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Have you found yourself taking on these negative thinking patterns called mental filtering and labeling?

In this video, we will define and hear examples of what mental filtering and labeling are. Perhaps we think we have a grasp on these unhealthy patterns of thinking, also known as cognitive distortions. However, it is always wise to be reminded of these mental traps that only aim to worsen mental health issues.

I will be releasing the second part of this video series very soon, and in that video I will continue to share how to keep ourselves from such negative thinking. So keep an eye out!

I’m finishing out this part of my mental health story!

I have been sharing my experience with receiving intense therapy abroad and continue to do so in this video. I also share how the Lord used my counselor in a life changing way, so much so, that I have been able to heal tremendously as a result.

And touch on what I believe to be a season of great despair, possibly the greatest I’ve ever experienced thus far in my life. Yet, I walked through it with the grace and mercy of God.

I’ll continue sharing my healing journey in the months ahead!

In this episode, I continue to share my experience of receiving therapy abroad.

I share how going through nearly two weeks of intense counseling sessions impacted me, and how finally receiving what would eventually reveal itself as the correct diagnosis for my mental health made me feel.

God’s faithfulness only continues to become more real as I share this journey. Next week I will release the third telling of this part to my story!

I am bringing back my mental health vlogs!

In this episode, I share how my decision to get help again with my mental health landed me in a counselor’s office in a nearby country from where we were serving the Lord. Our best option for getting me help without returning all the way back to the States was for Josh and I to take this short flight so that I would receive intense therapy for nine days.

It was a difficult experience to say the least.. but it was moving me in the right direction. I will be releasing two more vlogs of this part of my story within the following weeks!

Have you taken things personal when you probably shouldn’t have?

In this video, we will take a look at Moses assuming the enslaved Israelites did not want to listen to him because of his lack of speaking skills. However, that assumption was incorrect!

And not only that, Moses also used his perceived offense as an excuse to not want to follow through in obedience to God. Perhaps this is something we tend to do as well. Enjoy this teaching coming straight out of my Bible study on Moses!

Surrounded by deception…

I am continuing to share with you ways you can know and discern God’s voice. The word of God is clear with instructing us to test every spirit behind every voice we hear. This includes testing the hearts of people as well.

Although the gift of discerning of spirits is for some, I believe any believer can ask for this gift and grow in it to some degree. The Lord wants us to be aware of what voice is speaking to us, yet at the same time not walk in suspicion of others all of the time. It’s a hard balance that the Spirit of God is willing to help us in if we ask Him.

In this video, I continue to share with you ways you can know and discern God’s voice. Many believers want to hear the voice of the Lord through teachers, pastors, and others they think are closer to God than they are.

However, the heart of God is for us as individuals to know how to hear His voice ourselves. Our relationship with Him will grow and deepen, and we will be mature enough to discern when false teaching comes our way or a lie of the enemy.

Be sure to look out for part 3 coming next week!

I felt strongly led to put together this little three part video series on how to know God’s voice. We are bombarded with so many voices in this day and it can be overwhelming. Yet, to choose to sit still before the Lord in order to hear what HE has to say will bless you tremendously. And yes, the Lord has a lot to say!

In this video, I begin to share with you ways you not only can practice listening to God’s voice, but also ways to go deeper in your relationship with Him. Knowing God’s voice is a result of seeking to know Him.

Be sure to look out for parts 2 and 3 coming in the following weeks!

Are you hesitant to obey God?

Moses was becoming hesitant in following through in obedience to God. It did not go over so well when Aaron and himself went before the Pharaoh asking for their fellow Israelites to be allowed to leave Egypt. Moses turns to the Lord and laments. In this video, we will observe how God responds to the cries of Moses, giving us insight into God’s understanding of our own challenging and seemingly impossible situations as well!

This is the second part to my last uploaded mental health journey vlog where I shared with you my struggle with developing worse mental health issues. I continue this conversation in this video sharing more of my heart of how these issues grieved me.

This video might trigger those that struggle with specific mental health disorders and I put a trigger warning at the beginning.

Be sure to watch part one to this video to gain a broader understanding of my journey. I will continue sharing my story in the months to come so keep an eye out!

 

Be sure to check out PART ONE here:

Developing WORSE Mental Health Issues – Part One | Vlog 18