No joke. Sometimes I get so frustrated in life and I literally will say out loud “ I forgive me”.. “for not meeting whatever expectations I’ve placed on myself” or for “not doing what I should / expected / having unrealistic expectations “etc It does a world of difference. Also be in health always accounted bad thinking / thoughts that don’t align with the word of God as “stinking thinking” . I always liked that term.
Hi Lauren, I am so sorry for the horrible conversation you had with yourself yesterday. Sorry. My prayer for you is that this material will really help you to change that around! Keep up the excellent work and know you are SO loved by God! Have a blessed day. Peace.
I love so much that these tips are Christ centred and rooted in God's Word!! I totally agree that its about re-writing the script about ourselves in our minds! Its the difference between the truth and lies about ourselves! So good that we have to treat ourselves well!! If we dont practice this, we will be ok with all the false things people say about us!! With God's help its possible!!! Celebrating good habits is brilliant! It will make us want to do better!! The power of prayer for sure! Thank you Diana and Jim for these steps to freedom in these areas of our lives!!! Always a pleasure to spend time with you Diana!! Blessings on you!!!
This reminded me so much how my mother taught me. She would remind me to treat myself with respect because I am a child of God and he loves me. That mistakes are part of the journey and I need to learn to be more patient with myself, which has been hard for me for many years but now I have learned that I can improve upon it because of Jesus Christ. My mom would say what if Jesus were in the room he would hug me and meet me where I am so I can be better and grow from it. With tears in my eyes as I write this I want to share what I believe, I know that Heavenly Father lives and that Jesus atonement for me. That because they love me I can love myself and be that child of God that they see in me. They see potential and desire to be my best. I just wanted to share this so we all can remember that we are his children and to remember our true identity as Child of God.
This past year I started working on my stress level and nervous system and so much of what Dr. Jim is discussing. Something interesting happened as I began becoming aware of these negative thoughts. I always looked at myself as a positive Polly but the more I learned to "listen" to my thoughts I was taken a back as to how negative I really was in my thought life. It takes most people a lot of time, intention, meditation and prayerful reflection to be aware of their thoughts bc we spend so much time running away from anything still or quiet and my encouragement here is that once they do and start speaking life into them it can become frustrating to discover how many negative thoughts there really are and can be a bit like a dog chasing it's tail for sometime. Just remember during this process to act lovingly to yourself no matter how negative the thoughts are and they will, over time, start to responding but it takes time. This is not a one week- one month sort of process. Love to you
Wow, Laurie thanks so much for sharing that! You are amazing, and I appreciate you sharing that so much! This is NOT a one week, or one month deal - it is a lifetime deal because we are always under attack with negativity. I'm so glad you have been working on your stress levels this past year, keep up the excellent work! Peace.
Hi Jennifer, you are so welcome. Thanks so much for your kind words, they are appreciated! We love building the Kingdom together. Have a blessed day. Peace.
Hi Brooke, sure can! Thanks for asking: "I am a daughter (or son) of God!" ... "I am loved by God." ... "Just because I make a mistake, doesn't make me a mistake."... "God loves me unconditionally." ... "I am a new creation in Christ." Do any of those help? Thanks for asking. Have a blessed night. Peace.
Hi Valerie, thanks so much for your feedback and kind words. Praise the Lord! Diana has had me on two other videos (thus far) - one on grief and another on stress. Check them out if you want. Thanks again and have a blessed day. Peace.
Diana... you truly have come along at the right time for so many. Praying for your strength and continued desire to bring peace and God's love to the world.
Hi Dalerie, thanks for asking. Not yet, I have prayed about it and may start one. But in the meantime, I LOVE building the Kingdom with Diana. Have a blessed day. Peace.
??????? I agree with him. Before we can count how many times an hour we have negative self-talk, we have to become aware of it. So, how do we go about even becoming aware of our ungodly self-talk.
Hi Lia, great question: 1st step - pray for the grace to recognize it. 2nd step: ask a good friend or person in your life how you treat yourself - is it more positive or negative (sometimes our friends know us very well). 3rd step: start writing down all the "garbage" based self talk and start to replace it with Gospel based self-talk. I hope that helps. Thanks for the question. Peace.
Thanks for this question and to James for answering it. I needed to know that too. I know I have the negative self talk problem but can't seem to overcome it. This video is just what I needed to hear. ❤️
Hi Rachel, thanks so much for your kind words! I have prayed about starting a UA-cam channel, but need to wait for awhile. Thanks so much! Peace to you.
Diana, thank you so much for this! My Bible devotional group has been discussing this subject and we ALL struggle with it. This really touched my heart today, and it was right on time. Lots of love to you!!!
This is just brilliant. Also had me thinking of affirmations that would be more powerful based if based on scripture. Thank you for going beyond bubble baths and scented candles. Although those are nice too.
Hello! I had to laugh about "going beyond bubble baths" (-: Thanks for the kind words. Excellent connection of affirmations that are based on Scripture! Amen! Have a blessed day. Peace.
Hi Natashya - yes these are very challenging questions, and we thank the Lord the Truth sets us free. Keep up the excellent work and have a blessed night. Peace.
Can you provide some scriptures that we should be telling ourselves instead of the garbage please?Thank you for sharing this wisdom! Blessings to you both!
Excellent question - thanks for asking it! Tell yourself one of these every hour: "I am a child of God" (Rom. 8:16). "I have called you by name" (Is. 43:1). "I will not leave you" (Joshua 1:5). "I will comfort you as a Mother comforts her child" (Is. 66:12) - the last one is one of my favorites (-: Thanks for asking, and have a blessed day. Peace.
Romans 12:2 “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.” ❤️ I’m totally gonna start calling it what it is when I get to the stinking thinking.
The Holy Spirit has been telling me to take every thought captive I know these habits started long long ago And it's going to take a while to change them but I know with God's help it'll happen
Keep praying because our Heavenly Father hears you and loves you. Also, let your husband know that you are praying for him and that you care for him to bring this worry to God. I will pray for your home too.
Anyone who expresses thoughts of self harm needs professional attention. Combined with the increased yelling, he may have a mental illness that neither he nor you can cope with by yourselves. This is not to say that your faith and prayers will not ease some of your stress, but please consult a mental health professional about your concerns.
Hi Mallory, I am so sorry to hear about this. I was just praying for you right now. I really agree with Kate's comments below about the need for licensed therapy. I pray you can find a good Christian therapist near you. Now with telehealth it is easier than ever to access good, licensed therapists who practice Christian counseling in your state. Peace to you.
Today I realized I need more help in many ways. 😢 This video was necessary energy for me. Can anyone help me find other good channels to draw happy/positive energy from? ( I am subscribed to Diana's sister's channel already).
Hi Dee, it is ok that you need help in many ways...so do I. We all do. You are not alone. God is with you and loves you SO MUCH. I'm so glad this video was necessary and helpful for you. Keep up the good work. Peace.
Another great lesson Diana. Couldn't help think of an Amy Grant song - released before you were born I'm sure (UGH!) titled "Are you living in an old man's rubble." I just listed to it a few times and it really drives this point home: are you listening to the father of lies or the Father of Light? I actually think that after listening to it a few times could remind us to practice gospel self love. Thanks!
Oh my. I hit dislike on accident but immediately unclicked and I clicked like on the video. I hope you can see that Diana. Sorry! Loving this series with you & Jim. You two are amazing. All the best 💕💕💕💕💕💕💕
I so appreciate this video. Practical tips to becoming closer to Jesus 💕
Thank you Thank you Thank you 🙏
Hi Lynn, you are so welcome. Thanks for your kind words and have a blessed night. Peace.
Gold ! How very much we need this !!!!
Hi Melanie, thank you so much for your kind words - praise the Lord! Have a blessed night. Peace to you.
Hi Melanie - thank you so much for your kind words! Have a bless day. Peace.
Thank you for this. Just what I needed to hear ❤️
Hi Connie - praise the Lord! I'm so glad you needed to hear this. Have a blessed night. Peace.
This is the put off put on focus that Scripture talks about in Colossians 3, setting our minds and language on things above.
Hi Heather - Amen, YES. This is exactly that! Thank you for sharing and have a blessed night. Peace.
No joke. Sometimes I get so frustrated in life and I literally will say out loud “ I forgive me”.. “for not meeting whatever expectations I’ve placed on myself” or for “not doing what I should / expected / having unrealistic expectations “etc
It does a world of difference. Also be in health always accounted bad thinking / thoughts that don’t align with the word of God as “stinking thinking” . I always liked that term.
I just had a horrible conservation with myself yesterday. I was really struggling with very negative self talk. I really needed this video. Thank you.
Hi Lauren, I am so sorry for the horrible conversation you had with yourself yesterday. Sorry. My prayer for you is that this material will really help you to change that around! Keep up the excellent work and know you are SO loved by God! Have a blessed day. Peace.
@@jamesotremba6235 thank you so much.
@@laurenramsey8891 you are so welcome! Have a blessed day. Peace.
I would appreciate examples of what you mean of Gospel-based thoughts.
I love so much that these tips are Christ centred and rooted in God's Word!! I totally agree that its about re-writing the script about ourselves in our minds! Its the difference between the truth and lies about ourselves! So good that we have to treat ourselves well!! If we dont practice this, we will be ok with all the false things people say about us!! With God's help its possible!!! Celebrating good habits is brilliant! It will make us want to do better!! The power of prayer for sure! Thank you Diana and Jim for these steps to freedom in these areas of our lives!!! Always a pleasure to spend time with you Diana!! Blessings on you!!!
Hi Shannon - thank you so much for sharing! Amen to all you are saying!!! You are so welcome. Have a blessed night. Peace.
I ask myself if my thoughts are from Love, they are from God. But if they are from fear, then they are not of God.😇 Thanks, Diana!!
Hi Shannon, I love that question you ask yourself! Thanks for sharing your wisdom and have a blessed day. Peace to you.
We ALL need to be reminded of this ~ THANK YOU!
You are so welcome, Julie. Amen, we all this. Have a blessed day. Peace.
This reminded me so much how my mother taught me. She would remind me to treat myself with respect because I am a child of God and he loves me. That mistakes are part of the journey and I need to learn to be more patient with myself, which has been hard for me for many years but now I have learned that I can improve upon it because of Jesus Christ. My mom would say what if Jesus were in the room he would hug me and meet me where I am so I can be better and grow from it. With tears in my eyes as I write this I want to share what I believe, I know that Heavenly Father lives and that Jesus atonement for me. That because they love me I can love myself and be that child of God that they see in me. They see potential and desire to be my best. I just wanted to share this so we all can remember that we are his children and to remember our true identity as Child of God.
Thank you so much for sharing that! Praise the Lord for a wonderful Mom, and great teacher! Thanks for sharing. Peace.
@@jamesotremba6235 Yes, she is a huge blessing in my life and my children's life. She truly live her life the way that God would want her to live.
Life’s high fives!
Say no to garbage and fill the hole with grace then reward with mental high five. Thank you for this!
Amen, Augustine! Amen. Thanks so much for your words. Have a blessed day. Peace.
This past year I started working on my stress level and nervous system and so much of what Dr. Jim is discussing. Something interesting happened as I began becoming aware of these negative thoughts. I always looked at myself as a positive Polly but the more I learned to "listen" to my thoughts I was taken a back as to how negative I really was in my thought life. It takes most people a lot of time, intention, meditation and prayerful reflection to be aware of their thoughts bc we spend so much time running away from anything still or quiet and my encouragement here is that once they do and start speaking life into them it can become frustrating to discover how many negative thoughts there really are and can be a bit like a dog chasing it's tail for sometime. Just remember during this process to act lovingly to yourself no matter how negative the thoughts are and they will, over time, start to responding but it takes time. This is not a one week- one month sort of process. Love to you
Wow, Laurie thanks so much for sharing that! You are amazing, and I appreciate you sharing that so much! This is NOT a one week, or one month deal - it is a lifetime deal because we are always under attack with negativity. I'm so glad you have been working on your stress levels this past year, keep up the excellent work! Peace.
Diana and Jim this is fabulous and so very helpful!n thank you!
Hi Jennifer, you are so welcome. Thanks so much for your kind words, they are appreciated! We love building the Kingdom together. Have a blessed day. Peace.
Double Amen 🙏 Gospel Talk 👄
Could you give more examples of gospel based self talk? I don’t know exactly what to say all of the time. Thx!
Hi Brooke, sure can! Thanks for asking: "I am a daughter (or son) of God!" ... "I am loved by God." ... "Just because I make a mistake, doesn't make me a mistake."... "God loves me unconditionally." ... "I am a new creation in Christ." Do any of those help? Thanks for asking. Have a blessed night. Peace.
Lol. I have been watching you on your sisters channel for ever! Somehow i missed that you had your own channel! I'm here now!
That was excellent. Hopefully, I can apply some of what I've learned today.
Hi Carol, thanks so much for your kindness. I pray this material will you, and all of us! Peace.
I’ve never heard him speak before and I found it very powerful. Thank you both.
Hi Valerie, thanks so much for your feedback and kind words. Praise the Lord! Diana has had me on two other videos (thus far) - one on grief and another on stress. Check them out if you want. Thanks again and have a blessed day. Peace.
I needed to hear this!!!!! I shared it with my Granddaughter!!!
Thank you so much for sharing this with your Granddaughter - praise the Lord. I appreciate your kindness. Have a blessed day. Peace.
Omg! This is sooooo VALUABLE!!!
Hi Elizabeth, thank you so much for your kind words. Praise the Lord! I'm so glad you found it valuable! Have a blessed day. Peace.
Diana... you truly have come along at the right time for so many. Praying for your strength and continued desire to bring peace and God's love to the world.
Isn't she great! Praise the Lord. Thanks Diana for having me on!
Does Dr Jim have a UA-cam channel?
Hi Dalerie, thanks for asking. Not yet, I have prayed about it and may start one. But in the meantime, I LOVE building the Kingdom with Diana. Have a blessed day. Peace.
??????? I agree with him. Before we can count how many times an hour we have negative self-talk, we have to become aware of it.
So, how do we go about even becoming aware of our ungodly self-talk.
Hi Lia, great question: 1st step - pray for the grace to recognize it. 2nd step: ask a good friend or person in your life how you treat yourself - is it more positive or negative (sometimes our friends know us very well). 3rd step: start writing down all the "garbage" based self talk and start to replace it with Gospel based self-talk. I hope that helps. Thanks for the question. Peace.
Thanks for this question and to James for answering it. I needed to know that too. I know I have the negative self talk problem but can't seem to overcome it. This video is just what I needed to hear. ❤️
@@Lifeinthe10.40Window Hi Kim, thanks for your kind words. You are so welcome. Thanks for sharing what you shared. God bless your day. Peace.
I seriously wish Jim was on UA-cam this would be good for me
Hi Rachel, thanks so much for your kind words! I have prayed about starting a UA-cam channel, but need to wait for awhile. Thanks so much! Peace to you.
Everyone needs help in many different individual ways thanks for this x x
Hi Lucy, you are so welcome! Praise the Lord! Have a blessed day. Peace.
This was so informative. Practical advice for spiritual issues. Thank you!
Hi Sallie, thank you so much for your kind words. Praise the Lord that it was helpful! Have a blessed day. Peace.
Diana, thank you so much for this! My Bible devotional group has been discussing this subject and we ALL struggle with it. This really touched my heart today, and it was right on time. Lots of love to you!!!
I'm pretty good at this! I think false humility is wrong. I do feel blessed for gaining this wisdom. I didn't always have it.
Hi Sally, thanks for sharing. I am so glad to hear your Bible devotional group is discussing this! Praise the Lord. Have a blessed day. Peace.
This was Great!!! Thank you both so much!:) 👍
Hi Rebecca, thanks so much for your kind words. I love being on with Diana and building the Kingdom with her! Have a blessed day. Peace.
This is just brilliant. Also had me thinking of affirmations that would be more powerful based if based on scripture. Thank you for going beyond bubble baths and scented candles. Although those are nice too.
Hello! I had to laugh about "going beyond bubble baths" (-: Thanks for the kind words. Excellent connection of affirmations that are based on Scripture! Amen! Have a blessed day. Peace.
Is our self talk scripture based or garbage based? Model for my daughter "Don't I look pretty today?" Wow, that is challenging to think of!
Hi Natashya - yes these are very challenging questions, and we thank the Lord the Truth sets us free. Keep up the excellent work and have a blessed night. Peace.
Love this video.would love to see more. Very Helpful and informative.
Hi Lynn, thanks so much. It is a joy being on with Diana! I love how the Holy Spirit uses us both in people's lives. God bless you, Lynn. Peace.
Can you provide some scriptures that we should be telling ourselves instead of the garbage please?Thank you for sharing this wisdom! Blessings to you both!
Excellent question - thanks for asking it! Tell yourself one of these every hour: "I am a child of God" (Rom. 8:16). "I have called you by name" (Is. 43:1). "I will not leave you" (Joshua 1:5). "I will comfort you as a Mother comforts her child" (Is. 66:12) - the last one is one of my favorites (-: Thanks for asking, and have a blessed day. Peace.
Romans 12:2
“Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.”
❤️
I’m totally gonna start calling it what it is when I get to the stinking thinking.
Amen, Kierra! Amen. I love that passage, thanks for sharing. Peace to you.
The Holy Spirit has been telling me to take every thought captive
I know these habits started long long ago
And it's going to take a while to change them but I know with God's help it'll happen
Excellent work, Sandra to take every thought captive! Keep up the great work! Peace.
Excellent video and topic 🙏🏻🤗
Thank you so much for your feedback! Have a blessed day. Peace.
Off topic but…your hair! AH! It’s so beautiful!!
My husband has had self harm thoughts lately and he yells alot now, I pray for him but not sure what to do. God bless you Diana
Keep praying because our Heavenly Father hears you and loves you. Also, let your husband know that you are praying for him and that you care for him to bring this worry to God. I will pray for your home too.
Anyone who expresses thoughts of self harm needs professional attention. Combined with the increased yelling, he may have a mental illness that neither he nor you can cope with by yourselves. This is not to say that your faith and prayers will not ease some of your stress, but please consult a mental health professional about your concerns.
Hi Mallory, I am so sorry to hear about this. I was just praying for you right now. I really agree with Kate's comments below about the need for licensed therapy. I pray you can find a good Christian therapist near you. Now with telehealth it is easier than ever to access good, licensed therapists who practice Christian counseling in your state. Peace to you.
Today I realized I need more help in many ways. 😢
This video was necessary energy for me.
Can anyone help me find other good channels to draw happy/positive energy from? ( I am subscribed to Diana's sister's channel already).
Hi Dee, it is ok that you need help in many ways...so do I. We all do. You are not alone. God is with you and loves you SO MUCH. I'm so glad this video was necessary and helpful for you. Keep up the good work. Peace.
Another great lesson Diana. Couldn't help think of an Amy Grant song - released before you were born I'm sure (UGH!) titled "Are you living in an old man's rubble." I just listed to it a few times and it really drives this point home: are you listening to the father of lies or the Father of Light?
I actually think that after listening to it a few times could remind us to practice gospel self love. Thanks!
Excellent connection! I love that song!! Brings back college memories when I was studying theology. Thanks for sharing. Peace.
@@jamesotremba6235 1977 release. High School for me🤣
Oh my. I hit dislike on accident but immediately unclicked and I clicked like on the video. I hope you can see that Diana. Sorry!
Loving this series with you & Jim. You two are amazing. All the best 💕💕💕💕💕💕💕
Hi Salena, thanks for your kind words! I am so glad the Holy Spirit is using us to encourage you and others! Have a blessed day. Peace.