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Sunday Teaching: The Story We Tell Ourselves

Sep 6, 2022
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INSIGHT

Stories Shape Our Choices And Emotions

  • We live in the stories we tell ourselves and those narratives shape choices and emotions.
  • Tim Chaddick shows the psalmist's inner dialogue shifting from toxic comparison to a redemptive story after reflection.
INSIGHT

Envy Distorts What We See

  • Envy-driven comparison (“What about them?”) distorts reality by exaggeration and speculation about others' lives.
  • Asaph lists specifics: the wicked seem healthy, wealthy, and carefree, which fuels his resentment and doubt.
ADVICE

Pause Before You Publicize Your Story

  • Do pause and question the negative story before broadcasting it; speculation and exaggeration usually mislead.
  • Chaddick tells the hip surgery story where imagining a doctor's leisure led to a false angry confrontation.
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