Words to live by

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Find some Biblical truth to replace negative and critical thinking

As part of our new preach series Words to live by we wanted to provide you with some tools to be able to practically apply what we're speaking about on Sunday's to your life.

Take a look through each section to find the biblical truths you need to renew your mind and fight back against negative thinking.

Because of Jesus …

  • I am a child of God (Galatians 3:26)

  • I am alive (Romans 6:11)

  • I am Christ’s ambassador (2 Corinthians 5:20)

  • I am a masterpiece (Ephesians 2:10)

  • I am chosen (Ephesians 1:4)

  • I am a child of God (John 1:12-13)

  • I am joyful (Galatians 5:22-23)

  • I am gentle (Galatians 5:22-23)

  • I am patient (Galatians 5:22-23)

  • I am faithful (Galatians 5:22-23)

  • I am self-controlled (Galatians 5:22-23)

  • I am kind (Galatians 5:22-23)

  • I am known—even before I was born (Jeremiah 1:5)

  • I am loved (John 3:16)

  • I am strong (1 John 2:14)

  • I am fearless (Isaiah 43:5)

  • I am secure (John 10:28-29)

  • I am a new creation (2 Corinthians 5:17)

  • I am not shaken (Psalm 62:6)

  • I am more than a conqueror (Romans 8:37)

  • I am the light of the world (Matthew 5:14)

  • I am mighty in His power (Ephesians 6:10)

Everyday life with Jesus

  • The same power that raised Christ from the dead lives in me (Ephesians 1:19-20)

  • Nothing can separate me from God (Romans 8:38-39)

  • Sin has no power over me (Romans 6:14)

  • I have authority over the enemy (Luke 10:19)

  • I can resist the enemy. (James 4:7)

  • I can endure all things through Christ (Philippians 4:13)

  • I have the mind of Christ (1 Corinthians 2:16)

  • I overcome the world. (John 16:33)

  • I have everything I need for life and godliness through the knowledge of Him (2 Peter 1:3)

  • I have eternal life, which is knowing God (John 17:3)

  • Greater is He that lives in me (1 John 4:4)

  • I have the ability to choose life (Deuteronomy 30:19)

  • I am kind (Galatians 5:22-23)

  • I have the power to tell others about God’s love for them (Acts 1:8)

  • I am kept by the power of God (1 Peter 1:5)

  • God meets my needs (Philippians 4:19)

  • I have access to my heavenly Father (Ephesians 2:18)

  • I have hope (Hebrews 6:19)

  • The Lord is my shepherd (Psalm 23:1)


For men

  • I am a son of the King of all kings

  • I lay down my pride and selfishness, giving all glory to the one true God

  • I love my family like Christ loved the Church—giving Himself up for her

  • I fight for purity, guarding my eyes and heart from tempting situations

  • I seek friendships with other godly men to sharpen my perspective (Proverbs 27:17)

  • I will act justly, love mercy, and walk humbly with my God (Micah 6:8)

  • I will fight the good fight for what matters most (2 Timothy 4:7)

For women

  • I am a daughter of the King of all kings

  • The joy of the Lord is my strength (Nehemiah 8:10)

  • I will not compare myself to other women. God made us all beautifully unique

  • I will act justly, love mercy, and walk humbly with my God (Micah 6:8)

  • I will love and laugh rather than fight and complain

  • I refuse to waste my life on meaningless things

  • I will fight the good fight for what matters most (2 Timothy 4:7)


For parents

  • Every child is a gift from God (Psalm 127:3)

  • God has given me everything I need to teach my kids about Him

  • I am capable of leading with the love of Christ rather than the fear of punishment

  • I am intentional to leave my children with an eternal legacy (Deuteronomy 6:5-9)

  • I will encourage, build up, and instill truth in my children

  • In our house, we forgive, we give grace, and we always love

  • I will never give up, even when parenting is hard

  • I can be patient and kind because the Holy Spirit helps me (Galatians 5:22-23)

  • I will pray for my children because God hears my prayers

For friendship

  • I assume the best about others

  • I am a good friend

  • My friends and family love me

  • I am kind and loving

  • I shut my mouth when I want to complain

  • My loving kindness will speak for itself so I don’t have to

  • I love because Love lives in me

  • I speak life!

  • I encourage others daily

  • Joy is my reputation

  • I represent Christ well to my friends


Finances

  • I am irrationally generous because God is irrationally generous (Romans 5:8)

  • God can do more than I can ask, think, or imagine

  • God does the multiplying—it’s my job to obey

  • I am a lender, not a borrower

  • I give up things I love for things I love even more

  • It’s an honour to sacrifice for Christ and His Church

  • It really is more blessed to give than to receive (Acts 20:35)

Shame

  • I am not defined by what I have done

  • God’s grace is more powerful than my sin

  • I am forgiven when I turn to God for salvation because Christ already paid my debt

  • My record has been wiped clean (Psalm 103:12)

  • Even when others remind me of my past, I will not let it limit my future

  • I am a new creation (2 Corinthians 5:17)


Temptation / Addiction

  • God always provides a way out, and I will take it (1 Corinthians 10:13)

  • I am free from sin’s trap

  • No temptation is greater than my God

  • He will help me; I only need to ask (Matthew 7:7)

  • God is stronger than my appetite

  • Jesus’ name is above my addiction

  • I crave the Word of God more than addiction

  • God has given me the power to stand against temptation

  • I submit to God and resist the devil (James 4:7)

Finish Strong

  • I will pick up my cross daily and follow Jesus, no matter the cost

  • I run the race to finish strong (1 Corinthians 9:24)

  • In Christ, I can do hard things

  • God will complete the work He first began in me (Philippians 1:6)

  • Christ will be my strength and I will persevere

  • I will not lean on my own understanding, but on Christ

  • Greater is He who is in me, than he who is in the world (1 John 4:4)

  • Nothing the enemy throws at me is more powerful than Jesus

  • The Holy Spirit fills me and shows me the way


Discouragement / Hope

  • When there is no hope, Jesus fills me with hope (Romans 15:13)

  • I am not a rejected soul because God continuously pursues me

  • I take my thoughts captive and align them with God’s perspective

  • I can put my hope in God’s promises because He is trustworthy (Numbers 23:19)

  • I have a choice—today I will choose life!

Business

  • I am a faith-filled, big thinking, bet-the-farm risk taker

  • I will never insult God with small thinking and safe living

  • I show God’s love to every client, vendor, coworker, and employee (John 13:35)

  • Neither failures nor successes define my worth

  • God is my defender, negotiator, and guide


He is God

  • You are a good Father

  • You are my God who keeps His word

  • You do not lie (Numbers 23:19)

  • You are faithful throughout all generations (Psalm 119:90)

  • You have overcome the world

  • You love me (John 3:16)

  • In You I have peace, freedom, and no condemnation

  • You rescue and defend

  • You brought me the Good News

  • You bind up my broken heart (Psalm 147:3)

  • You released me from my prison

  • You are my comfort

Identity

  • I am loved

  • My value is not based on what I can do, but what Jesus did

  • My failures do not define me

  • My accomplishments are because of God in me

  • My life is a witness, a city on a hill (Matthew 5:14)

  • I am holy and blameless in Christ

  • I am safe

  • I am accepted

  • I am not condemned

  • I am enough because Jesus is enough

  • God is working in me and through me (Hebrews 6:10)

  • While man may reject me, my God never will


Healing/Health

  • God’s Word is nourishment to my body and soul

  • God sustains me (Psalm 54:4)

  • God alone has the power to heal

  • God says to ask, and seek, and knock, so that is what I will do

  • I believe that God can. I believe that God will. But even if He doesn’t, I still believe

  • The same Spirit that raised Jesus from the dead lives within me

  • The life of God within me restores my health

  • Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will not fear! (Psalm 23:4)

  • I rely on God’s strength because when I am weak, I am strong (2 Corinthians 12:9-10)

Protection

  • I rest in the shelter of the Most High

  • I remain stable and fixed under the shadow of the Almighty

  • God is my protection in whom I confidently trust (2 Thessalonians 3:3)

  • God will save me

  • God’s truth and His faithfulness are my cover and defence

  • I will not fear

  • God commands His angels to guard me in all my ways (Psalm 91:11)

  • The Lord will rescue and protect me

  • My God answers me when I call on Him

  • God is with me in trouble


Fear/Anxiety

  • I will not be afraid because God is with me (Isaiah 41:10)

  • I turn to Jesus because He offers a peace this world cannot give

  • I will not be a slave to fear (Galatians 4:7)

  • I am safe in Christ

  • God is my shelter and my hiding place (Psalm 32:7)

  • The peace of God will guard my heart and mind

Offense

  • I am not easily offended because God’s love lives in me

  • I am able to forgive quickly because God has forgiven me

  • I keep no record of wrongs (1 Corinthians 13:5)