thought intrudes, the process should be triggered. Obeying God’s laws brings peace (Phil. 4:7, 9). What a promise! This process works because: “It is not, however, events either past or present which make us feel the way we feel, but our interpretation of those events.”1 So the key to our feelings is how we respond to our surroundings. Our worst hurts come from what we tell ourselves, so our pain can be controlled! Changing our improper thoughts changes our painful emotions. Even when we can‘t affect
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