{"id":2575,"date":"2013-04-22T14:52:51","date_gmt":"2013-04-22T18:52:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/godonomics\/?p=2575"},"modified":"2013-03-29T14:59:32","modified_gmt":"2013-03-29T18:59:32","slug":"safari-how-to-overcome-anxiety-by-parrotting-truth-to-yourself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/godonomics\/2013\/04\/safari-how-to-overcome-anxiety-by-parrotting-truth-to-yourself.html","title":{"rendered":"Safari: How to overcome Anxiety by Parrotting Truth to Yourself"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/godonomics\/files\/2013\/03\/882030_10200839187247564_1385645950_o.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2567\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/201\/2013\/03\/882030_10200839187247564_1385645950_o-224x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Parrot God\u2019s Control to Yourself<\/p>\n<p><strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Parrots repeat back to you what you tell them. \u00a0Worry is like that. Worry is a parrot telling you what you already know. \u00a0Things are bad&#8230; \u201cThings are bad.\u201d \u00a0\u00a0I don\u2019t know what tomorrow holds&#8230; \u201cI don\u2019t know what tomorrow holds.\u201d \u00a0\u00a0True. \u00a0We parrot worry, fear, anxiety back to ourselves. \u00a0\u00a0But Jesus challenges the inner parrot we all have and asks us to parrot God\u2019s control and concern to ourselves. \u00a0God wants to become our inner Parrot.<\/p>\n<p><strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">27 Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature?28 \u201cSo why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin;29 and yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. 30 Now if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?31 \u201cTherefore do not worry, saying, \u2018What shall we eat?\u2019 or \u2018What shall we drink?\u2019 or \u2018What shall we wear?\u2019 32 For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. 33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. 34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.<\/p>\n<p><strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Jesus gets so practical about worry. \u00a0\u00a0He says, worry parrots back to us with several lies. \u00a0We think<\/p>\n<p><strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">1. Worrying makes us taller than God vs 27.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">2. We think worrying will produce clothing. \u00a0vs 28<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">3. We think we can control tomorrow vs 30<\/p>\n<p><strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Jesus says&#8230; Let\u2019s get practical.<\/p>\n<p><strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">1. Worry doesn\u2019t make you taller; it produces toil in us, and tries to control things beyond your ability (tomorrow).<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">2. God watches the birds, clothes the grass&#8230; so have faith he will take care of you.<\/p>\n<p><strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/godonomics\/files\/2013\/03\/858974_10200668529501128_1257748101_o.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2576\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/201\/2013\/03\/858974_10200668529501128_1257748101_o-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a>\u00a0Perhaps you immediately find yourself objecting. \u00a0You know and have seen birds killed by predators, by accidents, or problems. \u00a0I was on my way home from Nashville last month. \u00a0As I mentioned to many of you in our last series, our Church produced a curriculum called FAST TRACK that takes you through the whole Bible, so I had just finished a week of shooting in studio and having a great time. \u00a0On the way home, I am in the far left lane, when a red Hawk swerves into my lane. \u00a0There is no time to turn or change lanes. \u00a0\u00a0Next thing I know, He is smashed up against my grill with his wings open wide. \u00a0\u00a0I pull over to the side assuming that the wind resistance is what is holding him there. \u00a0I assume that if I stop the car, he will \u201cdrop down\u201d and be able to fly away&#8230; I was wrong. \u00a0This poor bird is alive, smashed into my grill, and looking at me with a look that says, \u201cWhat did you do?!\u201d and his eyes have the look of an animal. \u00a0We called 911 who sent a Hawk expert out to get him free. Amazingly, the bird man was there within 15 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>PARROT THE TRUTH<\/p>\n<p><strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Years ago, I did a series where I taught my \u201cvideo projector\u201d concept of how people think. \u00a0It is a visual version of what the Bible calls \u201csoul talk\u201d in Psalms and what Psychologists today call Cognitive therapy. \u00a0It\u2019s a process of learning to Parrot truth to yourself. \u00a0It\u2019s exactly what Jesus is talking about. \u00a0It\u2019s a process of learning to not see our lives as ACTION-REACTION&#8230; Life flips a switch and we suddenly project worry, fear, anxiety, but instead realize that when our \u201cswitch is flipped,\u201d \u00a0it turns on a series of reels, which then light up what we feel. \u00a0Our emotions respond to our thoughts. \u00a0\u00a0Many of us have reels in our heads filled with lies: Lies and patterns from the past, our parents, or our culture. \u00a0We then play these reels and become BIRD BRAINS parroting the lies to ourselves<\/p>\n<p><strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&#8211; I can\u2019t handle anything else.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&#8211; If one more thing happens, I\u2019ll just explode<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&#8211; I am responsible for making others happy.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&#8211; I must know what will happen tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&#8211; If I think about this enough, I can change the outcome<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&#8211; If I worry about this, it will be better<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&#8211; I know I can\u2019t trust God or others, so I better handle this myself.<\/p>\n<p><strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">These are some of 1000\u2019s of Parroting messages we send ourselves. \u00a0\u00a0Bad news comes and flips our switch, we parrot these lies to ourselves, and then feel Angry, depressed, upset, irritable, and annoyed. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Those feelings burn holes in our stomachs with ulcers, and drill our emotions into the ground affecting our relationships and what is projected in our lives is \u201cworry wart, control freak, anxious, bothered, etc.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">If we learn to Parrot Truth to ourselves, we switch reels, We begin to encounter the same bad circumstances with new truths.<\/p>\n<p><strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&#8211; I don\u2019t like this, but I also can\u2019t control it.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&#8211; I don\u2019t want more of this to happen, but if it does, God will give me strength<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&#8211; I like it when people are happy, but I am not in charge of other\u2019s feelings<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&#8211; I can\u2019t know what happens tomorrow, but I\u2019ll do my best with what I know today.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">-Worrying is destructive and an attempt to play God. \u00a0I\u2019ll leave Him in charge of the universe<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">&#8211; I can trust God to handle the unknown better than me.<\/p>\n<p><strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">DO you see how these truths parroted to yourself turn on a light bulb of feelings that are not only less anxious, but hopeful, joyful, peaceful, and more freeing?<\/p>\n<p><strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">WORRY IS FOR THE BIRDS<\/p>\n<p><strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Go BIRD HUNTING<\/p>\n<p>As you look at this week, I want you to pick one bird. one parrot that has kept you in bondage for years. \u00a0one worry, fearful, anxious message. \u00a0\u00a0Pick one. \u00a0\u00a0The one you know you hear chirping in your ears every day. \u00a0Then pick one truth and bird to parrot truth to you. \u00a0\u00a0In fact, a great one is to take this passage from Jesus, in Matthew and write it out. \u00a0Place this on your mirror as you get ready in the morning. \u00a0Commit to Parrot this to yourself all day long. \u00a0And go bird hunting for any bird chirps that come against this.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For more information, check out <a href=\"http:\/\/www.godonomics.com\">www.godonomics.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Parrot God\u2019s Control to Yourself Parrots repeat back to you what you tell them. \u00a0Worry is like that. Worry is a parrot telling you what you already know. \u00a0Things are bad&#8230; \u201cThings are bad.\u201d \u00a0\u00a0I don\u2019t know what tomorrow holds&#8230; \u201cI don\u2019t know what tomorrow holds.\u201d \u00a0\u00a0True. \u00a0We parrot worry, fear, anxiety back to ourselves.&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":353,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2575","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Safari: How to overcome Anxiety by Parrotting Truth to Yourself - Godonomics<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, nofollow\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Safari: How to overcome Anxiety by Parrotting Truth to Yourself - Godonomics\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Parrot God\u2019s Control to Yourself Parrots repeat back to you what you tell them. \u00a0Worry is like that. 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