![]() ![]() Published by Chosen Books, a division of Baker Publishing Group. Excerpted from Overcome When You Feel Overwhelmed by Jentezen Franklin. Jentezen Franklin appears this Monday on LIFE TODAY. You’ll get rid of the Automatic Negative Thoughts Syndrome that way and start living with the right information instead. Renew your mind with what God says in His Word. If you have an ANTS infestation, “be transformed by the renewing of your mind” (Romans 12:2). He is not out to decimate, devour and destroy you. I was so ashamed, I almost didn’t receive it!ĭon’t let ANTS infest your mind. ![]() The man smiled as he gently pressed a set of car keys into the palm of my hand. We noticed that you need a van, and we have decided as a church to provide you with one.” We’re having such a move of God in this church, and we wanted to do something for you and your growing family. One of the board members piped up before I had the chance: “Pastor, we love you and Cherise. I took a deep breath, preparing myself for a speech that would begin something like, “Before we start, let me just tell you something.” The following Sunday, the same men who I was convinced were going to fire me pulled me aside into a little room. I even told Cherise we ought to be prepared to get fired. For the next week, ANTS was all I could think about. They’re not happy with all the changes you’re making in the church. Immediately, the negativity took over my brain: They don’t like you. My ears burned, and I felt ANTS crawling up the side of my face. As soon as they saw me, they broke it up really quickly. I noticed four or five of the board members huddled up, whispering. At the time, I was starting to get to know our board of directors, and they were getting to know me.Ī few months in, after an amazing church service, I walked through the hallway to get to my office. I was familiar with the life of a traveling evangelist because I had done that for years. Back when I began my work as a pastor at Free Chapel, I was a bit insecure. The Israelites’ thoughts automatically turned negative once they hit an obstacle. He set us free before now He is going to do greater things. It’s time for God to show off in another miracle. What they didn’t think was: God brought us through Egypt surely He can get us through a sea. The giants in the land are too big they’ll never let us into the land. We’ve been at this forever we’re never going to get there. We’re not going to have enough to eat or drink. When the Israelites were freed from Egyptian slavery and were on their way to the Promised Land, they had ANTS on the brain: There’s no way we’re getting through the Red Sea. If a potential job opportunity comes our way, we assume we’re not qualified. Instead of thinking positive thoughts or hoping for the best, we instantly think that the worst is going to happen. This syndrome fuels negativity and incites depression. When you automatically think about the worst-case scenario right off the bat, you’re suffering from an infestation of ANTS. Amen’s acronym this way: Automatic Negative Thinking Syndrome, or ANTS. He realized that, just as his kitchen was infested with ants, his patients’ brains were infested with automatic negative thoughts that destroyed their well-being. As he was cleaning up the critters, he imagined these insects’ name as an acronym for Automatic Negative Thoughts ( ANT). He came home that evening to a kitchen infested with ants. He met with several patients, including four people who were suicidal, two teen runaways and two married couples who couldn’t stand each other. One day in the early 1990s, psychiatrist Dr.
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