Chapter 15

I AM Thinking Only About Good Things, Part 2

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1.	God has given us the responsibility of monitoring the thoughts in our mind. The Holy Spirit and God's Word are there to help us, but each person must decide for himself what he/she will think about all day long. It is important to stay on top of what we are thinking because the first part of Proverbs 23:7 tells us ...
2.	There are several areas in which many of us have been guilty of negative thinking instead of positive thinking. For example ...
	a) Too many have developed the bad habit of judging other people without knowing all the facts. But Jesus plainly warns us ... (Matthew 7:1)
	b) Ironically, most of us are even harder on ourselves than we are on others. We need to remove this negative appraisal of ourselves and replace it with God's view. Once we grasp the truth of what God thinks about us and how much He loves us, the truth will (John 8:32)...
	c) Some people say, "If I only had ____, I could be happy." They always seem to be complaining about the things they don't have, instead of being grateful for the things they do have. Hebrews 13:5 advises us to ...
	d) Some people stagger under the list of everything that has gone wrong for them in the past. They meditate on their list of past failures and bring out the list to tell others all about it at every opportunity. But God has future plans (thoughts) for us that are ... (Jeremiah 29:11)
	e) Our most damaging negative thinking is about God Himself. Maybe we never express it openly, but our actions reveal our beliefs. We plunge ahead on our own because we think God isn't going to help us. But Isaiah 50:7 assures us that ...
3.	What are some things our author suggests that we could avoid that might help cut stress and reduce negative thinking?
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4.	If you have a client who is finding it difficult to turn his/her stinkin' thinkin' into positive thinking by focusing only on good things, recommend that they begin a gratitude journal. Suggest that they enter at least one thing a day that they can thank God for. What would be the first thing you would enter in your own journal? (Personal - answer optional)


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