Every Believer's Thought Life: Defeating Destructive Mental Patterns to Gain Victory Over Temptation

by Stephen Arterburn, M. N. Brotherton

Overview

We live in a sex-saturated world. How can you live a life of integrity in the midst of a sexual onslaught? From the author of the Every Man series (more than 4 million copies sold), Every Believer’s Thought Life helps all Christians—men and women alike—understand how to live a life of sexual integrity by taking every thought captive.

Jesus made it clear that while sexual integrity is expressed through the body, it’s rooted in the mind. But aligning our thoughts with God’s thoughts isn’t always easy.

Illicit sexual thoughts don’t need to have free rein in your mind. The Bible provides an arsenal of weapons to win the battle. Jesus invites you to live with full sexual integrity—in your behavior, heart, and mind. Instead of succumbing to the despair and darkness of sin, you can take every thought captive and replace it with thoughts that align with God’s truth, allowing Him to bring about His best for your life.

This book will teach you:

• How to “reframe your brain” for optimum sexual integrity.
• Why logic and willpower are not enough to win this battle. Fortunately, there’s a better strategy.
• Why one of the big missing weapons in the war for your mind is not something you do but the realization of who you are.
• How to live out the biblical mandate to take every thought captive and set your mind on things above.
• How to be fully present in every moment God has for you, so you can live with confidence, calm, self-respect, and victory.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781684513468
Publisher:	Skyhorse Publishing
Publication date:	01/10/2023
Pages:	256
Sales rank:	1,045,522
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Stephen Arterburn is the founder and chairman of New Life Ministries and host of the number one nationally syndicated Christian counseling talk show, New Life Live!, which is heard and watched by more than two million people on nearly two hundred radio stations each week. He is also the host of New Life TV, a web-based video channel dedicated to transforming lives through God’s truth; the founder of the Women of Faith conferences, attended by more than five million people; and a bestselling author. With more than eight million books in print, he has been writing about God’s transformational truth since 1984.

Marcus Brotherton is a New York Times bestselling author and coauthor dedicated to writing books that inspire heroics, promote empathy, and encourage noble living. Four of Marcus’ books are New York Times bestsellers, five are national bestsellers, four have been optioned for movies, two have received Booklist Starred Reviews, and one is an international bestseller. His books have also appeared on USA Today, Publisher’s Weekly, Wall Street Journal, and ECPA bestseller lists. Born in British Columbia, Marcus earned a bachelor’s degree from Multnomah University in Portland, Oregon, and a master’s degree from Biola University in Los Angeles, where he graduated with high honors. He lives with his wife and their three children in the Pacific Northwest.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Thoughts Matter 1

Chapter 2 Go to Your God-Thought 23

Chapter 3 Use Your Real ID 43

Chapter 4 Purple Elephant, Orange Monkey 61

Chapter 5 Check under the Hood 81

Chapter 6 Shout for Truth 105

Chapter 7 The Structurally Wise Life 127

Chapter 8 When You Think about Sex 149

Chapter 9 Tend Your Garden 173

Quick Guide 193

Acknowledgements 195

About the Authors 197