{"id":4452,"date":"2021-09-14T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-14T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shop.honestreflections.net\/?p=4452"},"modified":"2021-08-31T09:17:32","modified_gmt":"2021-08-31T14:17:32","slug":"why-changing-the-way-you-think-will-make-you-find-what-is-good","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2021\/09\/14\/why-changing-the-way-you-think-will-make-you-find-what-is-good\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Changing the Way You Think Will Make You Find What is Good"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Daily Reading: <\/strong> Hosea 8-11 GW<\/a>; Romans 12 GW<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Change the way you think.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Easier said than done.  After writing this devotion, I intend to finish a book on prayer geared towards changing our thoughts.  Connecting with God is how we change our thinking.  Allowing His word to fill our minds aligns us with God, not the world.  If we genuinely want to change our thinking, we have to take deliberate action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShort Prayers for Everyday Living,\u201d the current working title of my book, is how I\u2019ve changed my thinking.  Using scripture, I developed three-word prayers that help me keep my eyes on the Son.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For instance, we live in an outraged world.  I struggle with anger issues, so much so, my husband was hesitant to marry me.  \u201cGrace not Anger\u201d is the three-word prayer I used to help me change my thinking.  When the heat begins to rise within me, I cool it with those three words, \u201cGrace not Anger.\u201d  Like water on a fire, I pray on repeat, breathing deeply until the rage subsides.  After years of practicing this, God changed the way I think.  Anger doesn\u2019t have the control over me it once did.  In Christ, I found freedom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Control your thoughts.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What you put into your mind is what you will get out of it.  When you get squeezed, the juice tells the story.  Currently, our entire world is getting squeezed with the pressures we\u2019re encountering.  Hatred is the juice that seems most prevalent.  But what if God\u2019s love was overflowing from us instead?  What if our hearts and minds were so full of Christ, in the heat of the battle, Christ\u2019s love is our response?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can change your thoughts with God\u2019s word.  Whether you use three-word prayers or favorite scriptures, meditating on God\u2019s promises will help you find what is good, pleasing, and perfect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lord, thank You for everything.  Forgive us for thinking like the world.  Help us today change our thoughts.  As we read your Word, fill us with the Holy Spirit\u2019s presence.  When life gets tight, let Your love flow from us.  Today is the beginning of capturing our thoughts, giving them to You, and allowing Your Spirit to cleanse our minds.  Let us find what is good, pleasing, and perfect as we follow You, today and always.  IJNIP.  Amen<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Question for reflection<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What\u2019s one thing you can do to change your thoughts today?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

2 minute read. Daily Reading:  Hosea 8-11 GW; Romans 12 GW Change the way you think. Easier said than done.  After writing this devotion, I intend to finish a book on prayer geared towards changing our thoughts.  Connecting with God is how we change our thinking.  Allowing His word to fill our minds aligns us… Continue reading Why Changing the Way You Think Will Make You Find What is Good<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4452","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","without-featured-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4452","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4452"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4452\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4455,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4452\/revisions\/4455"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4452"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4452"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4452"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}