Overcoming the Joy-Killers:. Finally, my friends, keep your minds on whatever is true, pure, right, holy, friendly, and proper. Don’t ever stop thinking.

Negative thinkingOvercoming the Joy-Killers:

Philippians 4:8-9

  Finally, my friends, keep your minds on whatever is true, pure, right, holy, friendly, and proper. Don’t ever stop thinking about what is truly worthwhile and worthy of praise. 9 You know the teachings I gave you, and you know what you heard me say and saw me do. So follow my example. And God, who gives peace, will be with you.

Jeremiah 29:11

  I will bless you with a future filled with hope—a future of success, not of suffering.

John 16:33  I have told you this, so that you might have peace in your hearts because of me. While you are in the world, you will have to suffer. But cheer up! I have defeated the world.

Whose Idea Was It?

• God• Satan’s• Mine

Whose Idea Was It?

God’s

Whose Idea Was It?

Satan’s

Whose Idea Was It?

Mine

2 Corinthians 10:4-5

3 We live in this world, but we don’t act like its people 4 or fight our battles with the weapons of this world. Instead, we use God’s power that can destroy fortresses. We destroy arguments 5 and every bit of pride that keeps anyone from knowing God. We capture people’s thoughts and make them obey Christ.

Consider your thoughts in Light of God’s Word

Isaiah 55:8-9

The Lord says: “My thoughts and

my ways are not like yours. Just as the heavens are higher than the earth, my thoughts and my ways are higher than yours.

Dealing with Satan’s Negative Thoughts

Matthew 4:1-11The Holy Spirit led Jesus into the desert, so that the devil could test him. 2 After Jesus had gone without eating[a] for forty days and nights, he was very hungry. 3 Then the devil came to him and said, “If you are God’s Son, tell these stones to turn into bread.” 4 Jesus answered, “The Scriptures say: ‘No one can live only on food. People need every word that God has spoken.’” 5 Next, the devil took Jesus to the holy city and had him stand on the highest part of the temple. 6 The devil said, “If you are God’s Son, jump off. The Scriptures say: ‘God will give his angels orders about you. They will catch you in their arms, and you won’t hurt your feet on the stones.’” 7 Jesus answered, “The Scriptures also say, ‘Don’t try to test the Lord your God!’” 8 Finally, the devil took Jesus up on a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms on earth and their power. 9 The devil said to him, “I will give all this to you, if you will bow down and worship me.” 10 Jesus answered, “Go away Satan! The Scriptures say: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve only him.’” 11 Then the devil left Jesus, and angels came to help him.

Philippians 4:8

8 Finally, my friends, keep your minds

on whatever is true, pure, right, holy, friendly, and proper. Don’t ever stop thinking about what is truly worthwhile and worthy of praise.

What are True

What are Honest

What are Just

What are Pure

What are Lovely

What are Good Report

What are Virtue

What are Praise

Our Hope (trust) in the Lord

to get us through

Romans 12:12

  Let your hope make you glad. Be patient in time of trouble and never stop praying.

Hebrews 6:19

This hope is like a firm and steady anchor for our souls. In fact, hope reaches behind the curtain and into the most holy place.

1. Who gives me negative thoughts?2. Do you have a Bible verse which you use to deal with negative thoughts?3. What negative things in your life right now can we pray about?4.  What is your anchor in life?

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