Beginning February 14, 2010, CCR will be hosting a two-part seminar, entitled, What Lies Behind the Windows Of The Mind? - God's marvelous creation, the human brain and focusing on how to move out of negative habits that control us into positive habits that free us.
Mat 22:37 And he said to him, you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind
Rom 12:2 Don't be fashioned by the world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you will demonstrate the good, acceptable, perfect will of God.
Mat 16:23 But he turned and said to Peter, “Get behind me Satan! You are a hindrance to me. For you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of man.”
Isa 26:3 One who keeps his mind on you will be in perfect peace.
Ask yourself-
How many “could-have,” “would-have,” “should-have” statements have you made today?
How many “if-onlys” are part of your inner vocabulary each day?
How many times have you replayed in your head a conversation or situation that pained you, or one that hasn't even occurred yet?
OverviewThe desire to change...
Victory lies in our thought life
We are not victims of genes and circumstances- We were wired by God for LOVE, not fear.
The brain is composed of neurons, doesn't age and is ever-changing.
Thought Formation
It takes 72 hours to make a thought a permanent memory
Neurons grow branches
Our 5 senses take information from the environment
Chemical factory chemicals of emotion are needed to make thoughts permanent
Cortexouter 1/8th inch of brain that houses our memories- “the forests of our mind”
AmygdalaSeat of emotionschemicals of emotion rely on perceptionsome memories are unconscious and repressed
Frontal lobeThe seat of man's free-willintegrates and manages all the activities of all other parts of the brainMan has the ability to think about what he is thinking about
THE CHALLENGE- For the next 48-72 hours, think HARD about this outline.
