The 4:8 Principle: The Secret to a Joy-Filled LifeTommy Newberry's message is simple, relevant, powerful, and timeless. In this New York Times bestseller, Newberry takes a single biblical principle and teaches us how one simple truth can magnify the joy we experience in our marriage, with our parenting, and in our life as a whole. Unfortunately, we live in a society bent on nursing old wounds and highlighting what is wrong with just about everything. As a result, we have grown accustomed to viewing the world, our lives, and ourselves through a lens of negativity—and that negativity stands in direct contrast to the passionate, purpose-filled people God wants us to be. This is where The 4:8 Principle grabs our attention. First, the author skillfully persuades us to acknowledge the link between the thoughts we choose to think and the joy we experience. Next, he shows us how we can grow our potential for joy by refusing to dwell upon the problems and pressures that are enduring and inevitable. Finally, he challenges us to pay the price of joy by becoming “extraordinarily picky” about what we read, watch, and listen to on a consistent basis. The strength of the book, though, is in Newberry's ability to clearly explain how to put this principle into daily practice through a series of quick, easy and even fun adjustments. The 4:8 Principle is loaded with specific suggestions and helpful advice for going beyond the ordinary and experiencing life as it was meant to be. |
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... ence in how we approach life today and where our lives , families , and contributions to others ' lives can end up tomorrow . " JOHN TRENT , PH.D. , president , The Center for StrongFamilies " Get ready to transform your mind ! With a ...
... ence in how we approach life today and where our lives , families , and contributions to others ' lives can end up tomorrow . " JOHN TRENT , PH.D. , president , The Center for StrongFamilies " Get ready to transform your mind ! With a ...
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... ence God's ideal for your life and get the most out of every moment of every day. Unfortunately, most people struggle to change or renew their circumstances (lose weight, fix their marriage, make more money), when they should be asking ...
... ence God's ideal for your life and get the most out of every moment of every day. Unfortunately, most people struggle to change or renew their circumstances (lose weight, fix their marriage, make more money), when they should be asking ...
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... ence my state of mind and my circumstances. Help me to accept responsibility for my thinking. Lead me, moment by moment, to choose joyful thoughts that line up with the vision you have for my life. Protect me from searching for joy in ...
... ence my state of mind and my circumstances. Help me to accept responsibility for my thinking. Lead me, moment by moment, to choose joyful thoughts that line up with the vision you have for my life. Protect me from searching for joy in ...
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Contents
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Wow Thats Me | 39 |
Discovering Your Joy | 58 |
Power Love and a Sound Mind Developing Your Joy | 61 |
Your Potential for Joy | 63 |
Developing Your Joy | 124 |
Guard Your Heart Defending Your Joy | 127 |
Your Personal Firewall | 129 |
JunkProof Your Mind | 147 |
Thanks for Everything | 171 |
Defending Your Joy | 190 |
You Are What You Think | 193 |
About the Author | 219 |
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Page 43 - For I know the plans I have for you, ' declares the Lord, 'plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
Page 91 - Trust in the Lord with all your heart And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge him, And he will make your paths straight.
Page 172 - Don't worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. If you do this, you will experience God's peace, which is far more wonderful than the human mind can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.
Page 50 - When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is man that you are mindful of him, the son of man that you care for him?
Page 9 - Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is — his good, pleasing and perfect will.
Page 91 - The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.
Page 175 - I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.
Page 21 - For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.