Practical considerations

Write the truth trainer down on a 3x5 card, thus:

I feel ___________, but it is only a feeling brought on by my past experi­ences. It is not a true reflection of my relation­ship with God or what He is doing in my life. Those things are deter­mined by the Word of God, and this what it says:
___________ (Scripture) ____________.

This way it can be used for any ungodly feeling, with any appropriate Scripture. Also write the Scriptures down on 3x5 cards. Take the 3x5 cards with you where ever you go. Especially in the beginning, if you feel overwhelmed with the negative feeling you are working on, nothing has to be left to memory. You can take the cards out and read them.

I worked on training one feeling at a time. I found 6 to 8 Scriptures which affirmed each truth. If I was under assault by negative feelings, I would read all my Scriptures on that topic, outloud to myself, over several times again if necessary. In the beginning, this meant I was reading Scriptures to myself all day long. That’s okay: faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God. Faith, belief, bricks in the stronghold of truth, were being built up in the core of my being each time I heard the word of God.

Consistent, determined assault, discipline, is the key to success. A person should notice improvement in the diminishing frequency of negative feelings asserting themselves by the end of the first week. I developed a Scripture study plan for myself, though, that I followed while engaged in stronghold-building and stronghold-demolition, just to make sure more certain ...

to be continued ...
Previously: Training our hearts in truth
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Update: continued in Rabbit trail one: God’s word applies to me