CBT

[Alicia]

In my personal life, as well as limited research I have done, I have found Cognitive Behaviour Therapy to be one of the most practical and helpful of all psycology or counseling programs. I believe that there is power in choosing to have a positive attitude that has a profound effect on everything we think and even the choices we make in life. I am in the process of doing more study on that and I would like to hear from anyone else who has something to say on the subject.

[Christopher Jones]

I would definitely agree with that. I have done some study on that, although I didn't know that it was called Cognitive Behavior Therapy. But here is a few things I would like to share:

"The good person out of the good treasure of his heart produces good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure produces evil, for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks." Luke 6:45

"The truth that as a man 'thinketh in his heart, so is he' (Proverbs 23:3), finds another illustration in Israel's experience. On the borders of Canaan the spies, returned from searching the country, made a report. The beauty and fruitfulness of the land were lost sight of through fear of difficulties in the way of its occupation. The cities walled up to heaven, the giant warriors, the iron chariots, daunted their faith. Leaving God out of the question, the multitude echoed the decision of the unbelieving spies, 'We be not able to go up against the people; for they are stronger than we.' Numbers 13:31 Their words proved true. They were not able to go up, and they wore out their lives in the desert.

"Two, however, of the twelve who had viewed the land, reasoned otherwise. 'We are well able to overcome it' (Numbers 13:30), they urged, counting God's promise superior to giants, walled cities, or chariots of iron. For them their word was true. Though they shared with their brethren the forty years' wandering, Caleb and Joshua entered the Land of Promise. As courageous of heart as when with the hosts of the Lord he set out from Egypt Caleb asked for and received as his portion the stronghold of the giants. In God's strength he drove out the Canaanites. The vineyards and olive groves where his feet had trodden became his possession. Though the cowards and rebels perished in the wilderness, the men of faith ate of the grapes of Eschol."

Jesus said, in healing two blind men, "According to your faith be it done to you." You cannot but become what your thoughts dwell on, as it says in II Corinthians 3:18, "And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another." So it is abundantly evident that our thoughts and attitudes affect who are and who we become.

So, now I have a couple questions, how do we keep a good attitude? how do we keep from thinking about things that are bad for us, so that our life will be what we want it to be? Any thoughts...?