The Reframe Principle: Reframe Your Mind, Restore Your Perspective

Where Are Your Thoughts Leading You?

A standardized, consistent pattern of deviating from reality in how we see and process things.

Cognitive Bias (Definition)

A technique used to shift your mindset, so you are able to look at a situation, person, or relationship from a slightly different perspective.

Cognitive Reframing (Definition)

Steps to Cognitive Reframing

• Stay calm
• Identify the situation
• Identify your automatic thoughts
• Find objective supportive evidence

Biblical Examples

• Joseph (Genesis 45:5)
• Paul (Philippians 1:12)

Be careful of the “Yea, but this is different…” syndrome.

Psalm 139

What God Didn’t Do vs. Collateral Goodness

If you look for the bad/negative – you will find it.

If you start looking for God’s goodness – you will start seeing his hand and fingerprints on every aspect of your life.

Pastor David Possinger

5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart;
    do not depend on your own understanding.
6 Seek his will in all you do,
    and he will show you which path to take.
Proverbs 3:5-6 (NLT)

27 And the Father who knows all hearts knows what the Spirit is saying, for the Spirit pleads for us believers[a] in harmony with God’s own will. 28 And we know that God causes everything to work together[b] for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them.
Romans 8:27-28 (NLT)

Cognitive Reframing Exercise

• At the end of the day, what are three things you are thankful for?
• Are you excited about anything that God is currently working on in your life?

WHERE ARE YOUR THOUGHTS
LEADING YOU?