Beliefs: Irrational and Rational   

Irrational beliefs that will destroy you.

I must be loved and liked by everyone.

I must be loved at all times,without exception.

I must be perfectly competent in all that I do.

I must never fail.

I have no control over my own happiness.

Everything bad that happens to me is catastrophic.

Everyone must treat me fairly.

I must experience pleasure rather than pain in my life.

Rational beliefs that will heal you.

It has been demonstrated over and over again that when a person:

-Deliberately confronts and examines the ridiculous nature of these ideas.

-Stops expecting them to be true.

-Stops condemning himself or herself for being human and unable to meet -everyone’s expectations…

-Realizes at the deepest level of his or her being that God accepts us just the way we are..

-Stops judging himself or herself and others for being human (only God has the -right to judge) and..

-Utilizes the resources of the gospel to help overcome all of this…

-Such a person can practically eliminate most of the serious and unwanted emotions.

Happy rational thinking,

Your Pastor,   

BILL