We often don't think about the way we think. We think about the way we *feel* almost every minute. But changing the way we think seems nearly impossible. Thinking indicates your assumptions; assumptions surface your emotions; from emotions, beliefs form; out of your beliefs, actions are taken; an...

Ever wonder why it seems some people are happier than you, even if they are going through more difficult circumstances than you? When Paul wrote about joy to the Philippians, he was actually bound in chains. If all he saw were his circumstances, he would surely have been despondent. But, his love...

Paul gives us weapons to fight a war with each toxic thought. To battle our inflated view of ourselves, we have the weapon of *Humility.* Our weapon to fight the noise in our heads brought by stress and anxiety is *Silence.* And, when our thoughts spiral into grumbling and complaining, we fight i...

The next three weapons we fight with are all about busting out of our comfort zones. Do you notice discontentment, disillusionment, discouragement, or disengagement in yourself? Fight it with the weapon of *Connection.* How about complacency...finding comfort in mediocrity, accepting things as th...

Now that we know how to fight, we need to know how to go the distance. How to persevere and keep growing in strength and maturity. Surprisingly, one of Paul's indicators of maturity is the discipline of *Forgetting*...forgetting what's behind so we can move ahead. Sometimes, remembering makes us ...

How many of us are weighed down by anxiety? Many of us find our thoughts circling around problematic circumstances or people. Anxiety has become the soundtrack of our days, so familiar we hardly notice it. Anxiety asks, "What if?" Our tool for defeating "what if" is *Because God.* The enemy want...