hello my friend Kris Reece here and I want to talk to you today about how to
have peace without being passive
how do you get peace when your mind feels like a pinball machine. pinball may
be fun to play in an arcade but it's no fun when it feels like each thought is
like an out-of-control ball bouncing around in your head. there's a big
misconception about what it means to be peaceful and that is that in order to
have peace you need to be passive but peace rarely comes without resolve so in
order to gain peace you can't stick your head in the sand and pretend that
whatever is challenging your peace doesn't exist. so let's talk today about
three steps that will help you take control of the balls that are bouncing
around in your mind and give you the peace that you so longed for. step number
one learn to identify your reactions. your reactions speak volumes about
what's going on in your inner world. the Bible says it's so well in Luke 6:45. it
says out of the mouth the abundance of the heart speaks. there's no such thing
as saying things by mistake. I've never accidentally said I hate red roses and I
don't ever want to see one again. why? well because that's not what's going on
in my heart. you only react with what's in your heart
that's why if you want to see what somebody truly feels, put them under
pressure, that's when the truth comes out. look this step is not to make you feel
bad but to raise an awareness that if you truly want peace in your life the
first step is to truly identify what's bothering you- not some phony version
that you've convinced yourself of. step number two interrogate your thoughts. if
you desire to live a life of peace without feeling like a doormat you must
challenge the thoughts that are going on in your head. avoidance is not an option
2 Corinthians 10:5 tells us that we are to take every thought captive and
make it obedient unto Christ. but what does that mean to take something captive
we can compare our thoughts to prisoners that are captured at war time. what do we
do with those prisoners? we interrogate them. we grab as much Intel as possible
with questions such as where did you come from and what are you doing here.
the same tactic needs to happen with your
thoughts. find out where these thoughts came from and what their mission is and
you will be well on your way to finding peace. step number three change the
thought. yes you have the power to think whatever you want to think but you can't
successfully change your thoughts until you recognize the thoughts that are
actually robbing your peace in the first place. to start
examine your thoughts for truth more often our thoughts lie to us just like
Satan does. take the time to write the thoughts down that we're robbing your
peace and then hold it up to the light of God's word. here's what that could
possibly look like. you may have an outsized reaction when somebody corrects
you. by interrogating the thoughts that you're having in the moment you may
recognize that you struggle with feeling inferior to others. instead of pretending
that you don't feel that way admit it then check that thought against
God's Word. does God say that you're inferior? well no actually he says that
you're the head not the tail -you're above and not beneath. you can find that
in Deuteronomy 28:13. so now it's your choice whether you are going to believe
those lies that have been going on in your head or you're gonna believe God's
truth if you want peace in your life without feeling like a doormat or
feeling like you have to roll over and show your belly. you will only find it by
washing out those old lies with truth. renewing your mind takes work but it's
worth it. begin today with one thought and thoroughly work through the steps to
renewing your mind and soon you will begin to see that instead of feeling
stuck you are feeling breakthrough instead of repeating the same old
thought in your mind you will have a piece that you can't explain. and if you
are ready to overcome toxic thinking once and for all here's what you need to
do. click down below this video and sign up for our overcoming toxic thoughts
course. it's all online so you can learn at your own pace. it will set you free
forever and give you the victory that you have been battling in your mind.
don't wait go check it out now and while you're down there give this video a
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