104) Devotional: Philippians 4:8 "Pick Your Poison: Using Philippians 4:8 as the Antidote"

🛤️ Narrative Walk-Through

Carrie opens with a bold declaration: every day we’re being fed poison—through lies from the enemy, from others, and even from ourselves. Drawing from Philippians 4:8, she shows how we can intentionally reject these toxic thoughts by fixing our minds on what is true, honorable, right, pure, lovely, and admirable. Using her own vulnerable example, she walks through a simple but powerful four-step process to identify the lie, find the antidote, apply it, and learn to avoid the trap in the future. With both humor and Holy Spirit fire, Carrie reminds us that transformation doesn’t happen passively—it happens with intentional, repeated injections of truth.

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📌 Key Topics Covered

• The daily battle against lies and toxic thoughts

• Understanding the enemy’s strategy to make us ineffective

• Using Philippians 4:8 as a diagnostic tool and healing balm

• The 4-Step Antidote Process:

  1. Identify the poison

  2. Identify the antidote

  3. Use the antidote repeatedly

  4. Avoid the poison

• Why submitting your soul to the Spirit is like wrangling a squirmy toddler 😂

• The importance of journaling, prayer partners, and inner healing

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✅ Takeaways

• You are not stuck in a cycle of defeat. You can train your thoughts through truth.

• The lies that take root most deeply are often the ones we don’t even notice—ask the Holy Spirit to reveal them.

• Application matters. Truth only works when we use it consistently, just like medicine.

• You don’t have to do this alone—God designed us to walk in healing together.

🎯 One Challenge This Week:
Write down one lie you tend to believe and match it with one truth from Philippians 4:8. Declare it daily and invite the Holy Spirit to reinforce it in your heart.

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📖 Key Scripture Highlighted

Philippians 4:8 (NLT)
“And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise.”

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🙌 Closing Call to Action

Sweet sister, your mind is not a battlefield you're destined to lose. You were created to live in truth, walk in freedom, and rise up in strength. If you're ready to take this further, check the episode notes to explore a gentle soul care session with Carrie. Healing is possible—and it starts with truth.

📝 Don't forget to journal what God is revealing. Sometimes your heart knows things before your mind catches up.

✨ You are powerful for the Kingdom of Heaven and dangerous to the system of darkness. It’s time to rise up and roar.

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