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Mind Monsters: Conquering Fear, Worry, Guilt and Other Negative Thoughts that Work Against You
Every day we are bombarded with negative messages--from society, the media, and even from self-talk in our own minds. Take a minute to think about these questions:
Answering yes to questions like these is evidence of mind monsters. Mind monsters are those negative thoughts we all battle, the creeping shadows in the corners of our minds that feed our insecurities, worries, and fears. They will steal your life...if you let them. But there is good news! You can take control. In Mind Monsters Kevin Gerald shows you how to recognize destructive thoughts, take them captive, and use biblical truths to overcome them.
Today you have a choice: Will you allow your mind monsters to take up residence, affecting who you are and God’s plan for your life, or will you conquer them and experience a life that is positive, abundant, joyful, and overflowing with peace?
Answering yes to questions like these is evidence of mind monsters. Mind monsters are those negative thoughts we all battle, the creeping shadows in the corners of our minds that feed our insecurities, worries, and fears. They will steal your life...if you let them. But there is good news! You can take control. In Mind Monsters Kevin Gerald shows you how to recognize destructive thoughts, take them captive, and use biblical truths to overcome them.
Today you have a choice: Will you allow your mind monsters to take up residence, affecting who you are and God’s plan for your life, or will you conquer them and experience a life that is positive, abundant, joyful, and overflowing with peace?
- GenresSpirituality
128 pages, Paperback
First published March 6, 2012
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August 2, 2012
Mind Monsters is written to assist readers into winning the battle against negative thoughts and imaginations. Kevin Gerald described that thoughts are like a train that we choose to board. Thinking wrong thoughts don't benefit us they only hinder us from truly living freely. Faith surmounts worry, fear, condemnation, shame, confusion, and any other negative thoughts. Being positive and believing the best all comes down to focusing on the correct thoughts. Expecting the worst to happen steals your joy, happiness, and your life. Kevin Gerald has had his own share of casting down wrong imaginations. When he travelled to Bermuda, his family was involved in an accident that threatened to annihilate his family. He asked the question most of us ask tend to ask when bad circumstances occur. "Why did this have to happen to me and my family?" He had to believe God's word that declares that God has astonishing plans to give us a future and a hope and he doesn't want us to have to face destruction. Satan is the author of bringing impairment to Christ's followers. This book will illustrate to readers on how to reject the lies of the enemy and how to replace the lies with the truth.
I connected to the notion that Kevin Gerald presented about the importance of your internal dialogue and how it effects where and how you are handling a situation. He portrayed a story about if you're lost in the forest, and you hear something in the brushes and leaves, and you automatically perceive it to be a bear. In this particular story, one person would believe it is a bear and then another could assume it is a bird or another creature. Only one who be right but it all initiated in what we chose to assume and imagine! Our internal dialogue and what we keep repeating to ourselves reveal how we distinguish frightening circumstances. This story is shared to help readers to realize that we can control our thoughts and what we believe to be true. Mediating on the Bible helps us to fill our lives with truth from the word of God. It can literally change our lives!
We can make ourselves happy and live fulfilling lives by focusing on positive thoughts about the present and the future. Or we can curse our lives with thinking about everything that is going wrong or could go wrong at any moment. Another aspect to remember is what we are thinking will ultimately come out of our mouths. It first started with a thought then it manifested as a spoken word!
I would recommend this marvelous book as a resource to use to guide readers into being more alert and aware of the kinds of thoughts they are thinking on. If you're struggle with controlling the negative thoughts you are dwelling on, then this book will greatly benefit you like it has me! I immensely enjoyed the concept of thinking about who you want to become. Thinking about how afraid, depressed, hopeless, and guilty you feel isn't going to produce happiness and joy in your life. Only thoughts that line up with the truth of God's written word is going to radically benefit you. People who see the positive in their situations are focusing on positive outcomes. You can't be negative and expect to become more positive and strong! This book has helped to recognized what I have been thinking about and believing about myself and others. Casting down the erroneous variety of thoughts requires a lot of determination to keep reshaping the negative thoughts into positive ones. Reading this book will help you to succeed in the battle of overcoming your negative imaginations!
"Charisma House has provided me with a complimentary copy of this book."
I connected to the notion that Kevin Gerald presented about the importance of your internal dialogue and how it effects where and how you are handling a situation. He portrayed a story about if you're lost in the forest, and you hear something in the brushes and leaves, and you automatically perceive it to be a bear. In this particular story, one person would believe it is a bear and then another could assume it is a bird or another creature. Only one who be right but it all initiated in what we chose to assume and imagine! Our internal dialogue and what we keep repeating to ourselves reveal how we distinguish frightening circumstances. This story is shared to help readers to realize that we can control our thoughts and what we believe to be true. Mediating on the Bible helps us to fill our lives with truth from the word of God. It can literally change our lives!
We can make ourselves happy and live fulfilling lives by focusing on positive thoughts about the present and the future. Or we can curse our lives with thinking about everything that is going wrong or could go wrong at any moment. Another aspect to remember is what we are thinking will ultimately come out of our mouths. It first started with a thought then it manifested as a spoken word!
I would recommend this marvelous book as a resource to use to guide readers into being more alert and aware of the kinds of thoughts they are thinking on. If you're struggle with controlling the negative thoughts you are dwelling on, then this book will greatly benefit you like it has me! I immensely enjoyed the concept of thinking about who you want to become. Thinking about how afraid, depressed, hopeless, and guilty you feel isn't going to produce happiness and joy in your life. Only thoughts that line up with the truth of God's written word is going to radically benefit you. People who see the positive in their situations are focusing on positive outcomes. You can't be negative and expect to become more positive and strong! This book has helped to recognized what I have been thinking about and believing about myself and others. Casting down the erroneous variety of thoughts requires a lot of determination to keep reshaping the negative thoughts into positive ones. Reading this book will help you to succeed in the battle of overcoming your negative imaginations!
"Charisma House has provided me with a complimentary copy of this book."
February 14, 2021
Great book to put your thoughts into perspective!
September 21, 2023
Good message, but definitely intended to reach people who are very religious.
February 25, 2025
It’s just a nice motivational book to help with those down days and I love the contents at the end with the quotes to remember. I only wish it was longer
July 16, 2014
My mom recommended me this book because she heard the author give a talk at her church. There are a couple nice things said about overcoming personal worries, but nothing mind boggling. At the end of the book the author provides a nice array of scriptures for positive thoughts. It's a short read but I wouldn't really recommend this book. I heard the purpose driven life is good so I might give that a whirl to strengthen my walk in Christ.
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July 14, 2012great book
January 30, 2013
I enjoyed this book. Good size and easy to read to carry with you to keep your spirit focused. I recommend it.
May 29, 2013
Great tips for defeating the negative thinking, Mind Monsters. Great book to keep wit you and reference when you start to have negative thoughts!
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