I THOUGHT SO Part 3

In our first session of “I Thought So – Part 1” we talked about The Power of Our Thoughts and how valuable they are.

In our last session, “I Thought So – Part 2” we talked about Thought Inventory. We need to know what we think. How and where to look for certain thoughts; closets, drawers, etc.

Today we will talk about Thought Health. Do we need to be on a Thought Diet? Or are we malnourished thinkers?

What is our Thought Health? Are we good or do we need work?

Remember when I shared that researchers have determined that we think on average more than 50,000 thoughts in a day?

That adds up to about 2000 thoughts every hour, and more than 30 thoughts every minute.

If you put it all together, you know what that means? WE THINK A LOT, ABOUT A LOT.

So, during 1 of my 50,000 thoughts today, “I Thought”, we could all probably use some THOUGHT THERAPY.

What is thought therapy? It is a phrase that just came to me as I was writing this session.

But when I went to the web to see if it already existed I found something very similar, TFT.  Thought Field Therapy, which is a psychotherapy tool for treating trauma, PTSD, stress, anxiety, and many other disorders.

So If you are suffering from any of these then go and see a licensed therapist, I am not one.

My intent here is to share some self-help tips that we can try at home for Thought Therapy.

Ways in which we can help ourselves to think better thoughts and become more Thought Healthy.

I’d like for us to look at changing our thoughts in a similar context as we would to changing our diet.

Are we obese in our thoughts? Are we anorexic in our thoughts? If so, we need to get Thought Fit! We need a Thought Diet!

Just because you love God, don’t just lie to yourself, and say all my thoughts are about God. That wouldn’t be true.

Sometimes we think about the devil too. Being a devil. Beating the devil out of somebody. Consorting with the devil. Amen or Oh My!

Sometimes we stay up late being greedy and stuffing our brains full of thoughts of the previous day or the coming one. Who will, who won’t, why did or why didn’t, what might or what might not happen. Where, when, why, how, if, if not. We try and figure out every possible scenario. Eat, eat, eat. Shovel as much in our brains as we can. Gluttonous.

Or do we have anorexic purges? We stick a thought finger in our brain and try and vomit up every possible good thing that could happen to us. Every good break, every divine connection, every positive outcome. Every blessing we say is a curse. Sick, we make ourselves sick. Nothing but skin and bones. Everything that happens blows us away like the wind.

To find out what’s going on with our Thought Health and to get ourselves on the correct Thought Diet, we need to monitor what we think and determine our thinking habits.

Do we binge think on depressive thoughts when we are sad or depressed?  I have no one. I’ll never have anyone. I’ll never have anything. I’ll never be anything. I’ll never go anywhere.      All I’ll get is never, never, never, because Im just not that clever.

Do we think fearful thoughts when we are afraid to step out? I won’t make it, I don’t have the right connections, intelligence, pedigree, money, time, or education to do that thing.

Have you ever been haunted by your thoughts? Loneliness? Lack? Victimization? Unfairness? Inability? Impossibility? Suppose? What if? Maybe not? No way it could? Remember what happened the last time we tried!

Are you a healthy thinker or are you a junk food thinker? Do you snack on something the universe or Webverse fed you? Do you have cheat days? Do you have overthinking days?

Do you think well in the company of doubters? Who are the enablers to your thinking habits?

As you can see there is a lot that goes into reviewing our thinking habits, in order to truly change them.

Good thinking can lead to good mental health.

What we think does most assuredly influence how we feel.

What are your thoughts when you first get up? Before you go to bed? These are all indicators to the things that we have in our subconscious closets. Reveals from our intuitive self. Triggers.

God says that we should bring every thought captive and do a thought self-exam.

For though we are flesh and blood, we are not waging war with flesh and blood. Our weapons of warfare are not earthly or physical but have divine power to destroy spiritual strongholds. We demolish arguments and every lofty idea and opinion raised against the knowledge that God has provided, and we take every thought captive by obeying Christ. 2 Corinthians 10:5

Now we can be accountable. We can accept ownership of what we think. Good or Bad? Change can only take place once the assignment is given to the responsible party. Which is, you and me.

Any successful diet requires accountability to make improvements.

Here are some Therapy steps to practice.

·         * Destructive thoughts can sneak in from anywhere. When they do take a minute and breathe, clear your thought pallet. Think on the

pure, lovely, and virtuous things. Think on God!

·         * Remember that your uniqueness has a special purpose.

·         * Look around at nature. See the glory of God.

·         * Read Psalm 23

Maybe you’ve heard the expression we attract what we think. Our thoughts are visualizations.

·         * Try to envision the things that you want to happen

·         * Visualize your thoughts turning into reality

·         * Everything comes true in a dream. Think about your dream of success coming to reality

No diet, not even a Thought Diet, will bring change overnight. It might take a while.

There will be moments, times, days, weeks, where you think, this isn’t working.

Don’t let go of your dream. Dreams do come true. Don’t let go of that visualization.

Someone once said that our minds can be a scary neighborhood to walk through alone.

You are not alone. God is always with you. Call and he will answer. Think great Thoughts!

This a Thompson Truth