Shadowing Practice: Your Mind Is Listening to You — Use This Bible Verse - Learn English Speaking with Video

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Most people don't realize this, but your mind is listening to you all the time.
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Not just when you speak out loud, not just when you pray, but when you think, when you worry, when you repeat the same thoughts every day.
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Your brain is always listening, and what it hears the most, it starts to believe.
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And thousands of years ago, the Bible already explained this, long before neuroscience had a name for it.
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And in this video I'm going to show you one bible verse that, if you repeat it daily, can start changing the way your mind thinks, your emotions react and the way you see your life.
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But first you need to understand something very important about your mind.
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Many people are not losing in life because of their circumstances.
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They are losing because of the thoughts they repeat every day.
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I'm tired.
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I can't change.
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Nothing ever works for me.
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I'm always anxious.
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I'll never get better.
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And after a while, the mind starts to accept these words as truth.
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But here is the problem.
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Your mind does not know the difference between what is true and what is repeated.
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It only knows what it hears the most.
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So if someone repeats fear long enough, the mind learns fear.
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If someone repeats worry long enough, the mind learns worry.
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If someone repeats faith long enough, the mind learns faith.
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This is why some people live in peace even in difficult situations.
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And others live in anxiety even when everything is fine.
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Because the mind is always listening.
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And always learning.
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But this is where neuroscience and the Bible say the same thing.
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Neuroscience has a word for this.
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Neuroplasticity.
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It sounds like a complicated word, but the idea is very simple.
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It means your brain is always changing.
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Your brain is always adapting.
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Your brain is always rewiring itself based on what you think, what you say and what you repeat.
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Right now as you are watching this video your brain is changing.
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Not tomorrow.
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Not next week.
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Right now.
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Because the brain is not a stone.
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The brain is not fixed.
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The brain is more like a path in a field.
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If you walk on the same path every day, what happens?
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The path becomes clear.
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It becomes easier to walk on.
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After some time you don't even need to think.
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You just walk the path automatically.
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But if you stop walking that path, slowly, grass starts to grow again.
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And the path starts to disappear.
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Your brain works in a very similar way.
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Every thought you repeat is like walking on a path.
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Every time you think the same thought you walk that path again. And again. And again.
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And after a while.
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That path becomes the default path.
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This is why some people automatically think negative thoughts.
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Not because they want to, but because their brain learned that path.
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But here is the interesting part, and this is very important.
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The brain does not change because of information.
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The brain changes because of repetition.
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This is why you can listen to a motivational video and feel good for one hour.
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And then go back to the same thoughts.
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Because information inspires you.
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But repetition rewires you.
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I want you to remember this sentence.
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Information inspires.
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Repetition rewires.
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This is why the things you repeat every day are more powerful than the things you hear once in a while.
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Let me give you a simple example.
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If a person says, I am always anxious.
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I am always anxious.
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I am always anxious.
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Even as a joke, even casually, even quietly, the brain hears,
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always anxious, always anxious, always anxious,
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and the brain starts building a path, anxiety automatic response.
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But if a person starts repeating, God is with me, God is helping me, I am not alone, I am learning to be calm.
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I am learning to trust.
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At first, the brain says, this is new.
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It feels strange.
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It feels unnatural.
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It feels like it's not working.
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But this is the part most people don't understand.
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And don't miss this.
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The brain resists at first, but it rewires with repetition.
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Let me say that again.
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The brain resists at first, but it rewires with repetition.
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So if you try once and nothing changes, that's normal.
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If you try for a week and nothing changes, that's normal.
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If you try for two weeks and it still feels difficult, that's normal.
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Because you are not just saying words.
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You are building a new path in your mind.
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And building a new path takes time.
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But here is where it gets very interesting.
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Scientists discovered that the brain especially rewires faster when three things happen.
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1. Repetition 2.
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Emotion 3.
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Attention Repetition, doing it again and again Emotion, feeling something when you say it Attention,
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focusing when you say it not just saying it automatically Now think about this.
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When you pray, there is repetition When you pray, there is emotion When you pray, there is attention.
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When you repeat a Bible verse, there is repetition.
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When you repeat a Bible verse, there is emotion.
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When you repeat a Bible verse, there is attention.
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Do you see why this is powerful?
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This is not just religion.
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This is not just tradition.
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This is training the mind and the brain.
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And this is exactly why what I'm about to tell you next is so important.
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And this might change the way you read the Bible from now on.
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Because the Bible is not just a book you read once.
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The Bible is a book you repeat, meditate on and speak.
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And there is a reason for that.
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But before we go there, I want you to understand one more thing about the brain.
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Your brain is always trying to be efficient.
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Your brain wants to save energy.
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So it turns repeated thoughts into automatic thoughts.
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Automatic thoughts become automatic emotions.
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Automatic emotions become automatic reactions.
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Automatic reactions become automatic behaviors.
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Automatic behaviors become your life.
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Let me say that as a chain.
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Thoughts, emotions, reactions, behaviors, life.
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So if someone changes their repeated thoughts, they can slowly change the entire chain.
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This is why renewing the mind is so powerful.
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Because when you change the mind, you change the beginning of the chain.
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And when you change the beginning of the chain, you change the direction of the whole chain.
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But here is the part most people never realize.
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You are already repeating something every day.
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You are already training your mind every day.
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You are already programming your brain every day.
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The question is not if you are programming your brain.
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The question is, what are you programming your brain with?
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Fear, worry, stress, past mistakes, negative self-talk, hopeless thoughts, or faith,
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hope, truth, God's promises, encouragement, gratitude.
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Because the brain believes what is repeated, not what is said once, not what is heard once.
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What is repeated?
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This is why one negative sentence repeated for years can shape a person's life.
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And this is why one Bible verse repeated for years can also shape a person's life.
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And this is where the Bible was far ahead of modern neuroscience.
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Because the Bible never said, read this once and forget.
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The Bible says, meditate on it day and night.
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Day and night Night means repetition.
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Day and night means training.
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Day and night means rewiring.
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So when God tells Joshua in Joshua 1 verse 8, meditate on it day and night.
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This was not just a spiritual instruction.
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This was also a mental instruction.
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Repeat it.
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Think about it.
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Speak it.
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Remember it.
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Keep it in your mind.
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Because what stays in your mind starts shaping your life.
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And in a moment I'm going to show you exactly how to do this in a very simple way
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that you can apply every day morning and night.
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And this is where many people start seeing real change in their thoughts.
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But before we go there, remember this sentence.
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What you repeat, you strengthen.
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What you strengthen becomes automatic.
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What becomes automatic becomes who you are.
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So the real question is not, why am I like this?
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The real question is, what have I been repeating for the last 5 years inside my mind?
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Because that repetition built the paths you are walking today.
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But the good news is this.
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If a path was built, a new path can also be built.
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And this is where hope begins.
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Because it means your mind is not fixed.
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Your thoughts are not permanent.
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Your patterns are not unchangeable.
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Your brain can learn new paths.
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Your mind can learn new thoughts.
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And this is exactly why renewing the mind is possible.
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And now, let's connect this with what the Bible says, because what neuroscience discovered, the Bible already explained in a different way thousands of years ago.
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Romans 12 verse 2 says, Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.
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Notice something very important.
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The Bible does not say, be transformed by changing your circumstances.
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It says, Transformation starts in the mind.
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Proverbs 23 verse 7 says,
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And Romans 10 verse 17 says,
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Read that again, faith comes by hearing.
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That means what you hear repeatedly, you start to believe.
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And what you believe, starts to shape your life.
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So if faith comes by hearing, what do you think fear comes by?
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Hearing.
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What do you think anxiety comes by?
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Hearing.
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What do you think confidence comes by?
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Hearing.
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Your mind is listening to you.
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And this is why what you say, what you repeat, and what you think every day matters more than you realize.
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And now I want to show you something very practical you can start doing.
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Practical method.
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Here is a simple method.
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Choose one Bible verse.
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Just one.
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And repeat it.
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In the morning.
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And before sleep.
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Every day.
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For 30 days.
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Not 10 verses.
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Not 20 verses.
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Just one.
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Why?
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Because repetition rewires the mind.
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You can say something like.
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I have the mind of Christ.
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God has not given me a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and a sound mind.
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The Lord is my shepherd I shall not want.
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I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
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You speak it.
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You think it.
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You repeat it.
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At first, it feels like just words.
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But after some days, your mind starts listening.
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After some weeks, your mind starts believing.
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After some time, your mind starts changing.
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This is how you train your mind with God's word.
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Not once.
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Not sometimes. But daily.
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Remember what I said at the beginning?
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Your mind is always listening.
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Not sometimes.
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Not only when you pray.
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Not only when you read the Bible.
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Your mind is listening all day long.
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It listens when you wake up.
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It listens when you look in the mirror.
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It listens when something goes wrong.
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It listens when you make a mistake.
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It listens when you talk to yourself in silence.
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And most people don't realize this.
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They think they are just thinking.
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But they are actually teaching their mind.
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The question is not if your mind is listening.
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The real question is, what is your mind hearing every day?
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Because whatever your mind hears the most, it will believe.
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And whatever your mind believes, will shape your life.
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If your mind hears, I can't do this.
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It will believe it.
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I'm always anxious.
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It will believe it.
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Nothing changes for me.
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It will believe it.
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I'm not strong enough.
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It will believe it.
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But if your mind hears, God is with me.
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It will believe it.
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God is helping me.
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It will believe it.
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I am not alone.
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It will believe it.
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My mind can change.
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It will believe it.
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I can learn.
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It will believe it.
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I can grow.
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It will believe it.
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Your mind is always listening.
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The problem is that most people let fear speak to their mind.
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They let worry speak to their mind.
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They let past mistakes speak to their mind.
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They let other people's opinions speak to their mind.
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And after years of hearing the same negative voice, they start to believe that voice is the truth.
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But what if that voice is wrong?
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What if you have been listening to the wrong voice for years?
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This is why the Bible says in 2 Corinthians 10 verse 5, Take every thought captive.
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Notice that the Bible does not say, Accept every thought.
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It says, take every thought captive.
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Why?
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Because not every thought tells the truth.
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Not every thought helps you.
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Not every thought comes from a good place.
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Some thoughts are just fear speaking.
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Some thoughts are just insecurity speaking.
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Some thoughts are just old memory speaking.
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Some thoughts are just lies you heard many years ago.
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But here is the good news.
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You don't have to believe every thought you hear.
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You can choose what your mind listens to.
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Read that again.
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You can choose what your mind listens to.
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And this is where many people change their life.
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Not when they change everything around them, but when they change what they repeat inside them.
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Because your life is not only shaped by what happens to you.
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Your life is shaped by what you repeat to yourself about what happens to you.
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Two people can go through the same problem.
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One repeats, this will destroy me.
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The other repeats, God will help me through this.
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Same problem, different thoughts, different outcome in the mind.
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And the mind is where peace starts.
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The mind is where anxiety starts.
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The mind is where faith starts.
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The mind is where change starts.
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This is why renewing your mind is not just a spiritual idea.
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It is a daily practice.
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It is what you think about when you wake up.
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It is what you tell yourself when you fail.
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It is what you repeat when you are afraid.
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It is what you say when you feel alone.
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It is what you believe when life is uncertain.
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So today you have a decision to make.
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Will you let fear speak to your mind?
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Or will you speak God's word to your mind?
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Will you let your past speak to your mind?
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Or will you let God's promises speak to your mind?
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Will you let anxiety repeat in your mind?
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Or will you repeat truth in your mind?
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Because the voice that repeats the most wins.
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The thought that repeats the most stays.
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The belief that repeats the most becomes your reality.
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So maybe the real question is not, why is my life like this?
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Maybe the real question is, what have I been repeating in my mind every day?
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And if you want to start changing your life, start by changing what your mind hears every day.
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Speak life.
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Speak truth.
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Speak God's word.
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Even if at first it feels strange.
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Even if at first you don't feel different.
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Even if at first nothing changes.
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Because the change does not start in your circumstances.
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The change starts in your mind.
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And when the mind changes, the way you see life changes.
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The way you react changes.
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The way you feel changes.
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The way you live changes.
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Remember this simple sentence.
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Your mind is listening to you.
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Make sure you are telling it the truth.
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If you are part of this channel, we are doing this together.
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We are renewing our minds together.
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We are training our minds with God's word together.
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So I want you to write in the comments.
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I am renewing my mind.
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Write it in the comments so you make this decision clear.
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Not just in your mind but in your actions.
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And if this video helped you, share it with someone who has been struggling with anxiety, overthinking or negative thoughts.
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You might help someone more than you realize.
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And subscribe to the channel because this channel is a place where we learn how to renew the mind, control our thoughts and grow spiritually and mentally.
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And just a gentle reminder.
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This video is for educational and spiritual purposes only.
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It is not medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.
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And it does not replace professional help, and it also does not replace your personal Bible study and devotional life.
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This is only a compliment to help you renew your mind with God's word.
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Remember this.
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Your mind is listening to you.
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Make sure you are telling it the truth.

About This Lesson

In this lesson, you will practice English speaking skills through the engaging content inspired by the video "Your Mind Is Listening to You — Use This Bible Verse." By focusing on the key concepts shared in the video, you will learn how to effectively utilize shadow speech techniques to enhance your language fluency. This lesson emphasizes the importance of your mind's beliefs, showing how repetition can shape your thoughts and, consequently, your language usage. You'll gain insights into how to apply powerful affirmations in your daily life while reinforcing your English language skills.

Key Vocabulary & Phrases

  • Neuroplasticity - The brain's ability to adapt and change based on experiences.
  • Affirmations - Positive statements that can help overcome negative thoughts.
  • Automaticity - The ability to perform tasks without consciously thinking about them after practice.
  • Pathways - Routes in the brain that are formed through repeated thoughts or actions.
  • Beliefs - Convictions or accepted truths that can influence behavior and mindset.
  • Worry - A state of anxiety or concern about something.
  • Faith - Trust or confidence in something; often associated with a positive mindset.
  • Anxiety - A feeling of worry or unease, typically about an imminent event.

Practice Tips

To fully benefit from this lesson, utilize shadowing techniques by listening closely to the video's key phrases. Consider using a shadowing app or shadowing site to enhance your practice. Here are some tailored tips specific to the speed and tone of the video:

  • Start Slowly: Begin by playing the video at a slower speed. This will help you catch the nuances of pronunciation and intonation.
  • Repeat Immediately: After hearing a sentence, pause the video and repeat it out loud. This reinforces the pronunciation and helps you internalize the structure.
  • Focus on Emotion: Pay attention to how the speaker conveys emotions through tone. Try to emulate this in your repetitions for a more authentic speaking experience.
  • Use Affirmations: Incorporate positive phrases from the video that resonate with you into your shadow speech practice. This will not only boost your language skills but also improve your mindset.
  • Regular Practice: Dedicate time daily to practice shadow scripting. The more you engage with these thoughts, the easier it becomes to express them in English.

By following these strategies, you will develop greater fluency in speaking while also nurturing a positive mental outlook, turning language learning into a powerful and transformative experience.

What is the Shadowing Technique?

Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.