Today we will be talking about dealing with our thought processes so we can have a renewed mind...letting the mind
of Christ be in us...we will learn how not having the mind of Christ effects our health leading to depression and other problems.
Romans 12:1-2 – 1 I beseech you
therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a
living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable
service.
2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
God allows people to go through things because their
experience can make them stronger with the help of
Christ. We all must go through trials (1 Peter 1:7)...Life is not a bowl of
cherries as we have been raised to believe through the television...we will
have our bad moments...
***Ask the people “What is it you think you can learn from this
particular situation?”
Satan wants us to focus on the negatives of what is
happening, but if we can see the positives, there can and
will be a blessing in it. (Genesis 50:20)
DEALING WITH THE SUBJECT OF THE
MIND:
We are told… “Sickness of the mind prevails everywhere. Nine tenths of the diseases from which men suffer have their foundation here...” --5T 444 (1885). {1MCP 59.2}
MOVING ON TO THE SUBJECT OF
MENTAL HEALTH
What you think, you become.
Q: WHAT IS THE BIBLE TEXT THAT COMES TO YOUR MIND WHEN
YOU SAY THAT?
A: Proverbs 23:7 – “As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he.”
Psychologists are just starting to realize that we need to now look at how people think. There's an area
of Psychology called “Cognitive
Behavior Therapy.”
And now, research is showing, that when people change their thoughts, it actually changes the
Neuro Chemistry in their brain. And so they are starting to work on helping people to
change thoughts.
Most of our feelings come from what we tell ourselves. We don't feel bad because of what happened. We feel bad because of what we tell ourselves.
Example: Someone you know
that you see in the street, at a store, bank, etc. does not speak to you. You
say to yourself, “what is wrong with her? I know she saw me” why is she
ignoring me? And then you feel bad.
It's not because this person didn't speak to you that
you feel bad, it's because of what you tell yourself about what the church
member does that you feel bad.
“It is a law of nature that our thoughts and feelings
are encouraged and strengthened as we give them utterance. While words express thoughts, it is also true
that thoughts follow
words...” {2MCP 419.3}
Or, here's ANOTHER EXAMPLE...such and such
never calls me or has not called me in a while so they must not like me
anymore, etc...
ANOTHER EXAMPLE COULD BE:
Your spouse does something you dislike...you say, “he or she doesn't care for me or respect me” ...How do you now feel? You feel down, low, depressed, you feel sad.
These are all examples that can lead us to wrong
thoughts and feelings.
WHAT CAN YOU SAY TO YOURSELF
INSTEAD THAT MIGHT NOT LEAD TO THOSE KIND OF FEELINGS WHEN SOMEONE DOES
SOMETHING YOU DON'T LIKE?
A: PERHAPS THEY ARE HAVING A BAD DAY
A: IT'S SATAN
A: I KNOW THEY DIDN'T MEAN THAT
You can quote Philippians 4:8 to yourself.
YOU CAN ALSO QUOTE:
“Charity “doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil.” Christ-like love places the most favorable construction on the motives and acts of others. IT DOES NOT.
NEEDLESSLY EXPOSE THEIR FAULTS; it does not
listen eagerly to unfavorable reports (and these can be reports that you
yourself are rehashing in your mind), but seeks rather to bring to mind the good qualities of
others.” {AA 319.2}
Love “rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;
beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all
things.” This love “never faileth.” (1 Cor. 13)
ASK YOURSELF THIS QUESTION:
DO I HAVE ANY HARD EVIDENCE THAT SUPPORTS WHAT I AM THINKING?
Telling yourself the truth...we get into problems because we tell ourselves lies, and we follow it, believe it and act on it.
ANOTHER EXAMPLE:
You tell your spouse “My arm hurts… and he doesn't say anything. Then you think he doesn't care for you etc. Now gentlemen, a special attention is nice so be mindful of what your spouse is going through.
WHEN YOU ARE WORRIED, FIND SCRIPTURE TO COUNTERACT THE
THOUGHT
For those who worry about financial matters (Matthew 6:33).
When you repeat that, it counteracts thoughts of will I
get the mortgage paid, etc. Looking for scripture before the situation
comes about is very important to counteract that thought.
Q: WHAT ARE SOME OTHER BIBLE VERSES THAT YOU THINK CAN
COUNTERACT THAT KIND OF THINKING?
A: Deuteronomy 33:25 – “…as thy days, so shall thy strength be.”
Have people quote that who deal with a lot of
stress...have them repeat it to themselves.
This lady went through so much stress, and she was not a Christian, and she said this
helped her more than anything.
THOUGHTS EFFECT FEELINGS AND THEY ALSO EFFECT OUR
BEHAVIOR
We can respond in an angry way and shut down when we THINK we have been mistreated...remember, it's
How we think that determines how we respond.
THOUGHTS EFFECT FEELINGS BEHAVIOR and OUR BODY
Every time you have an angry thought, an unkind thought, a sad thought, your brain releases chemicals that make your body feel bad...the reverse is true as well.
These are endorphins in the body... (Happy feeling hormones)
***Studies show that for every
1 minute you are angry, you can suppress your immune system for 1
hour.
***One bitter thought changes the blood chemistry from alkali to acidic.
A lot of people are hospitalized because they're so
sensitive to how other people think and how they react. It's called DISTORTED SELF IMAGE...not really seeing what's in the mirror and you need the
Holy Spirit to show you that.
CHRISTIAN'S BEWARE OF SECULAR PSYCHOLOGY...You would be amazed, according to Dr. Parks who said we
would be amazed at how we used our acting out secular psychology principles in
our own lives, in our homes, and in the church, etc.
Another Dr. at NIMH; (National Institute of Mental
Health). He studied the activity of the brain in 10 normal women under THREE CONDITIONS:
1. When they
were thinking happy
thoughts.
2. When they were thinking neutral thoughts.
3. When they were thinking sad thoughts.
During the happy thoughts, the limbic system was just kind
of cooled down, not doing much activity. During the sad thoughts, the limbic system was working up.
WHAT IS THE LIMBIC SYSTEM
RESPONSIBLE FOR?
EMOTIONS – This Dr. was actually able to see on whatever medical device he used, that when they had sad thoughts, the limbic system was actually heating up...acting up, so there's actually a physiological response that goes on in our bodies with these types of thoughts.
And that's the problem with secular psychology regarding “talk therapy” …it does nothing to the frontal lobe...all it effects is the Limbic System. People say “I feel so much better”, but then next week they are at square one.
REMEMBER:
“It is a law of nature that our thoughts and feelings are encouraged and strengthened as we give them utterance. While words express thoughts, it is also true that thoughts follow words...” {2MCP 419.3}
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limbic_system
WHAT PART OF THE BRAIN DO WE
REALLY NEED TO IMPACT TO MAKE CHANGES?
THE FRONTAL LOBE – If we just talk about the problems, you will only feel better, but not get better. Depressed people have very little activity in the frontal lobe. Happy people have very active frontal lobes.
Q: WHAT DOES THIS
TELL YOU ABOUT FRONTAL LOBE AND DEPRESSION?
A: THAT DEPRESSION SUPPRESSES FRONTAL LOBE ACTIVITY...Or, the other way around might be, suppressed frontal lobe activity leads to depression.
AND WHAT STUDIES SHOW IS THAT
VIRTUALLY ALL DEPRESSED PEOPLE DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH ACTIVITY IN THEIR FRONTAL
LOBE.
That’s why we need to STAY AWAY FROM TERRIBLE PROGRAMS, etc. and things that will affect the frontal lobe - because that's an underlying factor and Dr. Magna Parks says that she did not learn this in the school that taught her psychology...She learned this after studying the health message.
Q: DO YOU KNOW THAT
JESUS OFTEN ADDRESSED PEOPLE'S THOUGHTS?
He did this mainly when he was dealing with what group of people?
A: PHARISEES...He said to them “Why think ye evil in your hearts?” So
Jesus, even in the Bible, confirms that people need to get a hold of their
thoughts. And then when you look at the flood, before the flood came.
Q: WHAT DID GENESIS 6:5
SAY?
A: THEIR THOUGHTS WERE EVIL CONTINUALLY...You see, and if you read in Patriarchs and Prophets about some of the things they were doing, it was the thoughts that led them to do engage in many of those behaviors. So, the Bible confirms the importance of us getting a hold of our thoughts. Read: 2 Cor. 10:5
***As you practice counteracting the thought, they
will decrease in frequency.
THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS WE ARE
DEALING WITH BECAUSE OF THE THOUGHTS
Thoughts Can Contribute To:
Faultfinding thoughts can cause depression. (4T 64.2)
Science is showing that if you can help people deal better with their thoughts, you can help depression and anxiety, but we know the main KEY IS CHRIST.
GREAT PEACE HAVE THEY WHICH LOVE THY LAW AND NOTHING
SHALL OFFEND THEM. (Psalms 119:165).
Have these people READ Exodus 20:3-17 and A PSALM EVERY DAY IF POSSIBLE.
Have those having anxiety to change their thoughts that they won't
die ....tell them to pray and speak positive things to themselves... “call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver
thee and thou shalt glorify me.” (Psalms 50:15)
At a workshop, a psychologist said “What we think is killing us.” It's not what's
happening in life is killing us, it's what we
think that is killing us.
Q: BY THE WAY, WHERE DO ENVY & JEALOUSY BEGIN?
A: IN THE MIND
ENVY & JEALOUSY MADE KING SAUL INTO A MAD MAN
Thoughts & feelings make up the character...so the thoughts that we have and the feelings that we have make up the character did you know that our “thoughts' are written in the books of heaven? If we keep that in our minds, our thoughts would be different...When dealing with your spouse and other people, recognize the impact of how you think.
Remember she says “thoughts and feelings are strengthened by utterance...” (2MCP 419.3)
Each thought you have, is almost making grooves in the brain, and it's like footprints in the sand. The more you walk
in that particular groove, the more it's deeper. The less you do, the groove
will go away.
NOW WHAT IF WE REALLY HAVE BEEN MISTREATED BY SOMEONE?
(Don't forget to follow out Matthew 18) and think of the following quotes:
“If we keep uppermost in our minds the unkind and unjust
acts of others we shall find it impossible to love them as Christ has loved us;
but if our thoughts
dwell upon the wondrous love and pity of Christ for us, the same spirit will
flow out to others. We should love and respect one another, notwithstanding
the faults and imperfections that we cannot help seeing. Humility and
self-distrust should be cultivated, and a patient tenderness with the faults of
others. This will kill out all narrowing selfishness and make us large-hearted
and generous.” SC 121 (1892) {DG 143.2}
“There is something better to talk about than the faults
and weaknesses of others. TALK OF GOD AND HIS WONDERFUL WORKS. Study into
the manifestations of his love and wisdom in all the works of nature...” {CTBH
120.3}
“Let each give love rather than exact it. Cultivate that which is noblest in yourselves, and be quick
to recognize the good qualities in each other. The consciousness
of being appreciated is a wonderful stimulus and satisfaction. Sympathy and
respect encourage the striving after excellence, and love itself increases as
it stimulates to nobler aims.” {AH 107.3}
“Cultivate the habit of speaking well of others. Dwell upon the
good qualities of those with whom you associate, and see as little as possible of their errors and failings. When tempted to
complain of what someone has said or done, praise something in that person's
life or character. Cultivate thankfulness. Praise God for His wonderful love in giving Christ to die for us. It never pays to think of our grievances. God
calls upon us to think of His mercy and His matchless love, that we may be
inspired with praise.” {MH 492.1}
“Remember that you cannot read hearts. You do not know
the motives which prompted the actions that to you look wrong. There are MANY who have not
received a right education; their characters are
warped, they are hard and gnarled, and seem to be crooked in
every way. But the grace of Christ can transform them.
Never cast them aside, never drive them to
discouragement or despair by saying, “You have disappointed me, and I will not
try to help you.” A few words spoken hastily under provocation—just what we
think they deserve--may cut the cords of influence that should have bound their
hearts to ours...” {MH 494.1}
“My brethren, the Saviour has revealed Himself to you in
manifold ways; He has filled your heart with the sunlight of His presence while
you have labored in distant lands and in the homeland; He has kept you through
dangers seen and unseen; and now, as you meet once more with your brethren in
council, it is your privilege to be glad in the Lord, and to rejoice in
the knowledge of His sustaining grace. Let His love take possession of mind and
heart. Guard against becoming over wearied, careworn,
depressed. Bear an uplifting testimony. Turn your eyes away from
that which is dark and discouraging, and behold Jesus, our great Leader, under
whose watchful supervision the cause of present truth, to which we are giving
our lives and our all, is destined to triumph gloriously.” {2SM 399.2}
2 And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
We are told… “Sickness of the mind prevails everywhere. Nine tenths of the diseases from which men suffer have their foundation here...” --5T 444 (1885). {1MCP 59.2}
What you think, you become.
A: Proverbs 23:7 – “As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he.”
Your spouse does something you dislike...you say, “he or she doesn't care for me or respect me” ...How do you now feel? You feel down, low, depressed, you feel sad.
A: PERHAPS THEY ARE HAVING A BAD DAY
A: IT'S SATAN
A: I KNOW THEY DIDN'T MEAN THAT
You can quote Philippians 4:8 to yourself.
“Charity “doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil.” Christ-like love places the most favorable construction on the motives and acts of others. IT DOES NOT.
DO I HAVE ANY HARD EVIDENCE THAT SUPPORTS WHAT I AM THINKING?
Telling yourself the truth...we get into problems because we tell ourselves lies, and we follow it, believe it and act on it.
You tell your spouse “My arm hurts… and he doesn't say anything. Then you think he doesn't care for you etc. Now gentlemen, a special attention is nice so be mindful of what your spouse is going through.
For those who worry about financial matters (Matthew 6:33).
A: Deuteronomy 33:25 – “…as thy days, so shall thy strength be.”
We can respond in an angry way and shut down when we THINK we have been mistreated...remember, it's
How we think that determines how we respond.
THOUGHTS EFFECT FEELINGS BEHAVIOR and OUR BODY
Every time you have an angry thought, an unkind thought, a sad thought, your brain releases chemicals that make your body feel bad...the reverse is true as well.
***One bitter thought changes the blood chemistry from alkali to acidic.
2. When they were thinking neutral thoughts.
3. When they were thinking sad thoughts.
EMOTIONS – This Dr. was actually able to see on whatever medical device he used, that when they had sad thoughts, the limbic system was actually heating up...acting up, so there's actually a physiological response that goes on in our bodies with these types of thoughts.
“It is a law of nature that our thoughts and feelings are encouraged and strengthened as we give them utterance. While words express thoughts, it is also true that thoughts follow words...” {2MCP 419.3}
THE FRONTAL LOBE – If we just talk about the problems, you will only feel better, but not get better. Depressed people have very little activity in the frontal lobe. Happy people have very active frontal lobes.
A: THAT DEPRESSION SUPPRESSES FRONTAL LOBE ACTIVITY...Or, the other way around might be, suppressed frontal lobe activity leads to depression.
That’s why we need to STAY AWAY FROM TERRIBLE PROGRAMS, etc. and things that will affect the frontal lobe - because that's an underlying factor and Dr. Magna Parks says that she did not learn this in the school that taught her psychology...She learned this after studying the health message.
He did this mainly when he was dealing with what group of people?
A: THEIR THOUGHTS WERE EVIL CONTINUALLY...You see, and if you read in Patriarchs and Prophets about some of the things they were doing, it was the thoughts that led them to do engage in many of those behaviors. So, the Bible confirms the importance of us getting a hold of our thoughts. Read: 2 Cor. 10:5
- Anxiety issues
- Mental Problems
- Physical Problems
- Spiritual Problems
A: IN THE MIND
Thoughts & feelings make up the character...so the thoughts that we have and the feelings that we have make up the character did you know that our “thoughts' are written in the books of heaven? If we keep that in our minds, our thoughts would be different...When dealing with your spouse and other people, recognize the impact of how you think.
(Don't forget to follow out Matthew 18) and think of the following quotes:
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