We are to “look for patterns and common themes.” For example: Do I criticize myself? Am I angry?Ĭhapter six. The goal is to be proactive and active about the thought now and when it comes back. This is homework: write down the toxic thought and dissect it. For a long time, Allen didn’t want to believe she was under spiritual attack from the enemy. This began after a speaking event in Little Rock, Arkansas. In this chapter, Allen goes on to share a story about her experience with spiritual warfare. For example: the thought, “I am not good enough.” This lie reflects, “I’m worthless.” The book is divided into three sections: “All The Thoughts”, “Taking Down The Enemies Of Our Minds”, “Thinking As Jesus Thinks.”Ĭhapter two is about the “lies we believe.” All lies will reflect one of the three lies given. I am not a passive person letting any thought that drifts in my head build a nest. “I have a choice” of what to think about. The profound words that I often tell myself (from the book) is “I have a choice.”

Throughout the book I took notes, underlined, and starred portions of it.

It’s a book that is strong in teaching, but very strong in application. I’d only read a few pages of this book, and began texting several friends and family members telling them, “you have to read this book!” This book is not an alternative to not taking medication for anxiety or depression. This book is about understanding the seriousness of the battle, the origins, the reasons, and what can be done to change. Jennie Allen believes the greatest spiritual battle we have takes place in our minds. Because how we think shapes how we live.”. “Learning to capture our thoughts matters. And from there, the possibilities are endless.Jennie Allen’s bio and list of books at Goodreads. But when we submit our minds to Christ, the promises and goodness of God flood our lives in remarkable ways. Our enemy is determined to get in our heads to make us feel helpless, overwhelmed, and incapable of making a difference for the kingdom of God. In Get Out of Your Head, Jennie inspires and equips us to transform our emotions, our outlook, and even our circumstances by taking control of our thoughts. Freedom comes when we refuse to be victims to our thoughts and realize we have already been equipped with power from God to fight and win the war for our minds. Jennie Allen knows what it's like to swirl in a spiral of destructive thoughts, but she also knows we don't have to stay stuck in toxic thinking patterns.Īs she discovered in her own life, God built a way for us to escape that downward spiral. Other people have better lives than I do. Are your thoughts holding you captive? I'll never be good enough.

Get out of your head jennie