I’m lying in bed early in the morning as the sun creeps through the blinds. My eyes flutter open, and at first there is a kind of calm and peaceful feeling as the new day begins. Then , something happens. With very little effort, thoughts begin to pop into my head, and I begin to listen to myself.
“I don’t want to get out of bed.”
“There is too much to do today.”
“It feels like I’m always behind in life.”
I do eventually get out of bed and the listening continues through out the day. Sometimes what I hear myself saying is positive, but If I’m being completely honest, my mind likes to wander towards negative thoughts. Do you struggle with this like I do? Have you considered how much of an impact listening to yourself has on your life? Yes, I realize our culture encourages us to listen to ourselves but the Bible has a different take on our thought lives. Instead of listening to ourselves, we need to be talking to ourselves. I learned this Biblical concept from My Pastor, Dr. Kevin Carson, he calls this self-counsel.
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