Think Again!

22 • Think Again: Transformation That Yields a Return on God’s Investment

bed. I really thought it was my job to put Clarence Thomas on the payroll. I really thought Cathy wanted a cold, dripping washcloth. And the troubling part is that my body reacted to my dreams as though the delusions were true. My adrenaline was pumping at the same rate as if a snake were really in the bed. My anxiety about Clarence Thomas produced the same destructive effect on my body as though I really were failing at my job. And when Cathy told me the federal government would care for Clarence Thomas, my body reacted as though it was true. I calmed down and went back to sleep. Your body cannot tell the difference between truth and lies. If you believe there is a snake in the bed, your body will react as though it were true and react with a burst of adrenaline. If you don’t believe there is a snake in the bed, your body will relax and you can sleep peacefully. There is no such thing as “truth” and “lies” when it comes to your body’s nervous system. The reality is that you react to whatever you believe . If you tell yourself something enough times, you will start to believe it, whether it is true or not. “I am dumb and I can’t do anything right” can start off as a joke but after repeating it enough, you begin to believe it. If you tell yourself you have no interests, soon you will find yourself having no interests. 10 Over time, who you think you are, actually becomes who you are. So your spiritual and physical health is dependent upon what you believe . If you believe Satan’s accusations, your body will respond to those accusations as though they were true. When the adversary suggests, “God has abandoned you and you are alone,” if you believe that lie, your body will suffer anxiety leading to bitterness, worthlessness, disappointment, and fear. On the other hand, when Satan says, “God has abandoned you,” you can believe what God says in his Word, affirming that you