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You are what you think.
You are what you think.
We have all heard “laughter is the best medicine.”
Being a happy person makes us a healthier person.
Our thoughts can affect our health.
Studies have found many health problems related to stress.
Stress seems to worsen or increase the risk of conditions like obesity, heart disease, Alzheimer's disease, diabetes, depression, gastrointestinal problems, anxiety, headaches and asthma.
Stress can make us age faster and die sooner according to the director of Stress Management program in California.
I struggle with stress, as I am sure that most if not all of us do.
I began having anxiety attacks about 4 years ago.
I have researched how to best handle this, from yoga, breathing, meditation.
The most effective way I have found is breathing, prayer and study.
There is an undeniable connection between a person’s mental and physical well-being.
Our mental state shapes our character.
In Jesus was giving us a great example.
We look up to the beginning of chapter 7 and we get the context.
Jesus was with the pharisees and scribes.
We are probably all familiar with this passage, the pharisees are questioning why the disciples are not washing their hands.
this was a tradition that the Jew’s had, Jesus rebukes them.
We use verse 7 in our safety chain about not following the traditions of men.
in verse 11-23 Jesus was upset that the people were only concerned with the unclean foods rather than focusing on their minds.
Jesus has just scolded them for saying all they have is for God, when they die, as an excuse to not take care of their parents.
their hearts were defiled, it wasn't the foods they consumed it was their minds.
Our book says that Philippians is Paul’s most joyous epistle.
I am always amazing by the attitude of Paul.
We are going to spend most of the rest of class looking at this great book.
Paul was in prison in Rome and his focus is thanksgiving.
He had joy despite his circumstances.
A few verses down…
We have all heard “look for the silver lining” Paul was great at that.
He was in Prison, and prison in rome did not look like prison in the usa.
He taught the guards, others grew louder because of Paul’s strength.
I challenge you to go through the book of Philippians and mark all of the “joy, rejoice” words.
Let’s all turn over to chapter 2. We are going to dissect this passage.
We all learned about cause and effect in school and if then statements.
This is a prime example.
Let’s look at verse 1.
If there is any encouragement.... sympathy.
there is our if statement.
If we have encouragement in Christ then we will… read verse 2.
Paul doesn't only give us the if and then but also the how.
verse 3-5.
we must be humble and put others first.
my translation says mind in verse 5. literally that means attitude.
we must have this attitude.
So we have our if and then and how.... now Paul tells us why.
6-11.
Jesus came, suffered and died for us.
Christian living is the product of right thinking.
Being a christian isn’t something we can be on accident, it takes intention and can be hard.
Paul could have let his circumstances dictate his attitude negatively.
Paul was old, tired, beaten and yet had joy.
Our book gives the example of a garden, bad thoughts are like weeds.
Weeds grow and choke out the good plants unless we remove them with intention.
Flowers must be planted.
An encourager has the spiritual maturity to see circumstances as opportunities to learn and grow.
He knows that his current state of affairs will shortly pass and give place to new opportunities.
Our circumstances show us who we are.
How we react to situations in life shows the reflection of our heart.
Briefly I want to turn over to James.
my favorite book because it is full of practical reminders we need daily.
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we will meet trails, not if.
we must ask God for help, and wisdom.
we must ask in faith.
often people want to change their circumstance but are unwilling to change themselves.
we must be able to change.
we have to stop complaining when times get tough, rather look for ways to grow.
Back in we must do things without complaining.
how often?
all the time.
we need to use Paul’s motto from
to be successful we must be joyful people.
Focus on the good.
Let’s continue reading in chapter 4.
these are commands.
when we are anxious what should we do?
pray and focus on the things we have to be thankful for.
Phil 4:8-
Paul even gives us a list. he ends it with the phrase.
think on these things.
in verse 8. continue on to verse 9 and he goes on to say practice these things and we will have peace.
Peace is really what everyone wants.
I said earlier we can’t be Christians on accident.
we must plan, have goals, and a vision.
we will mess up, get off track at times maybe.
we will be persistent.
Sunday Steven Patterson gave the example of Thomas Edison. he failed 79 times before he was successful.
i am glad he didn’t give up.
Encouragers see failure as a step forward on the path to attainment.
every attempt builds strength of character, every effort results in a new starting point the next time.
we must change the way we think.
progress cannot be made without a willingness to work.
sacrifice little and one will accomplish little.
sacrifice much and one will accomplish much.
we must nurture good thoughts and snuff out the bad ones.
behind every meaningful accomplishment is a trail of blood, sweat, and tears known to only men and women of courage who have struggled and triumphed over discouraging, self-defeating thoughts.
encouragement is a frame of mind.
we must learn to take control of our thoughts, plucking the weeds out of the garden and planting beautiful flowers.
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Paul chooses to end his letter to the church in Philippi with these words.
we must look to this example.
be content in our circumstances and be positive we can do anything because God is on our side.
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