The word, ‘toxic’, is defined as poisonous material capable of causing sickness or death. The shows we watch, music we listen to, and the people we hang out with, are all capable of producing a toxic influence in our lives. Some toxic thoughts are: I am miserable, I’m worried about..., I can’t do anything right, I am stupid, I hate the way that I look, my life doesn’t matter, my spouse will never..., I can’t get it all done, God doesn’t care about me, etc. We discuss three ways to identify, reject, and replace toxic thoughts.

Over time, without even realizing it, we may change our relationship with Jesus to where our faith can become toxic. We could have turned our relationship from it being personal, good, and hope-filled to a toxic religion that is distant, rigid and compartmentalized.