Table of Contents
Introduction: Where Are Your Thoughts Taking You? 1
Part 1 The Replacement Principle: Remove the Lies, Replace with Truth
1 Perception Is Reality 7
Exercise 1 Your Thought Audit 20
2 Becoming a Thought Warrior 27
Exercise 2 Identifying the Lies You Believe 38
3 Old Lies, New Truth 41
Exercise 3 Declaring Truth 57
Part 2 The Rewire Principle: Rewire Your Brain, Renew Your Mind
4 Crossed Wires and Circular Ruts 63
Exercise 4 Recognizing Your Ruts 80
5 Creating a Trench of Truth 83
Exercise 5 Digging Trenches of Truth 98
6 Rumination and Renewal 101
Exercise 6 Learning to Ruminate 111
Part 3 The Reframe Principle: Reframe Your Mind, Restore Your Perspective
7 Lenses and Filters 115
Exercise 7 Cognitive Bias, Control, and Refraining 124
8 What God Didn't Do 127
Exercise 8 Unanswered Prayers 134
9 Collateral Goodness 135
Exercise 9 Your Collateral Goodness 146
Part 4 The Rejoice Principle: Revive Your Soul, Reclaim Your Life
10 Problems, Panic, and Presence 151
Exercise 10 When You've Had Enough 167
11 The Perspective of Praise 169
Exercise 11 Your God Box 186
12 Look Through, Not At 187
Exercise 12 Evaluating What's Right 198
Conclusion: Choosing to Win the War 201
Afterword Amy Groeschel 209
Appendix: Bible Verses for Winning the War 213
Acknowledgments 233
Notes 235