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You are what you!______

You are what you!THINK!

1. Your brain uses 20% of your body s energy, !but it makes up only 2% of your body s weight.!!

2. Your brain consists of 60% white matter !and 40% grey matter!!

3. Your brain is divided into two sides. The left side of your brain controls the right side of your body; and, the right side of your brain controls the left side of your body.

4. Your brain generates 25 watts of power !while you re awake—enough to illuminate a light bulb.!!

5. Your brain consists of about 100 billion!neurons!!!

6. Information travels at different speeds !within different types of neurons. !Transmission can be as slow at 0.5 meters/sec or as fast as 120 meters/sec.

7. Psychologists tell us that each person !has about 10,000 thoughts per day.!!8. Did you know your brain has stored more information than is in the entire Library of Congress with all its 17 million volumes? !That is pretty amazing for a little machine inside your head that only weighs about !3 pounds.

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9. Did you know that your brain stopped growing at age 18?

Discretion:

…the ability to make responsible decisions and judgments as a !

result of separating or !distinguishing right thought.

Finally, brothers, whatever is true, !whatever is honorable, whatever is just, !

whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, !whatever is commendable, if there is !

any excellence, if there is anything worthy !of praise, think about these things.!

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—Philippians 4:8

Your thoughts?

• The Significance of Your Thought Life!

The Significance of Your Thought Life

• Your thoughts develop your identity!

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The Significance of Your Thought Life

• Your thoughts develop your identity!• Your thoughts define your integrity!

The Significance of Your Thought Life

• Your thoughts develop your identity!• Your thoughts define your integrity!• Your thoughts determine your destiny

• The Significance of Your Thought Life!• The Secret to Your Thought Life!

Discretionary Outcome

• Is it true?!• Is it honorable?!• Is it just?!• Is it pure?!• Is it lovely?!• Is it commendable?

• The Significance of Your Thought Life!• The Secret to Your Thought Life!• The Security of Your Thought Life

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The Security of Your Thought Life

1." Surrender your mind to the Lord at the! beginning of each day.!

You keep him in perfect !peace whose mind is stayed !

on you, because he trusts !in you. —Isaiah 26:3

The Security of Your Thought Life

1." Surrender your mind to the Lord at the! beginning of each day.!2. Let the Holy Spirit renew your mind! through the Word of God.!

The Security of Your Thought Life

1." Surrender your mind to the Lord at the! beginning of each day.!2. Let the Holy Spirit renew your mind! through the Word of God.!3. Pray and ask God to secure your thoughts.!

The Security of Your Thought Life

1." Surrender your mind to the Lord at the! beginning of each day.!2. Let the Holy Spirit renew your mind! through the Word of God.!3. Pray and ask God to secure your thoughts.!4. Mind your mind.!

If you are distressed by anything !external, the pain is not due to the !

thing itself, but to your own estimate !of it; and this you have the power to !

revoke at any moment. !!

—Marcus Aurelius

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The Security of Your Thought Life

1." Surrender your mind to the Lord at the! beginning of each day.!2. Let the Holy Spirit renew your mind! through the Word of God.!3. Pray and ask God to secure your thoughts.!4. Mind your mind.!5. Remember, you are what you think!

I shut my eyes in order to see. !!

—Paul Gauguin