Rick Warren's Blog, page 554

Let God���s Love Save You from Fear

The fear of rejection comes from all directions: your marriage, your family, your parents, at school, at work, from former friends, from disappointments, from criticisms, from just a look. We even have the expression, ���If looks could kill.��� Have you ever seen one person manipulate another by simply raising an eyebrow?

Your Mind Is Your Most Spiritually Vulnerable Organ

The more you think about something, the stronger it takes hold of you, which is why the Bible teaches that we should ���run from anything that gives you the evil thoughts . . . but stay close to anything that makes you want to do right��� (2 Timothy 2:22a TLB).

How the Holy Spirit Frees Us from Uncontrolled Thoughts

There is a battle going on inside you between your old, sinful nature and your new nature that comes from Christ. If you want to win this battle, you���re going to have to change the way you think.

It���s Time to Eliminate Negative Self-Talk

Long before psychology came around, God said your thoughts determine your feelings and your feelings determine your actions.

Five Steps for Handling Frustration

Here are five simple steps for dealing with frustrations in your life.

���Dear Friends, God the Father Chose You Long Ago���

Discouragement will come; it always does. Maybe you feel discouraged because of a struggling relationship, stalled career, or failing health.

Five Choices That Will Transform Your Life

We learned yesterday that, ultimately, your identity is based on your choices. Here are five winning choices you can make that will help determine your destiny:

Make Choices That Positively Affect Your Life

You are wonderfully complex, the Bible tells us in Psalm 139:14. To fulfill God���s purpose for you, you have to look at every dimension of your life and understand five factors that influence your identity. So far this week we���ve talked about the ways that our chemistry, our connections, our circumstances, and our consciousness affect the way we are shaped.

Your Life Is Shaped by Your Thoughts

You cannot become all God created you to be until you understand the five factors that influence your identity. The first two are chemistry (how you are made) and connections (your relationships). You are a product of the way God created you and of the relationships in your life.

Build Healthy Relationships with God���s Help

Yesterday we talked about the first of five factors that influence your identity. We have all been made wonderfully complex and full of flaws, and until we embrace who we are ��� including our flaws ��� we cannot make the changes in our lives that will bring about true transformation.