"How healing it is to know that per scripture, the unconscious, automatic, random, unplanned, involuntary thoughts that one experiences/notices, while totally normal and are to be accepted, are totally meaningless & irrelevant, unless they are assessed for truthfulness with God's Word"

 

The Human Mind

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made up of:

1) unconscious (random, involuntary, unintentional, unplanned, automatic, spontaneous) thinking

2) conscious (pre-planned, voluntary, intentional) thinking  

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Keys to optimal Christian mental health

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Our part

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During waking hours, not while in bed, actively & gently using one's conscious mind to:

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1) acknowledge and welcome (not fight or try to rid oneself of) unconscious thinking

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2) gently perceive/see/notice unconscious thinking (what's being thought about?)

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3) judge the unconscious thinking as being True or False, per God's Word

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4) set conscious mind attention (belief) on Truth discovered

(2 Corinthians 10:5 and Romans 8:5)

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God's part 

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Using one's conscious mind to choose to just sit; in stillness, silence, and solitude.  Twice a day, for at least 20 minutes each sitting, allowing God to do the 'doing' (healing & restoring), and us to do the 'being' (Matthew11:28 and Psalm 46:10) 

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How to:       https://www.christianmentalhealth.net/single-post/christian-centering-prayer-2

 

In time, this will give a person: 1) more energy, 2) a stronger sense of God's presence, 3) less nervousness, and 4) a calmer mind