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An exciting new resource for use with Elizabeth George's best-selling book Loving God with All Your Mind (more than 250,000 copies sold)--this interactive workbook is designed for use with the dynamic DVD presentation!The more a Christian woman loves and knows God, the more she will experience hope, confidence, and peace. As women study alongside Elizabeth George using the Loving God with All Your Mind DVD, they will discover the Bible has much to say that will help themgrow toward God's purpose for their lifetrust God at all times no matter whatplace their anxieties in His handslive one day at a timefind peace in every circumstanceIncludes six sessions that will equip women to turn scriptural principles into practical applications. It all starts by changing the way they think. As their thought patterns change, their lives will change.

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Publié par	Harvest House Publishers, Inc.
Date de parution	01 juin 2010
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9780736939713
Langue	English

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Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are taken from the New King James Version. Copyright 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Verses marked NASB are taken from the New American Standard Bible , 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission. ( www.Lockman.org )
Cover by Dugan Design Group, Bloomington, Minnesota
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About the Author
Elizabeth George is a bestselling author who has more than 5 million books in print. She is a popular speaker at Christian women s events. Her passion is to teach the Bible in a way that changes women s lives.
For information about Elizabeth s speaking ministry, to sign up for her mailings, or to purchase her books visit her website:
www.ElizabethGeorge.com
or call 1-800-542-4611
Elizabeth George PO Box 2879 Belfair, WA 98528
LOVING GOD WITH ALL YOUR MIND INTERACTIVE WORKBOOK
Copyright 2010 by Elizabeth George Published by Harvest House Publishers Eugene, Oregon 97402 www.harvesthousepublishers.com
ISBN 978-0-7369-3030-7
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means-electronic, mechanical, digital, photocopy, recording, or any other-except for brief quotations in printed reviews, without the prior permission of the publisher.
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Contents
Introducing You to Six Life-Changing Bible Verses
Session 1: Thinking on the Truth-Philippians 4:8
Day 1: How Your Thoughts Affect You
Day 2: Thinking True Thoughts About God
Day 3: The Assurance of God s Forgiveness
Day 4: Taking Every Thought Captive
Session 2: Winning over Worry-Matthew 6:34
Day 1: Overcoming Worry
Day 2: Keeping Your Focus on Today
Day 3: Scaling the Mountain of Today
Day 4: God s Promise to Provide Help
Session 3: Pressing for the Prize-Philippians 3:13-14
Day 1: Remembering to Forget
Day 2: Forgetting the Negative Past
Day 3: Pressing Onward
Day 4: Running the Race Well
Session 4: Counting on God s Goodness-Romans 8:28
Day 1: Trusting the Lord and His Word
Day 2: The Certainty of God s Promise
Day 3: Trusting God s Good Purpose
Day 4: Navigating the Maze of Life
Session 5: Living Out God s Plan-Jeremiah 29:11
Day 1: Enduring Hardship
Day 2: Bearing Fruit During Difficult Times
Day 3: Drawing Hope from God s Promises
Day 4: Becoming God s Masterpiece
Session 6: Accepting the Unacceptable-Romans 11:33
Day 1: When the Unexpected Happens
Day 2: Accepting God s Wisdom and Knowledge
Day 3: Accepting God s Judgments
Day 4: Accepting God s Ways
A Final Word: Growing in Your Love for God
Loving God with All Your Mind
Books by Elizabeth George
I ntroducing You to Six Life-Changing Bible Verses

I magine two Christian women experiencing the exact same tragedy. It is sudden, unexpected, and traumatic. And it s so devastating that it may take weeks or months before life returns to normal.
Though they both face the same crisis, they respond in completely opposite ways. One falls apart from worry and discouragement. And the other, though somber, draws from an inner reservoir of strength and peace that can only come from a quiet yet firm confidence in God.
Same circumstances, but opposite reactions. What would account for the difference? As you ll soon see in this study, a Christian s reaction to adversity all comes down to placing a very real trust in God s commands and promises.
In the early years of my Christian life, I became depressed easily. But that changed dramatically when I realized the significance of what the apostle Paul wrote in Philippians 4:8. There, he commanded believers to think upon what is true and right instead of that which is speculative and wrong. I discovered that when I obeyed Philippians 4:8-and focused my mind on what was true and right-my negative thoughts would fade away.
Philippians 4:8 literally transformed my life. It s one of six verses that are very near and dear to my heart because it has helped me so much. And my prayer is that you ll have the same experience as you become more intimately acquainted with the six verses I share in this book. These passages are all precious promises from God-promises that will help you respond to life s crises with real and lasting peace, hope, and assurance.
I first shared these six life-changing passages more than a decade ago in my book Loving God with All Your Mind. This resource is now available for you to view on DVD, and this interactive workbook is designed to supplement the DVD sessions as well as provide new practical applications that will spur you toward greater spiritual growth.
In this workbook, you ll notice each DVD is broken down into four parts, or days. This will allow you to take time to carefully explore each promise in greater depth and learn ways you can apply them so as to experience real change in your life.
Along the way you ll find yourself becoming more and more a woman who loves God with all her mind. May you be blessed as abundantly as I have by these six Bible passages!
In His love,
S ESSION 1
Thinking on the Truth
Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy- meditate on these things.
P HILIPPIANS 4:8
Session 1
D ay 1-How Your Thoughts Affect You

H ave you ever noticed how much your thoughts can affect the way you feel? You ve probably had the experience of greeting a dear friend at church, only to get a curt response. Puzzled, you may have thought, She must be angry with me. Or, What did I do to offend her? And as you pondered your friend s reply, your mind may have imagined all sorts of negative possibilities. Though you didn t know why your friend reacted as she did, you began to assume something was wrong with you.
When these kinds of negative thoughts take hold in your mind, they can easily lead you to feel discouraged, defeated, or angry. But what if your friend isn t upset with you at all? What if she was simply in a rush? Or her children had given her a hard time as she prepared them for church? Or she d had a particularly difficult week at work?
That s just one example of how mere speculation in the mind can cause very real negative feelings. We imagine that we re the problem, when that s not the case at all! And we let our imaginations pull us down.
I confess I have been guilty of this. Whenever I dwelled on what I perceived as my failures and shortcomings, I would succumb to depression.
It was during one of my heavy moods that the apostle Paul s words in Philippians 4:8 caught my attention as never before: Whatsoever things are true think on these things. Suddenly I realized my negative feelings were based on thoughts that weren t true or real. I had let my imagination second-guess God and the people around me.
I was encouraged-and excited!-about my discovery. I began to evaluate my daily thoughts in light of Philippians 4:8. And as the weeks went by, I realized just how many of my thoughts were based on imagined outcomes instead of truth. I learned Philippians 4:8 was God s solution for my struggles with worry and fear.
Truly, this is a life-changing verse. Together we re going to learn how to apply it. We ll find out how we can replace our anxieties with peace of mind, our fears with confidence, and our despair with hope.
Interacting with God s Word
Whatsoever things are true think on these things is a command. It s not a suggestion or tip. And where can we find truth? In God s Word. Scripture provides for us the curbs that help keep our thoughts on the right path.
1. According to the following verses, in what ways does God s Word help us?
Psalm 119:11-
Psalm 119:105-
Psalm 119:165-
2 Timothy 3:16-17-
1 Peter 2:2-
2. How are you doing in terms of letting God s Word shape your thoughts? What are some ways you can improve in this area?
Stepping Toward New Growth
Paul said we are to think on whatever is true. What are some examples of untrue thoughts you ve had?
What are the dangers of thinking untrue thoughts?
What are the benefits of focusing our thoughts on the things that are true and real?
When a thought first arises in your mind, what should you do?
Loving God with All Your Mind
Read Psalm 77:1-15, then answer the following questions:
How would you characterize the psalmist s thoughts and feelings (verses 1-4)?
What kinds of questions did the psalmist ask during his struggle (verses 5-10)?
What did the psalmist realize he needed to do (verses 11-12)?
How would you describe the change in perspective the psalmist expressed in verses 13-15?
At the beginning of Psalm 77, the psalmist was focused on his troubles. By the end, he had turned his attention to God. The psalmist went from gazing inward to looking upward. From doubting God to trusting Him. From feeling troubled to expressing praise.
So the next time negative thoughts arise in your mind and you get down on yourself, or you question God s love and care for you, check your focus. Are you looking down at your problem or up to God? Are you dwelling on things that aren t true or real? Are you letting the truths of Scripture act as curbs that restrain your thoughts?
Session 1
D ay 2-Thinking True Thoughts About God

W hen life gets difficult, it s easy to let negative thoughts take hold in our minds. And the longer we grapple with life s problems or hard circumstances, the more we find ourselves saying things like, God must not care about me, or He would have done something about this. Or, I ve cried out for help, and nothing is happening. Has God abandoned me?
If you ve ever had suc