You Asked For It - Monte LeLaChuer - Improving My Mental Health

Follow Along with the Message

Psalm 139:14 - (David says) “Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex!”

Important truths about yourself:

• Everything about us has been  by sin.
• God sent Jesus as our
• One day you will give an  to God

FIVE FACTORS THAT MAKE YOU WHO YOU ARE

1. My

2. My

3 problems with our relationships:

1) We’re all .

2) Sin  us.

3) The more disconnected I am, the more  I become.

3. My

4. My

Proverbs 4:23 - “Be careful what you think, because your thoughts run your life.” (NCV)

▪ Feelings aren’t !

5. My

5 CHOICES YOU CAN MAKE FOR BETTER MENTAL HEALTH

1. I can choose to get .

Psalm 119:73 - “You made my body, Lord; now give me sense to heed your laws.” (TLB)

2. I can choose to  relationships.

1 John 4:18 - “There is no fear in love …perfect love casts out all fear.”

3. I can choose to  God no matter what happens.

Romans 8:27-29 - “He knows us far better than we know ourselves. That’s why we can be so sure that every detail in our lives of love for God is worked into something good. God knew what He was doing from the very beginning. He decided from the outset to shape the lives of those who love Him along the same lines as the life of His Son. The Son stands first in the line of humanity he restored. We see the original and intended shape of our lives there in him.” (MES)

4. I can choose what I  about.

Romans 12:2 - “Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world… but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think.”

Philippians 4:8 - “…Dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise.” (NLT)

5. I can choose Jesus as my .

2 Corinthians 5:17-19 - “When someone becomes a Christian, he becomes a brand new person inside. He’s not the same anymore. A new life has begun!” (TLB)