Five R's For Managing Your Thoughts:

As I was reading the book, Having A Mary Spirit by Joanna Weaver I found so
many helpful things that I really wanted to share with you! This is one of the helpful
things that I found! Hopefully it helps you too!

She wrote a chapter entitled, "Mind Control" she wrote this:

"What do you do when an ungodly thought pops into your head? (It happens to all
of us.) We can't keep them from coming, but how we deal with those thoughts makes
all the difference. In The Confident Woman , Anabel Gillham suggests these "five R's"
for handling sinful thoughts prudently.
    1. Recognize the thought as sin. Recognize it as defamatory, as selfish, condemning, 
        attacking your character, accusing or confusing you. Recognize it as what it is: the
        Deceiver's tool, a lie, a destructive thought.
    2. Refuse to accept the thought as yours, and don't dwell on it. You know where it's
        coming from.
    3. Reckon yourself dead to the power of sin (Romans 6:7; Colossians 3:5). Just as 
        though you were a dead person, do not respond to the power of sin's suggestion.
    4. Rest in knowing that you are in Christ and He is in you. And when you fail, when 
        you fall, don't spend the rest of the day receiving thoughts about how you hate 
        yourself, allowing the power of sin to do instant replays, going over and over what
        you should have done but didn't do.
    5. Remind yourself of who you are in Christ, dust yourself off, confess that you listened
        to the Deceiver and actually believed his lies. Tell God you're sorry, learn from your
        mistake, realize how you were deceived, and go on about life-walking with the poise
        and confidence of a woman (or man) who knows she (he) is deeply loved, totally 
       forgiven, and completely able to live life. All because of Christ Jesus.

             You will keep in perfect peace

all who trust in You,

whose thoughts are fixed on You!

Isaiah 26:3 "

Personally, I tend to struggle with this more than most things. Number 4 and 5 really

pierced my heart and soul. I think it's because this, more than anything is really, really hard

for me. I tend to think JUST LIKE THIS! It's weird. It's like Joanna Weaver wrote this

book TO ME! I'm so thankful I bought this book and God is using it to help me grow! :)

Thanks Daddy! Thanks Joanna Weaver! :)