.  There are three areas of the devil's lies. 

It's about...

A. Self- your identity.

B. God- who He is.

C. Others- your relationship with others breeding disunity.  

If you do the opposite to what the devil is saying, you're probably going in the right direction.  

Lord, show us the devil's lies.

but in everything by prayer and supplication (petition),

A petition is a formal request to a higher authority to reverse a decision of a lower authority. Read Psalms 91:1. 

with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; 

Step 3. Pray and speak the truth of Scripture in regards to your thoughts that contradict Scripture.  

God's word is truth.  God's word demolishes the devil's lies.  

(John 17:17, Hebrews 4:12, 2 Cor. 10:3-5, Eph. 6:17)

Pray out loud.  It seals the promise.  

Romans 10:17  (NKJV)

17 So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.   

When you pray out loud God's Word, you are hearing it, and it is increasing your faith.

When it doesn't work immediately, a lot of us want to give up.  

Don't try something else!

Repeat steps 1, 2, and 3. 

That re-enforces it in your thoughts.

We are not to walk in fear.

2 Timothy 1:7  (NKJV)

7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.

We are not to walk in shame.

Romans 8:1 (NKJV)

There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit. 

We don't see facts.

We see feelings.

What has the enemy infiltrated in your mind?

That's what prayer and fasting is all about...

7 and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

8 Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things arelovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things. 

9 The things which you learned and received and heard and saw in me, these do, and the God of peace will be with you.  

Hamp Greene, Church of the Highlands 
https://www.churchofthehighlands.com/media/series/holy-habits