Building a Support Team

There are two aspects to faith: one is faith in Jesus Christ’s death and resurrection for eternal life, and the other is day-to-day faith in God’s promises. Many people embrace the first aspect but struggle with the second, especially when the going gets tough and it becomes easier to fall into destructive thoughts and habits. To strengthen your day-to-day faith and to establish a healthy thought life, you must remind yourself of God’s goodness, God’s love, and God’s promises, promises that he cares for you and is trustworthy for example.

The collective work of dismantling destructive brain superhighways, growing good ones, focusing on righteous things, training through imagination, and growing your daily faith in God is a substantial undertaking. And you’ll find that some destructive brain paths are so deep and so strong that you, alone, cannot change them. You need a brain change support team!

You need others to help you identify the parts of yourself in need of change and to help motivate you to make your brain changes stick. Not to mention the positive feelings that come from supportive friends can go a long way. Attend small groups for support or seek professional help if needed. Some people might want to consider a full-on treatment center. Others may benefit from a church group and letting it serve as their “treatment cen­ter.”

The more people you have on your brain-change team, the more likely you are to succeed and make positive changes permanent. Share your struggles with others whom you trust so that they, too, can help you. You don’t need to, nor should you, do this alone.

Takeaway: The more people you have on your brain-change team, the more likely you are to succeed and make positive changes permanent.

This plan contains devotions from The Brain Change Program:6 Steps to Renew Your Mind and Transform Your Life by Dr. Alan Weissenbacher. https://broadstreetpublishing.com/the-brain-change-program/9781424566624/