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A proven path to seeing God, yourself, and others through a filter of God's grace.

When we attack the FRUIT of someone's behavior we unintentionally strengthen the ROOT that's driving that behavior! Be careful when you're working on breaking a cycle that you don't make it worse instead of better.

Two critical steps in breaking unhealthy cycles: 1) own your responses, and 2) name the need. Learn to distinguish between a need and want.

Own your response. Name your need. Continuing the conversation on the habit cycle. 

IT WON'T STOP UNTIL YOU OWN IT! Other people do not cause your response. How you have learned to get your needs met and manage your feelings drives your response. Then your response is the other person's trigger. STAY IN TOUCH: https://linktr.ee/chipjudd

MY BIGGEST ONGOING STRUGGLE is the example for today's cycle-breaking talk. You can learn to identify the 4-phases of habit formation and how they drive your self-defeating behavior. Stay in touch: https://linktr.ee/chipjudd

MY BIGGEST ONGOING STRUGGLE is the example for today's cycle-breaking talk. You can learn to identify the 4-phases of habit formation and how they drive your self-defeating behavior. Stay in touch: https://linktr.ee/chipjudd

OLD YOU - NEW YOU…Who are you going to be today? Your energy-efficient brain (lazy) wants to just do what it's always done even if it didn't work. Let's talk about some keys to re-wiring your plastic brain.

TRANSFORMATIVE FRIENDSHIP! Have you ever had someone in your life that fulfilled the role of a gate keeper? Today I want to celebrate some people who have done that for me. Stay in touch: https://linktr.ee/chipjudd

God's answer to 21st-century Stress. Let's check out Isaiah 30:15 and see what God has to say about the path toward restfulness, confidence, and strength.

SABBATH RHYTHMS — Some practical ideas on how to apply a Sabbath Mindset and a Sabbath Lifestyle in your busy life.

Gods answer to 21st-century stress — Sabbath Mindset/Sabbath Lifestyle. we're talking about how to break the cycle of chronic stress most of us experience. Check it out.

8-Minute MindShift! Your Brain On SABBATH. Let's talk about God's remedy for 21st Century stress -- Radical Rest.

We are passing through a GLOBAL STRESS TEST. How did you do? What did you learn about yourself? How can we handle, even benefit from, the stress life serves up on a regular basis? (TRIUNE BRAIN cont)

FLUSH YOUR STRESS! Stress is not a bad thing unless it becomes chronic (constant, habitual, occurring frequently). Develop a Sabbath Mindset and a Sabbath Lifestyle.

BRAIN vs MIND! Let's do a quick chat about the difference between your brain and your mind and why it matters. I think it might help you.

My triune brain! Come on dude -Why do I need to know this stuff? I promise you it will help you in your journey to understand how your brain was created to function. Hang in there!

Is YOUR TRIUNE BRAIN the key to your problem? How you define a problem shapes your solution. Let’s talk about the role the brain plays in some of our life challenges.

YOUR TRIUNE BRAIN! So what? Why are we talking about this? How does this get me more real freedom and lasting change? I have found that understanding the TRIUNE BRAIN has helped me personally and has helped me help others. Stick around you might learn something.

Your TRIUNE BRAIN! (cont) Understanding our 3-part brain is super helpful in accepting where we are, how we got here, and growing where we need to grow.

Your Triune Brain! We are all about real freedom and lasting change around here. You cannot be a serious student of change without keeping up with the cool realities of how your brain works. #chipperchats #thinkspots

Your have a plastic brain. That’s how science descibes your brain’s ability to be rewired. You mean I can change the way I think, believe, and act? YES! I want some of that. #chipperchats #thinkspots

Crashing the thresholds of your life. A threshold is the line between entering/beginning and leaving/ending. All of us have at least one area of life where we’re stuck at a threshold. Let’s crash it today.

4 critical questions. You’re at a crossroads whether you realize it or not. A crossroad is an opportunity to make choices. You’re always facing choices that will affect the remainder of your journey.

COMFORT IS NOT YOUR FRIEND! There’s more! You know it deep in your soul. You want it in every area of your life. One of the biggest barriers between you and the life you could have is COMFORT. Grab life by the throat and make it give you what God wants you to have.

Where are you RIGHT NOW? What one word describes where you are in your life’s journey? I have a suggestion.

Train your brain! Is your brain working for you or against you? Let’s talk about it.

Is your “wanter” working? It takes courage to admit and ask for what you want. Why is “wanting” so important in our journey toward Gods best?

Enduring authentic happiness. What is it? How do you get it? How do you keep it? Let’s figure this out together.Enduring authentic happiness. What is it? How do you get it? How do you keep it? Let’s figure this out together.

It’s not them! Stop giving your joy and peace away so cheaply. Make it hard to rock your boat!

STOP + LOOK + LISTEN > WRITE IT DOWN. You can hear God's voice. He wants you to. This is part of a series I taught about a decade ago at my church. Put it into practice and the adventure begins. 

ABC’s OF MANAGING EMOTIONS cont. It really is this "simple" - BTFA=R. (I didn't say easy.) Let's get this. It isn't what we know that changes us. It's what we do with what we know.

Focus on HABITS rather than OUTCOMES. You can’t directly control other people or circumstances, but you can develop skills that reduce the impact those people and circumstances have on you.

More on managing your emotions. This is one of the most important skills to practice and make a regular part of your life. Outside events (A) don’t cause you were emotional consequences (C) – – – your beliefs about yourself (B), usually expressed in words, determine your emotional state. Let’s do this. Please share these posts and help me get the word out. Comments help also.

Why dogs don’t get stressed out? Have you ever thought about that. Here’s what we’re gonna talk about today – – “if you didn’t think, could you feel stress?”

Morning Encouragement @SeacoastChurch: Are you going to survive the challenges this year has brought or are you going to thrive as you go forward into all that God has for you? Let’s bypass religious performance-driven busyness and learn to R&R in The Father‘s love!

The ABC’s of managing your emotions. Most people feel helpless and hopeless when it comes to managing their feelings as they roll through life and all that it throws at them. It does not have to be that way. Here’s some ideas to help along the way.

Last week we started talking about 3 Emotional Epidemics raging through our culture. There's a vaccination and a treatment plan available. They really do work...But you have to learn to "work" them.

I found a vaccine for the 3 epidemics raging among us. With COVID-19 still around we’re all mindful of the dynamics of disease and it’s spread. I believe there are 3 sources of unhealthiness that are deeply affecting our culture, our relationships, and our health. Have you been vaccinated?

Great friends having a great conversation about a great topic - POWER! I've wanted to talk about these issues for years. You have more power than you realize. It shows up in your relationships, your plans and dreams, and in how you feel about yourself. Check it out. We're using Andy Crouch's book, PLAYING GOD. Get it and join us.

“You make me mad!” Most people don’t realize the power they are giving away when they make statements like that. Let’s talk about the power you have to manage your emotions.

We’re starting a new conversation about POWER. What is it? Who has it? Is it a good thing or a bad thing? What does God say about it? What does it have to do with my everyday life? If I had more of it would I handle it any better than the people I believe have it right now? Why don’t we trust it? What’s gone wrong?

Hey, do you ever stop to see if you’re where you wanted to be when the year started? You should. Socrates said, "The unexamined life is not worth living." If you keep doing what you're doing right now will you end up where you want to be?