Thought I'd share something that has helped me a lot

[bornagain98]

I was watching Rabbi Kirt Scheider's YouTube videos and he gave a good piece of advice.
Ask yourself where thoughts are coming from. I often get these thoughts that everyone is secretly laughing at me and I imagine situations where someone would be mean to me or hurt my feelings. Sometimes I just allow myself to think on and on imagining situations that have a very low likelihood of even ever happening.

I have started to think "Is this from God?". If I recognize that a thought is not from God, it is way easier to dismiss. When I do this, it is way easier to bring this thought into captivity.

No thought that you are worthless, ugly, stupid, or unlovable is ever from God.

 

[ChicanaRose]

I have started to think "Is this from God?". If I recognize that a thought is not from God, it is way easier to dismiss. When I do this, it is way easier to bring this thought into captivity.

No thought that you are worthless, ugly, stupid, or unlovable is ever from God.

Thank you for sharing. That's a really helpful strategy.

 

[JohnTh]

I have started to think "Is this from God?". If I recognize that a thought is not from God, it is way easier to dismiss. When I do this, it is way easier to bring this thought into captivity.

Saint Mark the Ascetic, 5th Century AD.

 

[JohnTh]

Also, forgot to say: there are three sources of thoughts.