Winning the War in Your Mind: Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life

by Craig Groeschel

Overview

Pastor and New York Times bestselling author Craig Groeschel provides four practical, life-changing strategies for breaking free from destructive thinking and for living the life God intends for you.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780310363545
Publisher:	Zondervan
Publication date:	02/16/2021
Edition description:	Itpe ed.
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.64(d)

About the Author

New York Times bestselling author Craig Groeschel is the founding and senior pastor of Life.Church, an innovative, multisite church that created the free You Version family of Bible apps. He has written twenty books, including The Benefit of Doubt: How Confronting Your Deepest Questions Can Lead to a Richer Faith (2025). Known as a pastor with a heart for spiritual leadership, he hosts the top-ranking Craig Groeschel Leadership Podcast and speaks frequently at leadership events and conferences worldwide. Craig and his wife, Amy, live in Oklahoma and have six married children and seven grandchildren. Connect with Craig at www.craiggroeschel.com.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Where Are Your Thoughts Taking You? 1

Part 1 The Replacement Principle: Remove the Lies, Replace with Truth

1 Perception Is Reality 7

Exercise 1 Your Thought Audit 20

2 Becoming a Thought Warrior 27

Exercise 2 Identifying the Lies You Believe 38

3 Old Lies, New Truth 41

Exercise 3 Declaring Truth 57

Part 2 The Rewire Principle: Rewire Your Brain, Renew Your Mind

4 Crossed Wires and Circular Ruts 63

Exercise 4 Recognizing Your Ruts 80

5 Creating a Trench of Truth 83

Exercise 5 Digging Trenches of Truth 98

6 Rumination and Renewal 101

Exercise 6 Learning to Ruminate 111

Part 3 The Reframe Principle: Reframe Your Mind, Restore Your Perspective

7 Lenses and Filters 115

Exercise 7 Cognitive Bias, Control, and Refraining 124

8 What God Didn't Do 127

Exercise 8 Unanswered Prayers 134

9 Collateral Goodness 135

Exercise 9 Your Collateral Goodness 146

Part 4 The Rejoice Principle: Revive Your Soul, Reclaim Your Life

10 Problems, Panic, and Presence 151

Exercise 10 When You've Had Enough 167

11 The Perspective of Praise 169

Exercise 11 Your God Box 186

12 Look Through, Not At 187

Exercise 12 Evaluating What's Right 198

Conclusion: Choosing to Win the War 201

Afterword Amy Groeschel 209

Appendix: Bible Verses for Winning the War 213

Acknowledgments 233

Notes 235