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According to researchers, the vast majority--a whopping 75-98 percent--of the illnesses that plague us today are a direct result of our thought life. What we think about truly affects us both physically and emotionally. In fact, fear alone triggers more than 1,400 known physical and chemical responses in our bodies, activating more than thirty different hormones! Today our culture is undergoing an epidemic of toxic thoughts that, left unchecked, create ideal conditions for illnesses.In Switch On Your Brain, Dr. Caroline Leaf gave readers a prescription for better health and wholeness through correct thinking patterns. Now she helps readers live out their happier, healthier, more enjoyable lives every day with this devotional companion to her bestselling book. Readers will find here encouragement and strategies to reap the benefits of a detoxed thought life--every day!

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Philosophie et théologie

Psychology

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Publié par	Baker Publishing Group
Date de parution	16 octobre 2018
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781493415397
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	2 Mo

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© 2018 by Caroline Leaf
Published by Baker Books
a division of Baker Publishing Group
PO Box 6287, Grand Rapids, MI 49516-6287
www.bakerbooks.com
Ebook edition created 2018
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—for example, electronic, photocopy, recording—without the prior written permission of the publisher. The only exception is brief quotations in printed reviews.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is on file at the Library of Congress, Washington, DC.
ISBN 978-1-4934-1539-7
Old Testament Scripture quotations are taken from the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright © 1989, by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
New Testament Scripture quotations are taken from The Kingdom New Testament by N. T. Wright (New York: HarperOne, 2011). Copyright © 2011 by Nicholas Thomas Wright. Used by permission.
Contents
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Introduction
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
Day 6
Day 7
Day 8
Day 9
Day 10
Day 11
Day 12
Day 13
Day 14
Day 15
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Day 18
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Day 20
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Epilogue
About the Author
Back Ads
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Introduction
How to Get the Most out of These Readings
The Bible truly is a remarkable set of books. It contains so much: so many narratives, so many characters, so many emotions, so many events, so many eras. 1 It is shaped, stretched, and colored by the hopes, dreams, fears, and choices of the past, present, and future. It is the story of human effort, human victory, and, of course, human failure. It reverberates with the need for a transcendent purpose, a life greater than the sum of its parts. 2 And, after thousands of years, we have barely scratched its surface. After thousands of reads, we still have so much more to see and understand. It is not merely a series of documents set in the stone of time; it is a book of books that has a life of its own: it is in many ways “the living Word.”
The Bible is rather like the human mind. Dynamic, brilliant, powerful, and influential, it cannot be used with abandon, as it impacts not only the reader but the world. It is intricate and both obscure and transparent. It cannot be divorced from the context of human experience. Jesus came to earth as a man: the incarnated God firmly planted himself in the midst of human history, with all its intrigues, variations, and undertakings. Human community, after all, preceded the written word. 3 The Bible is therefore a collection of narratives that both reflects and shapes our memories and thus our identity, just as our thoughts shape what we think, say, and do.
With the advent of quantum physics, I would even go as far as to say that mind, or consciousness, underscores the biblical narrative from Genesis to Revelation. “In the beginning was the Word . . .” Perhaps one of the most iconic verses in the Bible, John 1:1, hearkens back to Genesis in a dramatic fashion, highlighting the significance of the Word, the logos , which in the Greek means reason, intellect, or intelligibility. 4 This reason, this divine intelligence, shapes our existence, reworking the lines and sketches of our daily life. Logos , the divine consciousness, 5 brings order to chaos, peace to destruction, love to hatred. God was, is, and always will be. He upholds the universe.
As I discussed in Switch On Your Brain , quantum physics helps us understand the importance of consciousness, or logos , in the Bible. Quantum physics, with its examination of science beyond the traditional paradigms of space and time, points directly to the belief that the universe has a creative mind behind it (consciousness) and therefore a creative purpose. Elementary particles like atoms and electrons are not “things” per se. 6 These particles form a world of pure possibilities, which are made into actualities through the choices of the observer. 7 We essentially create realities with our minds. And God is the ultimate reality. He is always observing, always present. Through him all things have their existence. Through him all things are made, and made new (Gen. 1–2; 2 Cor. 5:17). If God is love, then love underpins the universe (1 John 4:8). Essentially, perfect love is the raison d’être for every “thing” as a thing that exists.
But what does all this have to do with us? If we are created in the image of God (Gen. 1:27), if we have the mind of the Messiah (1 Cor. 2:16), if we are the children of God (Gal. 3:26), if we are called to reflect his glory (2 Cor. 3:18), and if we are the high priests and stewards of creation (Gen. 2:15), we have this power: the power of mind. Now that is certainly something to get excited about! It is also something we ought to take very seriously. We cannot call ourselves sons or daughters of the Most High God without realizing that our thoughts, feelings, and choices impact not only us but everyone and everything around us. We create realities that transform our world. It is up to us to decide what kind of realities we are going to construct.
These readings were created as a guide to help you understand the unique power of your mind, your choices, and your impact. It is, essentially, a beginner’s “how to” guide for creating realities, although it is by no means the final word on the subject. This book is more like a conversation, as opposed to a “This is how it is” lecture. I use passages and verses as the start, not the end, of a subject or an issue. 8 Like the early followers of the Messiah, I believe that the Bible is a series of narratives that speak to, not rule over, human society. 9
These readings provide a platform for discussion: every day it is up to you to examine the Scripture in question in an attempt to form a framework for dealing with life. In other words, this verse helps construct a worldview that can create realities of love through reading the Bible and allowing “it to read you.” 10 These readings are essentially a way of tapping into the authority of logos and manifesting God’s love as “flesh” into your life, acting in love, just as Jesus was God’s love incarnated. It is about bringing heaven to earth through your choices (Deut. 30:19; Matt. 6:11).
Each Scripture will be followed by a “Brainy Tip.” Science is not only exciting but also another way of worshiping God. It tells us about his magnificent creation: where Scripture gives us the why , sci