Your Mental Diet
Theme of the week: The Secret to Joy-Filled Living
Monday, March 18, 2013
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Key Bible Verse: The hope of the righteous brings joy, but the expectation of the wicked will perish. (Proverbs 10:28, ESV) Dig Deeper: Proverbs 10:27-30
If you want to experience vibrant health and abundant energy, it is essential that you consume certain foods and drinks and refrain from consuming others. The same is true if you want to lose weight or put more muscle on your frame. You have to say yes to the foods that lead you toward your goal and no to those that lead you away. And while this is considered common sense, it is not always common practice for those desiring to reshape their physical bodies or increase their energy levels.
Progress toward joy begins the same way, with a firm decision to cut back on joy-reducing thoughts and increase joy-producing thoughts. In short, you have to change your mental diet. You have to think this, not that. After all, joy is the sum and substance of emotional health.
Many well-meaning individuals desire to be leaner or more energetic but then continue to indulge in a diet and lifestyle that takes them in the opposite direction. Consequently, they do not reach their goal. Many with the goal of increased joy run into the same predicament: they keep consuming a mental diet mismatched with their goal. In both instances, there is a major disconnect between desired objectives and daily behavior.
—Tommy Newberry in 40 Days to a Joy-Filled Life
My Response: What kind of diet am I currently feeding my mind and soul?
Adapted from 40 Days to a Joy-Filled Life (Tyndale, 2012) by permission. All rights reserved by the copyright holder and/or the publisher. May not be reproduced.
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Father, help me to think about the good rather than the bad, the true rather than the false; even amid difficult and painful experiences, may I turn to you for hope, peace, and joy.
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