Crash the Chatterbox

Zusatztext 56152240 Informationen zum Autor Steven Furtick Klappentext NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Crashing the chatterbox = Overpowering the lies of insecurity, fear, condemnation, and discouragement with the promises of God. "These four confessions will free you to embrace the life God has called you to live."-Andy Stanley, senior pastor, North Point Church; author of Enemies of the Heart In Crash the Chatterbox, Pastor Steven Furtick focuses on four key areas in which negative thoughts are most debilitating: insecurity, fear, condemnation, and discouragement. He asks, "What great deeds are in danger of remaining undone in your life because of lies that were planted in your past or fears that are looming in your future?" With personal stories, inspiring examples, and practical strategies, Pastor Furtick will show you how to silence the lies and embrace the freeing affirmation of God. Learn how to live out God's truth no matter what is going on in your life or thoughts. Learn how to crash the chatterbox . . . and hear God's voice above all others.Introduction Chatterboxing I wish I had a little devil on my left shoulder. I could flick him off and tell him to go to hell. Then I could fist-bump the angel sitting on my right shoulder and get on with doing all the things God has called me to do. That would change everything. I'd discover an unshakable confidence. It wouldn't be borrowed from the ever-changing assessments of others. I would instinctively offer my weaknesses as a platform for God's power instead of typecasting myself as someone God couldn't use due to my endless character flaws. I'd be unstoppable because the devil wouldn't be able to dominate my mind with the kinds of fears that control me a lot of the time. Then I would be able to move forward in faith without being scared of failure or rejection or the sacrifice required to obey God. I'd never again be paralyzed by condemnation or bullied by feelings of unworthiness. And at the end of each day I'd go to sleep in perfect peace because I'd be finishing the day with no shame, no regrets, no need to sew any fig leaves to conceal anything. I'd be nearly immune from discouragement, because I would stop wondering if the sky was falling every time I faced a new challenge. I'd see my biggest obstacles as my greatest opportunitiesand all the other stuff you read on Starbucks cups. Unfortunately, there's no devil on my shoulder. What's worse, there's no angel either. Instead, I've got this ceaseless war going on inside my heart and my head. I'm waging it every millisecond of every minute of every hour of every daynights, holidays, and weekends too. #### I wake up every day to the crow of the chatterbox. Here's a transcript of my internal dialogue from a recent morning. It's a real-time example of the kind of chatter that can derail my day before it even gets started. Sometimes over the most ridiculous things you can imagine. The thoughts are flying so fast now that I can't keep track, much less sort them out and put them where they belong. Thinking about these thoughts at all only seems to feed them. That's why they keep overpowering me, because I keep feeding them. I know this, but it never stops me from doing it. Not this time, not ten years ago, and it won't be any different ten years from now, I'm beginning to believe. This is so stupid. I'm being so stupid. It's only a light bulb. A burned-out light bulb has turned into a mini-midmorning meltdown in my mind, and I can't find the switch to shut it off. The meltdown, I mean, not the light bulb. So I'm standing in the shower, and the light bulb is out, and it's like the sky is falling. As soon as I stepped into the shower, I noticed, for the third time, that the middle bulb was out over the sink on the other side of...

*New York Times bestseller*

Praise for *Crash the Chatterbox

“Pastor Steven has written the best book I’ve ever read on overcoming the lies that hold us back. If you read this prayerfully and take the truths of *Crash the Chatterbox to heart, God will help you win the battles in your mind and become the person He created you to be.”
*— Craig Groeschel, lead pastor, LifeChurch.tv, Edmond, OK; author of Fight

“Crafted around four powerful confessions, Chatterbox unearths, exposes, and refutes lies and half truths all of us are tempted to believe about ourselves. Steven’s direct writing style will keep you engaged. His insights will make you
think. But most important, these four confessions will free you to embrace the life God has called you to live.”
— Andy Stanley, senior pastor, North Point Church, Alpharetta, GA; author of Enemies of the Heart

“I believe God’s truth. I want to live God’s truth. But sometimes I have a hard time hearing God’s truth when negative inside chatter and self-doubt run like a ticker tape through my mind. Pastor Steven’s vulnerability, biblical insights, and practical advice make *Crash the Chatterbox a resource I will turn to again and again. This book can be a game changer for you.”
*— Lysa TerKeurst, New York Times best-selling author; president of Proverbs 31 Ministries

“Every one of us at some point deals with fears and self-doubt, with internal conflict about whether we are good enough or successful enough, or whether our past will forever haunt our future. Be inspired and encouraged as you discover what God really says about you in *Crash the Chatterbox.”
*— Brian Houston, senior pastor, Hillsong Church, Sydney, Australia

• “On the pages of his brilliant new book, my friend Steven teaches us how to block out the toxic lies of the Enemy and instead let the truth of God become the soundtrack to our lives. Don’t let all the chatter get the best of you. Read
  these pages, and be strengthened in Christ.”
  *— Matt Redman, Grammy Award–winning songwriter and worship leader
  
  “Steven Furtick unlocks powerful stratagems for silencing the inner critic that entangles the believer in a quagmire of self-doubt, fear, and unbelief. *Crash the Chatterbox is a study in course correction with hard-won lessons for rediscovering, reenergizing, and reengaging your God-given dreams.”
  *— T. D. Jakes, New York Times best-selling author; bishop of The Potter’s House, Dallas, TX

“Steven Furtick’s new book is an insightful and readable approach to the daily barrage of destructive thoughts we all experience. You will be encouraged and empowered as you discover what God thinks of you and how that affects every
facet of your life.”
— Judah Smith, lead pastor, The City Church, Seattle, WA; New York Times best-selling author of Jesus Is _.

“When we use our weaknesses to strengthen our faith, we turn our greatest liabilities into weapons in the hands of Christ. I love how my friend Steven Furtick humbly reveals his own struggles as he strives to crash the chatterbox in his life. Don’t count yourself out just yet; your struggle is only the starting place of God’s purpose in your life.”
— Mark Batterson, lead pastor of National Community Church, Washington DC; New York Times best-selling
author of The Circle Maker

• “It’s time to break out and fight back. Don’t be held in bondage anymore. Let Steven Furtick help you crash the chatterbox and silence the voice of insecurity in your life. You were created for more. Now take your place in the center of God’s calling.”
  *— Christine Caine, founder, A21 Campaign; best-selling author of Undaunted
• “Often the most crippling negativity we hear comes from our own mind. In Crash the Chatterbox, Steven Furtick offers an effective antidote. In a refreshing and relata…