Participants: John Bradshaw (Host), Neil Nedley
Series Code: IIW
Program Code: IIW001359A
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00:11 God's book, the Bible. 00:16 Still relevant in today's complex world. 00:21 It Is Written, sharing hope around the globe. 00:36 JB: This is It Is Written. I'm John Bradshaw, 00:39 thanks for joining me. When it comes to 00:42 matters of faith, matters of the Bible, 00:45 faith in God is by very definition a rather intellectual 00:48 exercise, that is to say, what does the Bible say? 00:53 And beyond that, what does the Bible mean? 00:57 However, faith in God is faith in God. 01:00 It's not just about a belief system. 01:03 A person who has faith in God 01:05 enters into a relationship with an individual. 01:09 So far from simply the intellect being involved, the emotions are 01:14 and must be involved when it comes to matters of faith. 01:19 How can a person be emotionally healthy, and how does that, 01:24 or even does that, affect our relationship with God? 01:27 We're going to find that out today, because my guest, 01:29 my special guest, is Dr. Neil Nedley, 01:32 the president of Nedley Health Solutions. 01:35 Dr. Nedley, thanks for being here, welcome to It Is Written. 01:38 NN: Thank you. Great to be here, John. 01:40 JB: Intelligence. NN: Yes. 01:42 JB: It's not just about the mind, it's about the emotions, 01:45 because I'm hearing more and more, and I'm hearing quite 01:48 a bit of it from you, about emotional intelligence. 01:52 NN: Yes. JB: Now, what's that? 01:54 NN: Emotional intelligence is really five things. 01:57 Knowing our emotions, in other words, 02:00 being aware of what we are feeling and why, precisely 02:05 why we're feeling that way. Secondly, managing our emotions. 02:10 People with low emotional intelligence are managed 02:13 by their emotions. People with high emotional 02:16 intelligence still have emotions, but they are managing 02:19 those emotions. JB: That's a really key point 02:22 that, isn't it? NN: It is. 02:24 JB: Being controlled by, but controlling your emotion. 02:26 NN: Exactly. And controlling your emotions is 02:28 also vital for part of the psychological good life that's 02:33 being emerging in a lot of studies, called self-control. 02:37 Those who have self-control actually psychologically are far 02:41 better off than those who don't. The key element of that is 02:45 managing our emotions. That's part of self-control. 02:48 JB: And what are the other three? 02:50 NN: The third one is recognizing emotions in others and really 02:53 having some empathy toward others, which is part of 02:56 recognizing emotions in others. Fourth is managing relationships 03:00 with others. And then five, in the word 03:04 emotion is the word motion. And so the fifth part of 03:08 emotional intelligence is motivating yourself to achieve 03:11 your goals. JB: What do we talk about when 03:13 we talk about our emotions? They are joy, sadness, 03:17 you tell me. NN: Sure. Actually, 03:18 calm is an emotion too. Sometimes we think calm 03:21 is not feeling. But no, the emotion of feeling 03:24 calm is actually normally a good thing. 03:26 Bitterness, sadness, disappointment. 03:30 JB: Okay. So why is emotional intelligence 03:36 important? NN: Well, IQ is our capacity to 03:39 learn, retain and apply knowledge. 03:42 And emotional intelligence is being able to manage our 03:47 emotions, to know them, manage our relationships with others, 03:51 and proper motivation. JB: Do we need to make a big 03:53 deal out of this, or can't people just be people? 03:56 NN: Oh, people can be people. I'm not saying that we shouldn't 04:00 be ourselves and be people. But we should, actually, 04:03 be balanced people and in control of ourselves. 04:06 JB: It's not being managed by your emotions 04:09 but managing your emotions. NN: Exactly. 04:11 We all go through nuisances of life. 04:13 Studies show that successful and enjoyable living is 04:17 much more connected to emotional intelligence 04:20 than general intelligence. JB: Okay, that's key. 04:22 You can be someone who's emotionally intelligent, 04:25 but you can lose your grip. NN: You can lose your grip. 04:27 JB: And pay consequences. NN: And what is ideal, I mean, 04:30 not only is it ideal, but it really ramps it up, is when we 04:33 have comprehensive emotional intelligence all the time. 04:38 And it's possible. Not only is it possible, it is 04:41 something that every human being can actually achieve. 04:46 JB: How do you take this thing under, get your emotions under 04:49 control and function really positively? 04:52 NN: There's two main ways. One of the ways that often, 04:56 you know, studies focus in onto is what 04:59 we're putting into our body and what we're doing with our body. 05:03 So, for instance, if you're on a regular exercise program, 05:06 it helps your emotional intelligence. 05:08 If you're getting adequate sleep, it helps your emotional 05:10 intelligence. If you're eating the right 05:13 foods, it helps the emotional intelligence. 05:15 So those are important but, it turns out, 05:18 not the most important. As important as those are, 05:22 the most important thing affecting our emotional 05:25 intelligence is our beliefs, our evaluation of events, 05:30 the way we think about problems, and our silent self-talk. 05:36 This is the moment-by-moment messages we give ourselves. 05:42 That is the most crucial aspect to emotional intelligence. 05:45 JB: But you can eat your way to healthier emotions? 05:48 NN: A few years ago there was a businessman who won the contract 05:53 for the California prisons. The first thing he did was he 05:58 had a nutritionist interview the prisoners coming in to the 06:02 California state prison. And the nutritionist told them 06:06 what they were eating could actually have an effect on their 06:09 emotions and emotional intelligence. 06:11 And it turns out that the diet she was recommending-- and, of 06:15 course, there's scientific backing for this-- was a 06:17 plant-based diet. And some prisoners thought it 06:20 was punishment enough to be in prison, but to be on a 06:23 plant-based diet would be cruel and unusual punishment, so they 06:26 chose the typical American diet. But it turns out over 90% of the 06:32 prisoners chose the plant-based diet, meaning that she was a 06:36 good educator, and they were motivated to try this diet. 06:41 Within a few weeks, they mentioned how, you know, for 06:45 anyone who's been in a prison, there are stressful things that 06:48 happen in that prison, from the other prisoners and from the 06:50 guards, and herding the prisoners around, 06:53 and a lot of stressful things. But they noticed that they were 06:56 able to manage their emotions, and they were able to talk to 06:59 the security guard, even if they were upset, they were able to 07:01 talk to him in measured tones, and the security guard actually 07:04 listened to them. And they said, you know what? 07:07 I think if I were eating like this on the outside, 07:09 I probably never would have ended up in there. 07:12 The people who got out, it was actually a 07:14 correctional facility. And so they were corrected, 07:19 to a large part, in regard to what they 07:20 were putting into their bodies. So it can have a crucial impact. 07:24 JB: Controlling your emotions. You can control your emotions 07:27 and be emotionally intelligent. And that's going to have a 07:31 powerful impact on your relationship with God. 07:34 Don't go away. 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I'm being joined by Dr. Neil 09:01 Nedley, the president of Nedley Health Solutions, and today 09:03 we're discussing emotional intelligence. 09:07 We hear about IQ, but what about EQ? 09:12 We're learning that a person can be in control of their emotions 09:17 rather than be controlled by their emotions. 09:21 And Dr. Nedley, there are so many people who loath themselves 09:24 because they lose their temper, or there are people who wish 09:27 that they could be up because they continually seem to be 09:30 in a funk. And I know that right now lights 09:32 are going on, and people are saying, "You mean I don't have 09:34 to be a slave to my emotions?" NN: No, absolutely not. 09:37 In fact, we have the evidence, in just ten days-- now, 09:42 it's a comprehensive program but, you know, for instance, 09:44 right now even as we're speaking here I'm running a 09:48 ten-day program for those with severe depression 09:50 and anxiety. One of the tests they take is an 09:53 emotional intelligence test when they come in. 09:56 And when they leave they'll take it again, ten days later. 09:59 Our program enhances the frontal lobe, analyzes the way they 10:04 think, those sorts of things. It's not specifically for EQ, 10:08 but what happens in the average mentally ill individual is their 10:14 emotional intelligence goes up by well over two standard 10:19 deviations. They start out below average 10:22 in general, and they end up in the 10:23 top 20 percentile of the country in most instances. 10:27 So not only do they leave depression- and anxiety-free, 10:31 they also are poised for success on a level that's far higher 10:36 than people who've never suffered from depression 10:39 and anxiety. So the point is, in ten days, 10:43 if you focus in on it in the right way, it can dramatically 10:46 change for the better. So emotional intelligence 10:49 can be learned. It's not just inherited. 10:51 JB: If I believe a certain race of people have no rights 10:55 to live, this is going to dramatically affect the way I 11:00 express my emotions, hate, persecutional, that may be not 11:03 an emotion, and that's going to affect how I act out 11:07 toward people. NN: Yes. 11:09 JB: Okay, if I believe in "love your neighbor as yourself," 11:12 surely then that's going to impact my emotions. 11:14 NN: Exactly. JB: What was number 2? 11:17 NN: Our evaluation of events. JB: Meaning something happened, 11:20 and how do I perceive that and weigh that up. 11:22 NN: Exactly. JB: Explain that. 11:23 NN: What we want to do is be very objective in our evaluation 11:27 of events. JB: For instance, that lady who 11:30 served me at the check-out, she was rude, 11:34 she had an attitude toward me, I'm so ticked off. 11:38 However, somebody else says, you know, 11:41 I saw that she had just dropped a box on her toe and she 11:44 was under some stress, and therefore... 11:46 Is this what we're talking about, evaluating events? 11:48 NN: Our bad emotions are not caused by things outside of 11:53 ourselves entirely. JB: Okay. 11:56 NN: For instance, if the person was very rude to you at the 11:59 counter, what you need to recognize is for you to get 12:04 upset at that, you have to actually not only be 12:08 treated rudely, but you have to allow that individual 12:11 to get you upset. JB: That's true. 12:13 You can make a decision-- NN: There's a decision 12:15 and there's a thought-making process there. 12:17 JB: That's really interesting. NN: And part of emotional 12:19 intelligence is recognizing that we are actually responsible 12:24 for our own emotions. JB: Point three and point four. 12:26 Evaluating events, that's learning to look 12:28 objectively at things that have taken place, 12:30 and not loading an event with the kind of baggage that's going 12:33 to weigh you down emotionally. What was three and four? 12:36 NN: The way we think about problems. 12:38 When you have a practical problem, for instance, your car 12:41 breaks down and you're in the, you know, you're in the middle 12:44 of having to get to work on time, and it's very crucial for 12:47 you to get to work on time. That's a practical problem. 12:51 But if you have an emotional reaction to that problem of such 12:54 where you're so angry and upset that you can't even wisely help 13:00 direct people get your car off the road and to the side, and 13:05 you're so emotionally upset that you can't think properly to how 13:10 it's going to get fixed, that's going to be a major issue. 13:14 And so often people, when they have a problem, 13:16 they actually introduce another problem that is 13:18 often worse, and that is their emotional reaction to it. 13:22 And when they realize, hey, that practical problem is going to be 13:25 there whether I'm miserable about it or not, so why not just 13:30 give up my misery over it? And then they can actually think 13:34 far better, actually be far more better relationship partners, 13:39 and they can actually get to the root of the problem often, 13:42 and correct it far better. JB: Point four? 13:45 NN: Point four is our silent self-talk. 13:47 Those are the moment-by-moment messages we give ourselves. 13:50 JB: Okay. NN: And here's the issue in 13:51 regard to that. Our feelings, actually, what we 13:56 think has more to do with our emotions than what is happening 14:01 in our life. And what a lot of people don't 14:05 realize is, research has documented that negative 14:09 thoughts which cause emotional turmoil nearly always contain 14:14 gross distortions. On the surface it appears valid, 14:18 but often when we have these very negative emotions we have 14:21 some irrational beliefs, our thinking often is twisted 14:26 or just plain wrong, and actually, 14:28 twisted thinking is a major cause of suffering. 14:31 JB: Boy, there's so much we could talk about here, but I 14:33 want to get to how we think, how a person can learn to think 14:41 positively and productively. And we're going to see how this 14:45 powerfully impacts one's relationship with God. 14:48 Learning to think straight and be emotionally intelligent. 14:53 More in just a moment. 14:55 ♪ [Thoughtful Melody] ♪ 14:57 JB: Planning for your financial future is a vital aspect of 15:00 Christian stewardship. For this reason, It Is Written 15:03 is pleased to offer free planned giving and estate services. 15:06 For information on how we can help you, please call 15:09 1 (800) 992-2219. Call today, or visit our special 15:15 website, www.HisLegacy.com. 15:25 JB: This is It Is Written. I'm John Bradshaw, joined today 15:28 by Dr. Neil Nedley. Dr. Nedley, we're talking about 15:32 emotional intelligence, how to manage your emotions rather than 15:35 being governed by your emotions. NN: Yes. 15:40 JB: We talked about some fascinating things. 15:42 In just a second I want you to tell me how to think straight. 15:45 NN: (laughs) Okay. JB: But give me an example of 15:48 somebody who was confronted with a negative situation, rather 15:51 than caving into the situation and just bottoming out, 15:55 they approached it in a positive light with good consequences. 16:01 NN: Well, a good ancient example is actually Paul and Silas. 16:04 You know, they were taken against their will, they were, 16:07 they had done nothing wrong deserving of this. 16:09 They were beaten 39 times with a cat-o-nine-tails, and then they 16:13 were put on an irregular dirt floor, not a nice even floor, 16:18 their feet were put up in stocks. 16:21 JB: Yeah, that's a bad scene. NN: And you would think that 16:24 they would be crying uncontrollably in prison, 16:26 and saying, "Why us, Lord?" JB: And, in fact, they had 16:29 gone-- this was in Philippi, and they had gone there, 16:32 I think it's Acts, chapter 16-- they had gone there 16:34 to do God's work. NN: Yes. 16:36 JB: They followed God's leading to this city to do this great 16:38 work for God, and all they get for it is this! 16:42 NN: Exactly. JB: And how would-- 16:43 how would you react? NN: Yeah. 16:45 JB: You know. NN: Instead, they had happy 16:47 looks on their faces, and they were singing praises to God. 16:51 And what that demonstrates is that our thoughts have much more 16:56 to do about how we're feeling than what is actually 17:01 happening in our life. So what was happening 17:04 in their life, they should be feeling terrible. 17:05 But their thoughts were not pop psychology thoughts. 17:09 Pop psychology might say, imagine you're on a beach 17:12 in Hawaii. That would have worked for 17:14 no more than 1.2 seconds. But they were thinking true 17:16 and accurate thoughts. And those true and accurate 17:19 thoughts were so powerful that even under the most torture-some 17:22 conditions they could have a happy look on their face and 17:26 they could sing praises to God. That's how powerful 17:29 the thoughts are. JB: Isn't it true-- 17:31 I've done this in group sittings-- 17:33 isn't it true that you can choose to feel miserable 17:36 and very quickly you're miserable. 17:39 NN: That's right. JB: If you focus in on something 17:40 and you think of something negative, very quickly. 17:42 At the same time, you can choose to think positive thoughts, 17:46 and I mean productive, not airy-fairy stuff. 17:49 NN: No, that's right. They have to be accurate 17:51 thoughts, but they can be on the positive side. 17:55 And what we have a tendency to do is think of only one side of 17:59 the equation and not balance it out with the whole better world 18:04 view that would help our emotions. 18:06 JB: There's a lot of "poor me," "I didn't deserve this," 18:09 "Life is so unfair." And that doesn't tend to make positive, 18:12 productive, healthy people. NN: No. 18:14 And what we need to realize is, if we live in this world we are 18:18 going to be treated unfairly. JB: That's true. 18:20 NN: Sometimes very significantly. 18:21 I mean, this is a world of sin. To me, I get excited when 18:26 I actually am treated fairly, because I expect that in this 18:30 world of sin we're just going to be treated unfairly at times. 18:32 But how we deal with the fact that we are being treated 18:35 unfairly has a lot to do with our emotional intelligence. 18:38 JB: So how do we learn to think straight, to think right, 18:40 to think healthily? Because this here 18:44 is going to-- this is life-changing stuff! 18:46 NN: Yes. JB: Walk us through some of 18:48 these ways that we can think straight. 18:52 That's my terminology. NN: The first thing we need to 18:54 do is to analyze our thoughts. So we're not going to be able 18:57 to think straight unless we are able to actually analyze 19:01 the thoughts that we have. JB: That sounds like 19:04 something only someone with a Ph.D. could do. 19:06 NN: (laughs) Sometimes the people who have the most 19:08 difficulty, I've noticed, are really into the 19:12 National Football League. So I'll give them 19:13 an example they can understand. JB: All right. 19:15 NN: I'll say, listen to the John Madden in your thoughts. 19:19 You know how there's a big, you know, event that occurs, 19:22 you know, the big play. And John Madden goes, and then 19:25 he explains and slows it down and says, "Okay, now this 19:27 happened because of this, and this happened 19:29 because of that," and so it's all laid out. 19:32 JB: All right. NN: So when things happen, 19:34 listen to the John Madden in your thoughts, 19:36 and analyze what happened. JB: What really happened. 19:39 NN: Secondly, you have to look for distortions 19:42 in your thoughts. JB: What is a distortion 19:44 in your thoughts? NN: Turns out there's 19:46 ten different ways of distorted thinking. 19:49 And so all-or-nothing thinking, for instance... 19:52 JB: What is that? NN: ...most of the time 19:53 is distorted. An example of that would be a 19:56 patient that I had who came to me who was a successful 20:00 businessperson, but he ran for Congress and he lost the race. 20:03 And he comes to me and he says, 20:05 "Dr. Nedley, I lost the race for Congress. 20:08 I am a big zero." That's all-or-nothing thinking. 20:11 Just because you lose a race doesn't mean you're a big zero. 20:14 Just because you get a divorce doesn't mean you're a big zero. 20:17 Just because you flunked a test doesn't mean you're a big zero. 20:20 But that's where all-or-nothing thinking leads to. 20:23 JB: Ah, okay. NN: And it can happen the other 20:25 way around as well, where just because I hit a home run that my 20:28 team won the World Series, I'm the most valuable player and 20:32 there's nobody better than me. That's actually a setup for an 20:35 emotional disaster as well. And so both of them are actually 20:40 distorted thoughts that are going to lead to problems. 20:42 JB: Okay. NN: And then there's other 20:44 things, like a mental filter. You know, an example of this is 20:47 someone who came to one of our programs recently. 20:49 He says, "You know, my life is just, 20:51 it's just terrible." And I said, 20:53 "Well, explain." He says, "You know, my wife nags, 20:56 I've got bills piling up, my boss yells at me 21:01 almost constantly. And furthermore, I'm going bald, 21:06 and I'm short and fat," and, you know, that was 21:09 his side of the equation. As we continued the 21:12 conversation, I realized he had a wife who was very attractive, 21:16 he actually had kids that he had a good relationship with, 21:21 he actually enjoyed his church, he had good friends, and even 21:24 though he was short and fat, he could still walk 21:27 and feed himself. JB: So how did he get this thing 21:30 so far out of whack, and what could he do to adjust this? 21:32 This just takes looking at this with new eyes, right? 21:35 NN: That's right. When you have a mental filter, 21:38 you have to be intentional and forceful for looking 21:41 for evidence that supports a different way of thinking. 21:45 JB: Glass half full, glass half empty. 21:47 NN: That's right. JB: You can learn to look 21:48 on the positive side. NN: Yes. 21:50 JB: Wow. NN: And sometimes 21:51 it does take time. It has to be intentional 21:53 and forceful. You know, 21:54 Joseph suffered from PTSD, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. 21:58 He could smell the smells of the pit, he could hear 22:02 the exact voices, he knew what those brothers did. 22:04 When he was faced with them, of having all of that poor 22:07 emotional reaction, he refused to have a mental filter, 22:11 and he was an intentional and forceful for searching 22:14 for a different way of thinking about his brothers. 22:17 And it took him time, but he found that different way 22:19 of thinking about his brothers, and that's when he revealed 22:21 himself and that great family moment occurred. 22:24 JB: What are some other ways to learn to think-- 22:27 to learn to think? NN: Over-generalization 22:30 would be another one. JB: They're all alike. 22:31 They all treat me bad. Is that an over-generalization? 22:33 NN: That's an over-generalization. 22:35 My roommate in college, I remember he had his eye 22:38 on a girl for about six months before he mustered up 22:40 enough courage to ask her out. And when he comes back, and she 22:44 turned him down, you know, he's ready to cry, and he says, 22:47 "Neil, I'm destined to be lonely and miserable 22:50 the rest of my life." JB: All right. 22:52 NN: And he over-generalized two ways. 22:53 One way is because she turned him down once, he knew she was 22:56 always going to turn him down. Did he really know that 22:58 to be true? No. 22:59 Secondly, 100% of eligible women had identical taste to hers, 23:03 and thus he would be endlessly rejected. 23:05 JB: Uh-huh. NN: And so people with 23:06 that cognitive distortion have a fear of rejection, 23:09 fear of trying new things. And it's actually the cognitive 23:12 distortion that can affect even great people. 23:14 JB: Yeah, that is a distortion, isn't it? 23:16 NN: When we have the ability to generalize, which is high IQ, 23:20 we have a tendency to over-generalize. 23:22 And over-generalization is going to cause emotional problems. 23:26 JB: In Philippians chapter 2, verse 5, the Bible says, 23:30 "Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus." 23:36 Verse 13: "It is God which worketh in you 23:39 both to will and to do of His good pleasure." So is the key 23:42 here being connected to God and remaining connected to God? 23:45 NN: The Bible says, "Be transformed by the renewing 23:48 of your mind." That means correcting 23:51 the distorted thoughts. And David said to God, 23:54 "Search me, try me, know my thoughts." 23:57 What he was saying is, see if there's any distorted way. 23:59 I want to know about it. I may not see the distortions, 24:02 but see if you can point out the distorted ways, so that I can be 24:05 led to life everlasting. And so it's not just knowing 24:10 the truth as far as doctrinal teaching. 24:15 The psalmist also said, well, who's going to dwell in my 24:17 tabernacle, thy holy hill, those that walk uprightly and 24:21 state the truth to themselves. Not just telling others 24:25 the truth, but telling themselves the truth. 24:27 That is really those who will be ultimately successful. 24:30 JB: The wonderful thing is, we can, we can take responsibility, 24:36 implement some theoretically simple steps and practices, 24:43 we can have new minds. NN: Exactly. 24:45 JB: Think new thoughts, and it can certainly be done as we 24:49 allow Christ into our minds. We can start thinking His way 24:53 and be healthy emotionally. NN: Bringing every thought to 24:56 the captivity of Christ. JB: Amen. 24:58 Dr. Nedley, thanks. NN: Thank you. 25:01 JB: What a blessing to know that emotional intelligence is 25:03 something you can possess, and when your mind is renewed, 25:07 your relationship with God is going to be like 25:09 it's never been before. ♪ [Musical Interlude] ♪ 25:21 JB: It's basic. While most world religions are 25:24 built around the idea of earning your way to a better future, 25:28 Christianity builds its hope of forgiveness and eternal life 25:31 on a relationship. It's kind of sad, then, 25:34 that we find ourselves rushing through life, 25:36 checking the news or social media while we're 25:38 inhaling our breakfast. We often don't have time 25:40 for God. Doesn't a relationship as 25:43 important as this one deserve quality time? 25:47 That's what God longs for, and He invites you to spend 25:50 meaningful, life-changing time with Him. 25:54 To learn more, request our free booklet, "Quality Time." 25:58 Just call 800-253-3000 and ask for your copy of 26:02 "Quality Time." 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It's been great being here. 26:51 JB: I think we'll take the opportunity to pray now. 26:53 Join us, would you, as we pray together? 26:55 ♪ [Gentle Melody] ♪ Our Father in Heaven, 26:57 we can be transformed by the renewing of our mind. 27:01 By your grace we can bring into captivity every thought to the 27:04 obedience of Christ. And I ask you that you would 27:07 take possession of us to such an extent that our minds would be 27:11 one, the mind of the believer and the mind of the great God 27:14 of the universe. So sovereign Lord, I pray, 27:18 give us a new mind, let us think your way, 27:22 transform us emotionally, and grow us that we can 27:27 be one with you now, and for all eternity. 27:31 In Jesus' name we pray, Amen. 27:44 ♪ [Theme Music] ♪ JB: Thank you so much for 27:47 joining me today. I'm looking forward to seeing 27:49 you again next time. 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