Confronting "What If" Thinking

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  • Опубликовано: 7 июл 2024
  • Do you find yourself slipping into the fear based hooks of "What Ifs?" all the time? Today I want to share with you about the disempowering patterns that "What If" thinking drives us into and encourage you to step into new thinking that will add life to your healing and freedom journey.
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  • @senonimoustv2497
    @senonimoustv2497 2 года назад +89

    This ministry is a life line. I've withdrawn myself from most of christian youtube, when I first came to Christ I enjoyed reading my bible and watching videos about God. A lot of videos consisted of sermons, apologetics, christians debating people with other world views and the occasional prophecy videos. While I had fun watching them, a lot of them didn't really help me grow in faith. It just made me either head smart about the bible or paranoid I was sinning.

    • @melissadejesus4958
      @melissadejesus4958 2 года назад +7

      Appreciate your comment! ☺️

    • @x_arnie
      @x_arnie 2 года назад +9

      Thanks for this, I've been through similar experience.

    • @senonimoustv2497
      @senonimoustv2497 2 года назад +3

      @@x_arnie Np bro.

    • @karyncaoile2411
      @karyncaoile2411 2 года назад +12

      I’m in the same boat brother. I even reached the point where I thought Christianity was not right for me, but thankfully I preserved my relationship with God and figured I just had to be more selective with all the teachings about faith.

    • @margaretgrosskreuz8687
      @margaretgrosskreuz8687 Год назад +7

      Yes. This ministry is helpful in a spiritual and practical way bc it's not about legalism but Love ❤
      Ty Mark and Melissa

  • @cmf5006
    @cmf5006 Год назад +15

    Me: but what if I DO need to go into the what if thinking?
    What a classic. I need to stop thinking for once.

    • @zacklaplant1861
      @zacklaplant1861 Год назад +5

      Hi! I can relate haha. Learning to be kind to myself and not beat myself up has been helpful.

  • @veronicafravola7145
    @veronicafravola7145 Год назад +14

    This channel literally has it all. You don't need to listen to ten people when you could listen to Mark DeJesus

  • @anniemoulinsteffen3465
    @anniemoulinsteffen3465 2 года назад +46

    I'm firing my bad interpreter every single morning. Thanks so much for your insight and authentic teaching. God bless you and your ministry.

    • @r.ivangriffin2190
      @r.ivangriffin2190 2 года назад +5

      Thank you! I’m glad someone said it this way. “ I’m firing my interpreter “. For us OCD people it can be easy to say I tried firing my interpreter and then it came back. It’s a continuous action daily.

  • @plasticshishi
    @plasticshishi Год назад +10

    What if I'm right where I need to be? Huh. What a thought.

  • @catmomma3119
    @catmomma3119 9 месяцев назад +6

    My name should be WHAT IF!! My what ifs have kept me frozen in fear for so many years. And always when stuff is going good the what ifs appear. I have bought so many books on amazon hoping for something to connect too and I came across this you tube channel and wow I feel like each video was meant for me.

  • @AnthonysDaughter007
    @AnthonysDaughter007 2 месяца назад +2

    I cannot express my gratitude for finding this video. I have been in a vicious cycle of "what if" thinking for years. I desperately want a breakthrough because this is not who I am, it's who I became. This video has helped me tremendously. I am now learning to trust God and I am taking steps to emotional health. God bless you 🙏🏽

  • @salparedo
    @salparedo Год назад +7

    I was broken and wounded from being cheated on in a relationship. My church was nowhere to be found and acted as if I was a burden with quick get over it answers. I prayed for wisdom through this, and found your channel. Mark, thank you from the bottom of my heart and teaching me that God does love me through all this and getting me back to my identity in His Son in the most compassionate way as I hated myself after this event.

  • @childofthelivinggod9347
    @childofthelivinggod9347 24 дня назад +1

    This is accurate Mark, it's like if there's always a problem to every solution in this " what if's " and my root is the fear punishment of God

  • @Nightwalker25-m3u
    @Nightwalker25-m3u 8 месяцев назад +2

    I had a good life and now I want to get it back. Taking back everything fear is drowning me.

  • @JamesVestal-dz5qm
    @JamesVestal-dz5qm 11 месяцев назад +2

    Let us celebrate this morning that my father and I read and discussed the rest of Matthew and the first 4 chapters of Corinthians 1!

  • @stacyjeanne1
    @stacyjeanne1 9 месяцев назад +5

    Take the hand of the Father, recalibrate, God loves you - he’s for you, he’s working in your life, you’re right where you should be. I can’t serve perfectionism, hyper vigilance, dark thoughts, or anger or fear any more. Problems will arise, and God will help us through them. Fire the interpreter in your head and ask God‘s love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control into your life.

  • @keithawhosoever5384
    @keithawhosoever5384 2 года назад +10

    I'm so glad I am mostly free from the ' what ifs '......I lived with them for so many years and you are spot on Mark with how they can cripple us into not making decisions.
    I am now living in the moment more consistently than I have since I can remember. It's definitely life enhancing casting all my cares onto Jesus.👌✝️🆓

  • @Nightwalker25-m3u
    @Nightwalker25-m3u 12 дней назад +1

    Im struggling horribly, but its under da bloooood!

  • @Cloudthelegends
    @Cloudthelegends 3 дня назад

    I found the best way to remedy this problem is doing a lot of physical activities and interaction with people , so you have less time ruminating. It's very tiring thinking all the time. Just stop and don't think too much. We need a brake in our mind. And said to ourselves its enough, done. This is highly related to double mindedness

  • @vagirlf.4513
    @vagirlf.4513 2 года назад +16

    THIS IS SO SO GOOD AND HELPFUL !! Keeps getting better Everytime. What a blessing this you tube channel is ! Share share share everyone !

  • @JamesVestal-dz5qm
    @JamesVestal-dz5qm 11 месяцев назад +1

    After I called 911 and was told to see the doctor from now on I took my dad to the word of Jesus christ for our health!

  • @gr-eg3ld
    @gr-eg3ld 2 года назад +9

    Great message. I Will Not Fear was very helpful to me. Thank you.

  • @victoriagwendoline
    @victoriagwendoline 2 года назад +6

    Thank you. You're helping a lot of people who need to know these things.

  • @kingbymba-ww7ti
    @kingbymba-ww7ti Год назад +2

    Thank you for this amazingly eye-opening message, it really helped me in my situation. God bless us all!

  • @vagirlf.4513
    @vagirlf.4513 2 года назад +9

    Thanks Mark ! Your content is so so good.

  • @thomaswarne8329
    @thomaswarne8329 9 месяцев назад +2

    This is power 💪🏼

  • @hypababes
    @hypababes 2 года назад +3

    🙏🏽 I NEEDED THIS #THANK YOU

  • @plasticshishi
    @plasticshishi Год назад +4

    Thanks!

  • @adorablecats9891
    @adorablecats9891 2 года назад +4

    Always so helpful & needful to hear.

  • @PikuPiku8
    @PikuPiku8 Год назад +2

    thank you Mark! U’re such a blessing! ❤

  • @iCa11
    @iCa11 2 года назад +3

    Thanks

  • @neon.purple
    @neon.purple 2 года назад +9

    Beautiful ❤️

  • @fostage2u
    @fostage2u 2 года назад +3

    Mark you are so wise. Would love to talk with you

  • @mbalihappiness3300
    @mbalihappiness3300 2 года назад +5

    Currently at this point. I was dabbling in the LOA throughout the year to have my ideal life to which it never worked yet I stayed believing it, during my prelims I told myself if I don't do well despite studying then I would leave LOA and 'vwalla' I didn't do well in those subjects. I slowly started rekindling my relationship with God before having received the results, a week before I believe. So I decided to leave it to God however writing my finals, I felt he was distant.
    I felt scared that God may use this opportunity to teach me a lesson. I haven't enjoyed my other exams despite studying for them. I started getting angry with him, losing my sense of reality, I'm at an odd point feeling there's no use for me to study.
    However I noticed that I went through so many stages during this process. What if:
    1.) God abondened me and I won't get good grades.
    2.) God doesn't love me,and Im crazy for thinking he will take me back.
    3.) God is using me as an example for someone else to not follow.
    This left me double minded, hating God all over again and being rebellious, now I'm trying to get back again.

  • @mattdugue24
    @mattdugue24 2 года назад +7

    can you make a video on how to be more present in the moment?

  • @kwabenabawuah384
    @kwabenabawuah384 2 года назад +6

    I’m starting to doubt my salvation a lot and sometimes when I try to have faith that I’m saved and forgiven I just have this fear r thought creeping in “what if your fooling yourself and your not actually saved “ I seriously don’t know what to do I just feel miserable

    • @dinasophia9440
      @dinasophia9440 Год назад +3

      I’ve been dealing with this for 7 months

    • @aimeehilary4995
      @aimeehilary4995 Год назад +5

      Hey friend, I am dealing with this too. It’s hard when everyone around you doesn’t seem to understand the struggle. I feel like giving up sometimes and wonder if God is this still there or if I sinned too badly for Him to even want me anymore.

    • @zacklaplant1861
      @zacklaplant1861 Год назад +4

      You're not alone. I have similar thoughts too. Something that has helped is learning to make fear an enemy while being kind to myself. I often have thoughts like, "What if you're pretending and you're a narcissist and you're not preaching the gospel" and all kinds of fear based stuff. That's not from God. You're not alone! God's got us!

    • @treymaddox2461
      @treymaddox2461 Год назад +4

      I dealt with that insecurity 7 years ago followed by blasphemous thoughts etc. I came to realize that when you doubt your salvation is when you don’t “Feel” saved. Salvation isn’t a feeling
      ““For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.”
      ‭‭John‬ ‭3‬:‭16‬
      “God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God.”
      ‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭2‬:‭8‬ ‭
      I could post many more scriptures that will support that as long as you believe and confess Jesus as your lord and savior you are indeed saved. The enemy plants those thoughts in our minds to strip us of our Faith continue to endure family God bless!!!!

  • @rijukoshy7206
    @rijukoshy7206 2 года назад +3

    I am exactly at this position...... Almost done with life....

    • @swagu3483
      @swagu3483 2 года назад +3

      Hey man just saw this.. how are you doing now? God bless

    • @TravisMack358
      @TravisMack358 Год назад +3

      I will pray for you. 🙏God cares for you

    • @margaretgrosskreuz8687
      @margaretgrosskreuz8687 Год назад +2

      I am so sorry - just seeing this.
      Please don't give up.
      Jesus has something special for you.
      I am starting to take risks. imo it's worth it. 🙏

    • @TravisMack358
      @TravisMack358 Год назад +1

      Hey how are you doing man?

  • @GameOnShanny
    @GameOnShanny Год назад +1

    This thinking made lose almost all of friendships. If it's God's will then yes then I have to luve the consequences of my actions. I hate myself

  • @JamesVestal-dz5qm
    @JamesVestal-dz5qm 11 месяцев назад +1

    Sup 5th precinct mom!

  • @JamesVestal-dz5qm
    @JamesVestal-dz5qm 11 месяцев назад

    Chris cramer taught me that religious liberties are sustainable as long as free speech is protected for any legitimate religion.

  • @JamesVestal-dz5qm
    @JamesVestal-dz5qm 11 месяцев назад

    Come to church dad and we can chill and Bible study after. That's something I'd tell Sam revolinski and Logan Casper I told you and they'd laugh!