09/02/2026
CHALLENGE IT. 🖤
Yesterday, we talked about CAPTURING IT — noticing the thoughts and beliefs we’ve been carrying and putting words to them.
Today, we CHALLENGE IT.
Because just because you think something doesn’t mean you have to automatically agree with it.
And just because you’ve believed something for a long time doesn’t mean it’s true.
But here’s the part we sometimes miss:
Not every thought is completely irrational or completely false either.
Sometimes there really is something we need to take an honest look at.
Maybe you really do complain a lot.
Maybe you nag more than you want to.
Maybe you are overly critical.
Maybe you struggle with jealousy, insecurity, anger, people-pleasing, fear, or the need to control things.
Being honest about a behavior doesn’t mean you have to shame yourself.
It means you have an opportunity to understand it.
So instead of stopping at:
“I’m just a negative person.”
Challenge it.
Is that actually true?
Maybe the complaining is real… but is “I’m just a negative person” the truth?
Or is there something underneath it?
Why am I doing this?
Am I hurt?
Frustrated?
Feeling unheard?
Disappointed?
Afraid?
Trying to control something I can’t control?
Responding from an old wound or learned pattern?
And then take it a step further:
What does God’s Word say about it?
Not what culture says.
Not what your past says.
Not what someone else said about you.
What does God say?
Because God’s Word can challenge both the thought and the pattern behind it.
Maybe the thought is:
“I’m just this way.”
But God’s Word reminds us that we can be transformed.
Maybe the thought is:
“This is who I am.”
But God says we are being made new.
Maybe you’ve recognized something in yourself that genuinely needs to change.
That doesn’t mean you’re stuck there.
It means you’ve identified something God can work on.
So don’t ignore it.
Don’t excuse it.
Don’t shame yourself for it.
Challenge it.
Ask yourself:
Is this thought true?
Is there any irrational thinking here?
Is there some truth I need to acknowledge?
What’s underneath this belief or behavior?
What does God’s Word say about it?
Then allow His truth to expose what needs to be healed, corrected, surrendered, and changed.
Because breaking a cycle isn’t always about realizing,
“I shouldn’t think this way.”
Sometimes it’s realizing:
“There is a reason I’ve been thinking or behaving this way… but I don’t have to keep living this way.”
That’s where the work begins.
CAPTURE IT.
Notice it.
CHALLENGE IT.
Question it. Examine it. Understand it. Take it to God’s Word.
And tomorrow…
CHANGE IT.
We’re going to talk about renewing your mind and what it actually looks like to begin replacing those old patterns with God’s truth.
Because awareness is important.
But transformation requires change. ❤️
Heal. Equip. Empower.
— Nicole
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