The IPod of your mind

Have you ever stopped and thought how you are in constant dialogue with yourself? I mean think about it...your thoughts are one of the primary influences over you. We never stop talking to ourselves! So whats are your thoughts saying to you?

You can choose your self-talk just like you choose what songs to put on your iPod. When you listen to a song over and over, you'll eventually memorize it word for word. You may even find yourself singing the words in your mind without even realizing it. In the same way, whatever self-talk you replay in your mind becomes what you listen to.

If your self-talk is negative, you can struggle feeling insecure, accepted, defeated, and even loved. As young ladies, your emotions are God-given, and will be used for much good in your life. However, emotions can also trick you into believing lies. When negatives talk or negative emotions come into your mind, you can't let yourself go there because if you give them an inch, they'll take you a mile. Overtime, you begin to BELIEVE your negative self talk and play it over and over again on the iPod of your mind.

It is important that your self-talk agrees with what God says about you. When you tell yourself what God says about you, you tell yourself the truth. Regardless of how your emotions  "feel". Filling your mind with God's word will fill your mind with truth and hope.  And that's a song we'll never get tired of listening to.

~What kind of "self-talk" do you tend to hear replayed on the IPod of your mind?

~When you're feeling sad, lonely, depressed, or insecure, what lies are you believing?

~What tools has God given you to turn away or fight against  your negative "self-talk"?