My Toxic Negative Thoughts

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⁴ For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds. ⁵ We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ … (2 Corinthians 10:4-5 (ESV))

² Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect. (Romans 12:2)

Transforming Toxic Negative Thoughts:

1. Change my

³⁰ But Caleb tried to quiet the people as they stood before Moses. “Let’s go at once to take the land,” he said. “We can certainly conquer it!”  ³¹ But the other men who had explored the land with him disagreed. “We can’t go up against them! They are stronger than we are!”  ³² So they spread this bad report about the land among the Israelites: “The land we traveled through and explored will devour anyone who goes to live there. All the people we saw were huge. ³³ We even saw giants there, the descendants of Anak. Next to them we felt like grasshoppers, and that’s what they thought, too!” (Numbers 13:30-33)

Changing my helps change how I feel.

2. Practice Positive

Since you have been raised to new life with Christ, set your sights on the realities of heaven, where Christ sits in the place of honor at God’s right hand. ² Think about the things of heaven, not the things of earth. (Colossians 3:1-2)

Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life. (Proverbs 4:23)

3. to myself less and to myself more.

⁶ Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. ⁷ Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus. ⁸ And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise. ⁹ Keep putting into practice all you learned and received from me — everything you heard from me and saw me doing. Then the God of peace will be with you. (Philippians 4:6-9)

4. Be of Good

³³ Don’t be fooled by those who say such things, for “bad company corrupts good character.” (1 Corinthians 15:33)

I need people in my life who will tell me what I to hear, not just what I to hear.

Additional Notes

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JESUS & MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES

We all are impacted by mental health challenges – whether we face them ourselves or have family or friends who do. We want to bring those challenges to light while allowing Jesus to bring hope and help. Join us in this series as we talk about Jesus and mental health. We have collected many mental health resources for you at ecrossroads.org/mental-health-resources/

FALL SMALL GROUPS

God made people to live in community. You were created to experience life with other people, and engaging in a group is an important next step for every person. We declare that as one of our core values, “We become more like Jesus together.” Groups offer an engaging and supportive place to grow in your relationship with God and one another. Check out the newest group offerings and sign up.

MEIJER SIMPLY GIVE PROGRAM

Meijer’s “Simply Give” program is an opportunity to restock our food pantry with your help and generosity! You can give any amount anytime at www.ecrossroads.org/give (click “Give via Pushpay”) and select “Meijer Simply Give” or by placing cash/check in the offering boxes. Your gift prior to September 8th will be matched by Meijer up to $5000. Thank you!

CONNECT – GROW – SERVE – GO

If that is what you want to do, then Crash Course is for you! And we have new rounds coming up! Crash Course is an interactive group, filled with fun activities, new friends, and training on how to follow Jesus! Register for either the downtown group that begins Sunday, September 3rd at 9:15am or the south campus group that begins Sunday, October 1st at 10:45am.