One of the most effective ways Satan can stop the plan of God for your life is by stealing your God given identity. He wants you to be insecure, feel inferior, and walk around with low self-esteem. Why? Because once you've accepted a distorted identity, you make choices that support the way you feel about yourself. Do you know who you are? I’m not talking about who you are because of your parents, your background, or your upbringing, but I mean do you really know who you are in Christ? In this presentation you will learn how to combat the negative thoughts that the enemy has planted in your by using strategies from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and the Word of God.

1. NOT GUILTY; FREE FROM THE GUILT AND SHAME
Presenter: Shawn M. Nicholson, PhD
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WELCOME
@DRSHAWNMNICHOLSON
I am Dr. Shawn M. Nicholson, an entrepreneur and
business coach specializing in Leadership
Development, Organization, and Development for
businesses, nonprofits, and faith-based organizations.
I provide "building blocks" to produce solid leadership
for the future. Helping them to activate their passion,
potential, and purpose.
Dr. Shawn M. Nicholson

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IDENTITY THEFT; FREE
FROM THE GUILT AND
SHAME
Scripture References:
John 10:10; “The thief comes only in order to steal and kill and destroy. I
came that they may have and enjoy life, and have it in abundance [to the
full, till it overflows].”
Romans 1:16 “For I am not ashamed of this Good News about Christ. It is
the power of God at work, saving everyone who believes”
Overview
One of the most effective ways Satan can absolutely stop the plan of God for your
life is by stealing your true identity and convincing you to have a poor self-image. He
wants you insecure, feeling inferior, and walking around with low self-esteem. Why?
Because once you've accepted a distorted identity, you make choices that support
the way you feel about yourself.

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WHO ARE YOU?
People equate their outward behavior with
their identity and think that what they do is
who they are.
IMAGE- Exact likeness; a tangible visible representation
IDENTITY- The condition of being oneself or itself, and not another:
Matthew 4:3-11
INTEGRITY- The quality of being honest and having strong moral
principles; moral uprightness. the state of being whole and undivided.
Genesis 1:26-28
Hebrews 4:15

5. Resilience involves maintaining flexibility and balance
in your life as you deal with stressful circumstances and
traumatic events. Each type of trauma counts as one.
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TRAUMA
Focusing on past experiences and sources of
personal strength can help you learn about what
strategies for building resilience might work for
you.
Fear
Anxiety
Become Overwhelmed

7. NOUTHETIC COUNSELING OR
BIBLICAL COUNSELING
Throughout the Bible, God’s people have counseled
nouthetically. The word itself is Biblical. It comes from
the Greek noun nouthesia (verb: noutheteo). The
word, used in the New Testament primarily by the
apostle Paul, is translated “admonish, correct, or
instruct.”
Romans 15:14: I myself am convinced about you, my
brothers, that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled
with all knowledge, and competent to counsel one another.
Confrontation
Concern
Change
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EMBRACE THREE IDEAS
Active Listening and Assertiveness
COUNSELOR
Counseling is always done for the
benefit of the counselee. Their welfare
is always in view in Biblical counseling
CONCERN
Gives counsel to another from the Scriptures.
Does not confront with own ideas. LImits counsel
strictly to that which may be found in the Bible.
CONFRONTATION
Counseling is done because there is something in
another Christian’s life that fails to meet the biblical
requirements and that, therefore, keeps him from
honoring God.
CHANGE

9. COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL
THERAPY CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy) focuses on
changing automatic negative thoughts or reactions
and helps clients identify, challenge, and replace
these thoughts with more realistic and objective
ones.
What is it and why this works...
People don’t usually belong to a fixed
mindset or a growth mindset. Most
people have beliefs that fall into both
categories
Fixed/Growth Mindset
CBT is based on the theory that the way
individuals perceive a given situation is
more closely related to their reaction, rather
than to the situation itself. People’s
perceptions can often be distorted or
unhelpful, especially when they’re
distressed.
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Activity scheduling and
behavior activation
Behavioral experiments
Relaxation and stress
reduction techniques
Role-playing
Prayer
Cognitive restructuring
or reframing
Guided discovery
Exposure therapy
Journaling and thought
records
Successive
approximation

11. QUESTIONS

12. THANK YOU