Joe Barnett

Own Your Attitude

I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances.     —Philippians 4:11 Viktor Frankl was incarcerated in four concentration camps, including the death camp of Auschwitz. His father, mother, brother, wife—every member of his family except his sister—died in the camps. Frankl said, “Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the

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Thought Control

If anything is excellent or praiseworthy— think about such things.    —Philippians 4:8 Paul lobbed this tall order, “Do not be anxious about anything” (Phil. 4:6). Then this, “… whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable … think about such things” (Phil. 4:8). That’s

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Forget It

Forgetting what is behind.    —Philippians 3:13 Mopping up the debris left behind by a painful ordeal is heavy work. It may involve dumping an unpleasant memory. Or forgiving what seems unforgivable. There are things you have to forget if you plan on winning at living. Paul zeroed in on “forgetting the past and looking

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