Life Reconstruction
Overcoming Worry
one thought at a time
Church at Carbondale
Retreat with the Pastor
May 12-14
Wild Horse area, Debeque
The Anatomy of Worry
Drive to
A C’dale (B
stimulus
)
C
fear
perception
Safety
issue
What do I worry about?
Health
Finances
Embarrassment, Rejection
Harm to loved ones
D
I’ll get killed in a car wreck!
thoughts
D
21 variations of car crashes
where I die.
mind movies
E
paralyzing terror!!!
feelings
F
Sin, wrong doing:
“I deserve to be
punished.”
Imprisoned
talk, behavior
Damage of Worry:
Disturbing, Disabling
Irritable, Relational static,
Drains energy, exhaustion,
Physical ailments, Depression
How to Un-worry
Philippians 4:6-7
• Do not be anxious • And the peace of
(mental processing
God, which
of worry thoughts )
transcends all
about anything, but
understanding, will
in everything, by
guard your hearts
prayer and petition,
and your minds in
with thanksgiving,
Christ Jesus. NIV
present your
requests to God.
Life Reconstruction
One thought at a time
• “Do not conform any longer to the
pattern of this world, but be
transformed by the renewing of your
mind.”
• Romans 12:2 NIV
• “and we take captive every
thought to make it obedient to
Christ.”
• 2 Corinthians 10:5-6 NIV
“And the peace of God, which transcends
all understanding, will guard your hearts
and your minds in Christ Jesus.”
F
Drive to town
talk, behavior
E Confident, peace
feelings
D
The Anatomy of Worry
Drive to
A C’dale
stimulus
safety
issue
Shopping in grocery store
mind movies
D“You (O God) will keep in perfect peace
thoughts
(B
)
perception
C
fear
trust
D
all who trust in you,
whose thoughts are fixed
on you!” Isaiah 26:3 LBT
I’ll get killed in a car wreck!
thoughts
D
21 variations of car crashes
where I die.
mind movies
E
paralyzing terror!!!
feelings
F
Imprisoned
talk, behavior
Peace
Faith thoughts and mind movies
Stimulus
(Brain cells)
Anxious
Acetylcholine
Miserable
F
Sleep
talk, behavior
E
Peaceful
feelings
D
The Anatomy of Worry
A noise
stimulus
safety
issue
(B
perception
)
C
fear
trust
Fun tomorrow
mind movies
D “You (O God) will keep in perfect peace
all who trust in you,
thoughts
whose thoughts are fixed
on you!” Isaiah 26:3 LBT
D
A bear’s gonna eat me!
thoughts
D
Bear mauls and eats me.
mind movies
E
Heart pounding terror!!!
feelings
F
No sleep
talk, behavior
F
Engaging talk,
people changed
talk, behavior
E
Empowered, confident
feelings
D
The Anatomy of Worry
Public
A speaking (B
stimulus
approval
issue
perception
)
C trust
fear
D
People enjoying, benefiting
mind movies from talk
“For I am God’s workmanship, created in Christ
thoughts Jesus to do good works, which God
prepared in advance for me to do.”
Ephesians 2:10
D I’ll say something stupid.
Everyone
will think I’m stupid.
thoughts
D
Me tripping, falling, everyone
laughing.
mind movies
E
Nervous, tense
feelings
F
Mess up
talk, behavior
Life Reconstruction
Overcoming Worry
one thought at a time
Peace
Faith thoughts and mind movies
Stimulus
(Brain cells)
Anxious
Acetylcholine
Miserable
The Anatomy of Worry
E
talk, behavior
D
feelings
C
mind movies
C
thoughts
A
B
stimulus
issue
perception
C
thoughts
C
mind movies
D
feelings
E
talk, behavior
Event
Imagined
event
Event
Imagined
event