Your inner monologue is not always true, nor does it have your best interests in mind.

How we speak to ourselves and what we believe about ourselves matters. Negative self-talk can have a profound impact on self-esteem and can create endless self-fulfilling prophecies.

Joe spent his entire life believing that he was not good at anything. In his own eyes, he was a “bad” kid. The adults in his neighborhood restricted their kids from spending time with him, reinforcing his negative self-concept. For a kid, who desired to belong, this was painful as it was formative. This negative self-perception and self-talk hounded him throughout his life.

Today, Joe Thorn, the Pastor of Redeemer Fellowship in St Charles, Illinois, the author of several books, including Note to Self: The Discipline of Preaching to Yourself, and the host of Doctrine and Devotion, a podcast exploring Christian faith and practice, joins me to discuss the Impact of negative Self Talk and the hope of the Gospel.

In this episode, we discuss the following:

• Perfectionism vs. Becoming
• Preaching Law and Gospel to ourselves
• Learning from failure

Joe gives the nod to NF's album, The Search. Raleigh nods to Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends on It.

Pick up Note to Self: The Discipline of Preaching to Yourself on Amazon. Follow Joe on Twitter and Instagram and learn more about Doctrine and Devotion here.

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