ReNew Quotes

“we must have congruence between what we know in our minds and what we believe in our hearts.”
― Julie Winter, ReNew: Breaking Free from Negative Thinking, Anxiety, and Depression

“Our belief systems are strongholds, and they affect how we perceive the world around us. These strongholds are powerful places of dominion that control our thoughts, speech, and actions. If these strongholds are under the lordship of Christ, then our thoughts, words, and actions in that area will reflect the attributes of Christ.”
― Julie Winter, ReNew: Breaking Free from Negative Thinking, Anxiety, and Depression

“What I believe about myself, others, or God, whether true or not, remains “true” to me and I will think, speak, and act out of what I perceive to be true.”
― Julie Winter, ReNew: Breaking Free from Negative Thinking, Anxiety, and Depression

“These are thought paths you will not give yourself permission to travel any longer. They are now out of bounds or forbidden to you. Instead, grasp on to the positive patterns described in these chapters and visualize yourself putting up a large Welcome to Joy and Enter Here sign with green lights. These are the new thought patterns that your brain will travel and eventually own.”
― Julie Winter, ReNew: Breaking Free from Negative Thinking, Anxiety, and Depression

“You can control your thoughts and take them captive, and in fact you are the only one who can do so. Think of it as clearing a new trail that’s overgrown with brush. The more you clear and travel the trail, the quicker you go. When you read through these next few chapters and discover a personal negative thought pattern, I want you to imagine yourself putting up a Hazard, No Trespassing sign.”
― Julie Winter, ReNew: Breaking Free from Negative Thinking, Anxiety, and Depression

“A research study done by Emmons and McCullough demonstrated that people who kept a daily gratitude journal showed higher levels of alertness, enthusiasm, determination, optimism, and energy when compared to groups who either recorded events of the day or who recorded unpleasant things that happened during their day.2 The grateful group also experienced less depression and stress, exercised more, had healthier coping strategies and problem solving, slept better, and were more likely to help others. Obviously gratitude is good for the mind, body, and spirit.”
― Julie Winter, ReNew: Breaking Free from Negative Thinking, Anxiety, and Depression

“the purpose of the Word is to bring you into an encounter with God.”
― Julie Winter, ReNew: Breaking Free from Negative Thinking, Anxiety, and Depression

“I believe that the root of most, if not all of the psychological causes of anxiety and depression is a lack of understanding and/or belief in the goodness of God, how much God loves us, and our identity in Christ. If we really understood and believed that we are beloved beyond time and measure and that we are currently seated with Christ in heavenly realms as described by Paul in Ephesians, there would be nothing that could cause prolonged discouragement.”
― Julie Winter, ReNew: Breaking Free from Negative Thinking, Anxiety, and Depression