well hi my friend, Kris Reece here and I want to talk to you today about how to
train your brain to trust God when things go wrong.
last week my website got hacked every piece of material I've ever written was
deep within those web walls. it was there one day and then the next poof it
was just gone talk about a horrible feeling. it was
worse than having my purse stolen and my first thought was this can't be
happening and part of me thought that my faith kicked in when I was tempted to
just ignore it but then I realized that's not faith that's ignorance, so I
kicked into high gear and I reached out to my team and they worked around the
clock to help me restore the content but still my mind was tempted to think the
worst. here's where my thoughts wanted to go. How many people are missing out on
my stuff because they can't access it? how many people won't come back for
help because my stuff is going to a dead link? how many sales and prospective
clients have I lost just in this short time? and how much work is this gonna
take to restore? those and so many other thoughts were catapulting through my
brain but there was one thing that was missing - worry.I wasn't worried .Was
there something wrong with me had I lost my mind? some may call this lack of
worry ,la-la-land but I call it faith. I had perfect peace in the midst of this
storm. I wasn't stressed, I wasn't worried, I was at peace
how did that happen? was there anything special that I did to go from the old
Kris who had to always figure things out to the new Kris that says God's got this?
well I'm so glad you asked because yes there was. over the years I have trained
my brain to think the way it should .I did it despite what my feelings told me
and I did it despite what my circumstances looked like. I trained my
brain to have faith in God and so can you. the biggest mistake that I see
people making is trying to have faith in the midst of a storm with no preparation
you can't train for battle during the war so here's what my thoughts were
after my training renewed thought number one: I'm in God's hands. nothing falls
outside of God's purview. he didn't forget about me. he didn't miss something.
I am in his will right now even if it doesn't look it. God has a bigger plan
for me and if I made this mistake His grace will find me and if someone is
harming me, well that takes me to thought number two. renewed thought number two -
God will repay. there are wicked people in this world and whether my web hack
was random or personal I don't know but I do know that God doesn't take too
kindly to someone messing with his children. so I don't need to fret, God's
justice will prevail. it always does. renewed thought number three - God doesn't
repair God restores. and when something is restored it often looks better than
it did before. so I can sit back do what needs to be done on my part and let God
make this better than it ever has before. which by the way it does. you should go
check out my new website it's KrisReece.com and I wish I could put like
a hashtag God is amazing because I'm so happy with the outcome . so how did I
train my brain? first it took time. mind renewal is not a one-and-done.
in fact Romans 12:2 reminds us that we are to be renewed in our thoughts daily.
second, hang on to what you know not by what you feel. feelings will come and go
so if you chase after your feelings you're gonna get quite a workout but in
the long run not get anywhere. instead go by what you know so what do
you know do you know that God loves you? do you know that all things work
together for good? do you know that God will never leave you? go by what
you know not by what you feel. look don't get me wrong it's important to learn how
to listen to your feelings because they indicate what's going on inside of you
the key is not to yield to them. if all you've ever known is a lie it's time
that you've learned the truth. I want to encourage you to dive into God's Word as
if your life depended on it because it does and if you're saying Kris, I want that same level of peace. how do I conquer my negative thinking ? I
want to invite you to join me in my course on overcoming toxic thoughts. in
it I will fast track you through the four steps to overcoming any and all
toxic thinking that is robbing you of peace and happiness. so don't stay stuck
another day and fear and frustration. click down below this video for more
information. but until next time remember nothing is impossible with God