I enjoyed Kelly’s creative solutions for common thought problems. Each chapter is styled like this one–full of practical help. She teaches you about the difference between the desert of “not enough” and the abundant banquet table of Jesus’ “more than enough.” She offers a five-point mind-renew to help you put on a positive, Bible-based mind-set. In this chapter, Kelly compares common negative thoughts with the positive thoughts we can have in Christ. Kelly gives us twelve warrior mind-sets to put on and gives many practical applications for each of these Battle Ready mind-sets.įor example, Warrior Mind-Set Ten is Positivity. We can only have command over our lives with God’s help, and he can help us reprogram our MindPhones with his truth. Your MindPhone holds many different messages, apps and codes that constantly run in the background. She explains that your mind is like a smartphone that is programmable and maintained by you. She will cheer you on and motivate you as you learn to take your thoughts captive. On her blog, Kelly calls herself a “cheerleader for Christ,” and that phrase perfectly captures her personality and writing voice. It’s a unique read full of bullet points, checklists, infographics and anecdotes to challenge toxic thinking. If you are held captive by a negative, defeating thought life, Battle Ready is the playbook to help you put on the mind of Christ. **I received an advanced copy from the publisher for review purposes Once you feel confident you’ve “got it down,” return to Kelly’s words and find another truth to focus on. Allow that truth to infuse your soul and invest time and energy into applying it to your everyday life. Your brain might just explode! Just pick one powerful truth to focus on at a time. My only caution to readers is this: don’t try to read and apply the whole book to your life in a week. Once we can grasp this beautiful truth, we are free to battle courageously, and live victoriously. If you only read one section of this book-read warrior mindset 12-it’s not about us after all! It’s about Jesus and all He has done for us. Rest in God’s provision, rejoice in God’s direction, and rejuvenate your weary soul. What we nurture in our hearts fills our minds and flows into our lives.Small victories in everyday battles prepare us for the ultimate victory in life’s biggest battle.God wants open hearts, not perfect hearts.Here are a few of my favorite take-aways from the book: Simply stated, Kelly shows us a better way to battle! She offers hope for every woman, every battle, and every circumstance-because of who Jesus Christ is and what Jesus Christ has done for us. She encourages and equips us to take small steps on a daily basis that will help us become bigger, better, bolder fighters. If you’ve ever struggled with self-doubt, comparison, defeat, or loneliness-this book is for you! Kally’s words teach us how to exchange limitations for expectation. As we learn how to focus in on God’s truth, we experience the kind of victory only He can provide. Kelly Balarie’s writing reminds us that feelings are not reality & God’s Word provides the only stability we need in a world that’s been turned topsy-turvy. It’s one of those books you stick on your bedside table and refer to often throughout the ups and downs of life. But I wouldn’t really classify it as a book, it’s more of a reference tool-a guide, a manual. Typically, only after showing they understand are they baptized.This book is packed with actionable steps, relatable stories, thought-provoking questions, and powerful, biblical truths. The new believer may go to a class to learn the specifics about Jesus, Christianity, and baptism. Today, churches usually have a more involved system. In a similar way, this call-and-response is a succinct way of showing witnesses the person understands what baptism means. Rather, it's a convenient tool for someone who wants to follow Jesus but doesn't know the terminology. No version of this prayer acts as a magic formula-it does not, itself, save anyone. If used as a challenge, this practice is similar to the so-called sinner's prayer. But the text of this verse, itself, does not seem to be original. The format of the challenge and answer may have even been a practice in the early church: a public confession used to verify the person understands. In this verse, Philip gives a challenge and the official responds. Philip has explained the gospel to an Ethiopian court official, and the officer has enthusiastically responded, asking to be baptized immediately. The sentence doesn't express anything contrary to the rest of Scripture, but most likely was not part of Luke's original writing. Most modern translations include it in brackets, or with a note indicating as much. This verse is not seen in the oldest and most trustworthy manuscripts of the book of Acts.
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