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I consider Truth Journaling a lot like Renewing of the Mind “Boot Camp.” This isn’t for the faint of heart, but I tell you what…it has GREAT benefits! If you figure you aren’t a journaler, then you may want to renew your mind about that belief :-). If you could spend 10 minutes a day in something that could radically transform your life, draw you closer to God, enable you to think God’s thoughts after him instead of head down a road of thinking thoughts that take YOU captive, would it be worth it? I suggest you give this process a try. It is a training of sorts. If you do this training, then you will learn how to renew your mind practically speaking and will be able to do it “on the fly” more frequently.
This is one way you can work on the renewing of your mind goal, established in the Day 1 material. (Barb mentions Truth Journaling in Day 3.) Even if you aren’t doing the Weight Loss Bible Study with us, then you can use this approach any time you are tempted or even afterwards. I explain that a bit in the video.
One of the reasons I decided that I *could* afford the time to Truth Journal was because I knew I had spent plenty of time in the past looking at recipes, counting calories or fat grams (or “blocks”), reading dieting magazines, diet books, etc. I figured that given how much time in invested into establishing the mindset that didn’t work for me, it wasn’t at all unreasonable to spend a bit of time changing the way I think so that I could emerge victorious in pursuing a life of eating 0 to 5 for the rest of my days on this planet. 🙂 How about you? 🙂
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBzmuoY1olc?rel=0&w=560&h=315
I learned everything I know about Truth Journaling from Barb Raveling, first in her Freedom From Emotional Eating bible study. (Just a caveat…this speaks of dieting, but if you can get past that, the principles are very valuable…especially the part about truth journaling!) I love it and it has made a big difference in my life and in the lives of many people who have been in my Thin Within groups! You can do a search here at my blog, too, as I have written about this previously.
I hope this video helps you.
What can you truth journal about? When will you do that?
Heidi – thanks for sharing this. Your explanations and examples are so clear. I will try this the next time that I am tempted to eat sweets at night. It makes the think of the song that I am currently “stuck” on because we sang it at my bible study this morning. I would recommend that you all download the song or at least read the lyrics online – “Voice of Truth” by Casting Crowns. These lines esp ring true to me.
And the voice of truth says “This is for My glory”
Out of all the voices calling out to me
I will choose to listen and believe the voice of truth.
I’m praying that we are all experiencing a Spirit-filled and obedient day!
YES, CMK! That is a GREAT song! I WILL choose to believe the voice of truth. Thanks so much for sharing that!
I like this a lot. I think for me I need to journal in the moment (or shortly thereafter while it is fresh), because I did it with something that was really upsetting when it happened, but since some time had past most of the statements had converted to truths. I know that in the moment, I had thoughts that were not lies. Now, I just can’t seem to remember them because it’s resolved.
Sometimes, you can go back over what it was you *were* believing and write from the perspective of “next time, the truth I can choose to believe is…” sort of thing. Glad it is resolved, N!
Sorry that’s supposed to read that were lies, not “not lies” doesn’t make any sense that way; sorry about that.
Cool tool 🙂 Oh, this one is going to be scary fun for exposing my own, uh, b.s….
Free entertainment, provided by my very own thoughts!!
LOL, Mary!
Thanks again, Heidi, for all of these valuable resources. Truth journaling is HUGE!!! This journey is so not about food, eating, and weight. Very busy week for me….I hope to post more through the weekend.
Right, Becky! If we will let God have his way, I think we will see that this is about something SO much more rewarding than food, eating, and weight. He uses our weight to woo us…to draw us closer in, to cling to him in our desperation. He wants that!
Thanks for reminding me about this tool. I gave in to just about all my boundaries last night and was feeling very defeated. This morning I sat down with my journal and wrote out my thoughts.. Alot of them were truths- I want to eat what I want, I want to each as much as I want, ect..As I went to open my bible , the Lord led me to Malachi 1:6-14. I didn’t get what God was showing me a first, but then it became so clear. I only want to give God what is easy for me to give up! When it gets hard, I am quick to throw in the towel and search for another route. So, because of the Truth Journal, I received a new insight today. I need to look at my boundaries as being my sacrifice to God!
Wow, Linda! Awesome insight. Thanks for sharing it here, too.
I guess I have sorta been truth journaling or some time, but not the enumerating part. God always meets me through journaling. 🙂
Me, too!
Love this idea of renewing my mind. Will try this week to truth journal 🙂