Words for Life: Training Your Brain for Mental and Emotional Health

Words are powerful. When we rehearse them, we experience them forming reality as what we speak comes into being. It may not be surprising, as we are created in God’s image. He made us able to imitate Him and experience the authority of impacting our world with our words. If He spoke and saw, then we must consider the weight of what we speak, realizing that it will also impact what we see and experience and our emotional health as a result.

Our brains are responsive. They will capture the messages we program and give us an output that aligns with whatever we continue to say. We tend to focus on the glaring negative messages over the positives.

God factored this into the makeup of our brains. This is why He has advocated for us to savor His Word in all of our days, for the entirety of our lives (Deuteronomy 6:6-9). For this reason, we have to be intentional about disconnecting from the negative messages and the havoc they wreak on our mental and emotional health.

And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise. – Deuteronomy 6:6-7, ESV

The Brain and Belief

Negative words and limiting beliefs will chip at our souls, leaving a void that influences our perception of ourselves, others, and sometimes even God. The words we meditate on infiltrate every area of our lives. They can either pull us down or elevate us into all that God has planned for us that we don’t yet realize.

Our enemy is counting on us to remain downtrodden and in the dark concerning our authority and its influence on our reality. He orchestrates encounters that reinforce the negative scripts and beliefs that populate our minds.

We may not know all the terms or techniques to make changes to positively impact our mental and emotional health, but the Father has made provision for us to have assistance in various forms.

Jesus promised the Helper, in the Person of the Holy Spirit. As the empowering Presence of God, He leads and guides us into all we need to know to live full and productive godly lives. He also navigates our steps to resources for support such as counselors. There are trained professionals who can help people reclaim their mental and emotional health and wholeness.

Counselors can play a pivotal role in helping us to explore and address mental and emotional health matters. Having a toolkit that equips us to not only cope with our difficult emotions but also treat our mental health concerns is critical.

Their empathetic approach can be especially useful for adapting practical steps to manage our mental and emotional health while also honoring the spiritual foundation of our faith. We don’t have to sacrifice one for the other. Instead, we can embrace the balance of treatment that will heal our soul while also feeding our spirit.

Next Steps for Emotional Health

Wherever you are in your life’s journey, there is likely an experience or a question that brought you to this site. As you pray and think, search the resources available. Seek out a counselor who seems to be a good fit for you, and leap forward into your future.

Schedule an appointment and commit to investing in the next phase of your mental and emotional health journey. You may find that this is the opportunity to create a new outlook with new and positive words that reflect all of God’s intentions for you.