Can We Control What We Think About? | Therapy & Theology
Channel: Official Proverbs 31 Ministries
Date: 2024-04-01

Have you ever wondered why you may anxiously obsess over something? The truth is whatever consumes our thinking deeply affects our quality of life. But can we really control what we think about?

This episode is part of the newest season of Therapy & Theology: "You Asked ... We're Answering." Through podcast reviews, direct messages on social media, and more, Lysa TerKeurst; Licensed Professional Counselor Jim Cress; and Proverbs 31 Ministries' Director of Theological Research, Dr. Joel Muddamalle, collected your most asked questions. Now they're spending an entire season answering!

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- Download the free Listener Guide for this episode! Complete with statements to hold on to and scriptures to call to mind, this guide will help you apply what you learned in this conversation.  https://proverbs31.org/read/resource-library/resources/2024/04/01/therapy-theology-listener-guide-season-6-episode-5?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=yt-thth-ep6-5
- Feelings aren’t meant to be fixed; they’re meant to be felt. Jennie Allen wants to help you discover how to lean into this truth with her new book, [Untangle Your Emotions: Naming What You Feel and Knowing What to Do About It.] And the best news is ... Untangle Your Emotions is the first book pick for the brand-new Circle 31 Book Club with Proverbs 31 Ministries! This is your space to walk through life-changing messages with life-giving friends. [Get your book, and start reading with us on May 1.] https://www.p31bookstore.com/products/untangle-your-emotions-for-circle-31-book-club?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=yt-thth-ep6-5
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0:00 Intro
0:38 How do you Combat Intrusive Thoughts?
2:02 It’s simple but not simplistic
2:26 Feeling anxiety in your chest
3:36 Thought or Warning?
8:42 Manage the panic
13:28 Go to the source of Truth 
18:13 Is something out of alignment in my life?
23:11 Intrusive thoughts, emotions, and dysfunctional relationships 
24:02 Prepare in times of strength for times of struggle
25:09 What is real right now!