Winning the Battle of the Mind: Overcoming the Defeating Thoughts Once and for All

By Kelly Ann Evers  |   

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Are you ready to win the battle in your mind? Do you think winning the battle in the mind is impossible? Did you know that just saying "No" out loud can break the troubling thoughts once and for all? Before you begin to understand how to have power over your situations with the "Power of No" statements, take some time to ask yourself these questions:

What are some of the issues you are facing now?
How have you been handling them?
Has it worked?
Are you ready to try something different?
Are you willing to invest in yourself?
Are you willing to try this concept out for one week?

You Have Been Given the Power to Make Choices

Every minute of the day is full of choices? We choose what we eat, we choose what to do, and we choose what to think. We actually choose to think or dwell on a thought. Whether you choose to think about the thought or choose to stop the thought, it is still a choice. We have a choice to whether the thought will stay in our mind or not.

If we allow the thoughts to continually roll around in our mind and the longer we think about them, the bigger they get.

Winning the battle in the mind is easier than you think.

For example, some time ago I was at the mall and I saw a dear friend. I yelled across the way to get her attention, I called her by name and waved profusely. Many people were staring at me so I know, or at least thought I knew, she had to of seen me. It looked like she looked right at me, but she turned away. That bothered me all day.

I thought about it, talked to a few of my friends about it and even woke up in the middle of the night thinking about it. As days progressed, I started thinking, boy what did I do wrong? The longer I thought about it the madder I got. It ended up being such a mess in my mind, I became furious about it.

Finally, I went up to her (mad of course) and asked her what I did wrong. She looked baffled. I ignored her innocence because of an entire scenario I created in my mind.

To make a long story short, she was at the mall that day with the optometrist. He took her glasses to fix them, she couldn't see me and she has some hearing impairment. Sadly, I spent over a week mulling around a progressive thought that was very far from the truth.

If I would have given her the benefit of the doubt, thought the best of her, and called her that evening to see if everything was okay, I wouldn't have lost an entire week thinking the worst about her!

Every day, we have this war going on in our mind, thoughts can bring defeat, depression, sadness, and anger or we can use the "Power of No" technique and our thoughts will give us joy, peace, contentment, and hope.

What are some of the negative thoughts or reactions and emotions that bring you down?

Here are a few to get you thinking: anger, depression, poor choices, isolation, giving up, hopelessness, defeat, fear, stress, not doing what you need to do, procrastinate,

What is the ultimate outcome of these? We hurt ourselves with guilt, shame and remorse. We hurt our family, our friends and our self. We deserve to live better than that.

The bible says life and death are in the power of the tongue. Whatever we say will either bring life or death to a situation. Therefore we need to stand on the word of God, stand on His promises and speak those out rather than our feelings or the circumstances we are facing.

As believers, God has given us authority to overthrow the plans of the enemy. But we have to know how to use it. There is a difference of having authority and using authority. Winning the battle in the mind is understanding the power and authority God has given you.

Take a look at: Luke 10:19: And I have given you authority over all the power of the enemy, and you can walk among snakes and scorpions and crush them. And nothing by any means will injure you.

He has given you authority. But it is up to us to use it and choose to believe the word of God MORE THAN our feelings and circumstances.

So, since God has given us authority over the plans of the devil, how do you walk in the authority?

We need to speak the God's word rather than speaking about our circumstances - Just like Jesus did in Matthew 4:1-11. Please take a moment and look it up and allow the Holy Spirit to speak to you, encourage you and empower you with power to walk in the authority God has given you.

We need to speak the word instead of saying what we think or feel.

We need to say I will never give up, God is on my side, He loves me and He is helping me.

1 Peter 5:10b says Christ Jesus Himself will complete and make you what you ought to be, established and ground you securely, and strengthen, and settle you. Winning the battle in the mind is as easy as speaking these statements out when you are having a bombardment of thoughts in your mind.

• When you feel defeated, you say, "No, it is written: I am more than a conquer."
• When you are depressed, you say, "No, Satan you come only to steal, kill and destroy, But Jesus came that I might have and enjoy life, and have it in abundance to the full until it overflows."
• When you are down, you say, "No, Jesus is the Lifter of my Soul."
• When you are feeling guilty, you say, "No, because no there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus."
• When you are hurting you say, "No, Jesus has come to heal my broken heart and bind up my wounds."
• When you feel stupid, you say, "No I have the mind of Christ."
• When you are sick, you say, "No by His stripes I am healed."

God has given us His Word to defeat anything and everything. His mighty power is in us to conquer these troubling thoughts.

You no longer have to suffer with bouts of depression, sadness, overwhelming circumstances anymore because the word of God heals, uplifts, and changes our negative thoughts once and for all.

If you would like more of these "Winning the Battle of the Mind" and "Power of No!" statements please go to http://www.domestic-violence-help.org/power-of-no.html for a FREE download.

Kelly Ann Evers is a published author, victims' advocate, authority and consultant on domestic violence issues, and the founder of His Love Heals, Domestic Violence Help,™ an international organization headquartered in Southern California that is based on biblical principles. His Love Heals, Domestic Violence Help™ provides resources to 200 countries and in 80 languages to women, pastors, community leaders, and service organizations. As a survivor of severe domestic violence and sexual abuse, and through the extraordinary, transformed life God has given her, Kelly's mission is to bring healing, help, and hope to battered and abused women by empowering, encouraging, and inspiring them to succeed. For more information please go to http://domestic-violence-help.org/

In "Hurt No More! A Journey of Healing from Abuse" Kelly Ann Evers reaches out to abused and battered women with her own compelling and inspirational story. After escaping from her abusive husband, she was unable to enjoy her newfound freedom because of the emotional, physical, and spiritual scars left from years of domestic violence that kept her feeling hopeless, defeated, and depressed. Determined to set herself free from her suffering, she found the courage to search for true happiness and a meaningful life.