NOTE TO SELF: The Discipline of Preaching to Yourself
I n his book Note to Self: The Discipline of Preaching to Yourself , Joe Thorn powerfully communicates the importance of something that every professing Christian must become a master of, and that is the discipline of preaching to ourselves! We live in a fallen world, and part of the effect that our fallenness has upon our lives is that we are constantly being influenced by negative self-talk, which in most cases causes us to begin believing the negative influences that bombard our hearts and minds every day. This can have a disastrous effect upon us if we allow it to influence us to begin doubting God's love for us, or God's ability to work through us (cf. Matthew 13:58; Hebrews 11:6). There is nothing more dangerous to the life of a Christian, than to allow this type of negative faith-killing, self-destructive talk, cause us to stop trusting wholeheartedly in God. This book is a wonderful tool for you to begin developing the art and discip...