God is concerned not only with the posture of our hearts but also with the people on each of our arms. As much as we’d like to, we can’t curl up on our couches, read the pages of a book, pray, and simply will our minds to change. These can each turn into deadly thought spirals. With discouragement, doubt, fear, and criticism can come against us to the point of shutting us down.įinally, disengagement is when our own insecurities or our disappointment in others cause us to pull back and isolate in order to protect ourselves. Left unresolved it turns to bitterness and eventually, a cynicism and distrust of people and God. Left unresolved this becomes a complaining spirit without joy or gratitude.ĭisillusionment is disappointment with the things of God and the people of God. Then we’re in trouble.Īccording to Jennie, discontentment focuses energy on dissatisfaction with our circumstances or possessions or life stage. Disengagement.Īny one of these four things can pull us off track from the mission God has for us, but when we don’t stop the thought spirals that send us downward instead of upward, for they tend to feed off each other. This month, I’d like to talk about four things she says we should avoid. Last month I mentioned Jennie Allen’s Bible study in Philippians using her book, Get Out of Your Head.
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