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  START YOUR JOURNEY TO PEACE-  THINKING LIKE GOD By Durrell Dixon | Faith-Based Personal Development Coach & Christian Psychology Advocate Why Peace Is So Hard to Find Have you ever noticed how easy it is to focus on the negative first? Maybe you were excited about your day, but a small setback entirely derailed your thoughts. That’s because our minds are wired to weigh negatives more heavily—this isn’t new. It’s called the negativity bias , and research shows it’s still at work in many areas of life today. Even positive news doesn’t stick as strongly as negative—it takes conscious effort to notice the good (Zhang et al., 2024). This bias often steals our peace, leaving us restless and anxious—even when God’s promises are real and present. Peace from the Inside Out: A Biblical Perspective Isaiah 26:3 offers a lifeline: “You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you.” This verse isn’t asking us to feel peace before trust—it f...

LEARN WHAT IT TAKES TO WALK OUT YOUR OWN SALVATION - WITH SATISFACTION   By Durrell Dixon | Faith-Based Personal Development Coach & Christian Psychology Advocate Salvation and Satisfaction Go Together Paul tells us in Philippians 2:12 to work out our own salvation with fear and trembling. Many believers read that and feel its weight, but not joy. Yet Scripture shows that true salvation is never meant to be lived with heaviness but with satisfaction. Psalms 107:9 says,  “For He satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.”  The journey of salvation is not only about obedience—it’s about walking in the fullness of life God already provides through Christ. Social sciences and psychology echo this truth. Satisfaction is defined as “a state of fulfillment, contentment, or pleasure derived from meeting one’s needs, desires, or expectations” (Martela & Ryan, 2023). If both faith and psychology agree that we are designed to live...

LIKING WHO YOU ARE By Durrell Dixon | Faith-Based Personal Development Coach & Christian Psychology Advocate Liking Yourself is Biblical That’s Not Pride—It’s Obedience. Let’s clear something up: liking yourself is not pride—it’s obedience. Pride says, “I don’t need God.” But biblical self-acceptance says, “I agree with who God says I am.” Paul reminds us in Galatians 6:4 : “Each one should test his own work. Then he will have reason to boast in himself alone, and not in someone else.” To “test” means to examine and confirm alignment with God’s standard, not the one you or the world have made up. When you do that, you’re not boasting in ego—you’re affirming the truth of your identity in Christ. That’s not arrogance—it’s obedience. Why This Matters for Mental Health Psychology affirms what Scripture already teaches. Healthy self-acceptance is not optional—it’s essential. Researchers call this a self-determined identity : knowing your worth isn’t defined by comparison or perf...

SHIFT AWAY FROM NEGATIVITY AND INTO GOD'S PEACE  By Durrell Dixon | Faith-Based Personal Development Coach & Christian Psychology Advocate What You Think About Matters Life can move fast, so fast that we often miss the gentle, God-given moments meant to renew our souls. We scroll past kindness. We skip over love. We brush off sincere concern. Why? Because we’re busy getting things done. We’re rushing, not realizing we’re running on empty. Philippians 4:8 reminds us,  “Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.” That verse isn’t a suggestion—it’s a spiritual strategy. Your thoughts shape your internal world. And what fills your mind will eventually lead your emotions, decisions, and interactions. But here's the problem: our culture conditions us to fixate on what's wrong more than what’s right. Negativit...

UNLOCK GOD'S VINDICATION IN YOUR LIFE: LEARNING FROM KING DAVID  By Durrell Dixon | Faith-Based Personal Development Coach & Christian Psychology Advocate Even though God had rejected Saul as king (1 Samuel 15:26-28), and the anointing had already shifted to David (1 Samuel 16:13), David still refused to raise his hand against Saul. Why? Let’s get undersanding  1. David Revered the Office Even When the Man Was Flawed David understood a powerful spiritual truth: position is God-given. Saul may have failed in character, but his role was still under God’s sovereign appointment. David chose not to touch what God had once touched. Even when the anointing had lifted, the office still held sacred weight in David’s eyes. This kind of discernment shows emotional and spiritual maturity. David didn’t confuse his calling with entitlement. He was secure enough in God’s promise that he didn’t need to take matters into his own hands. Insight: Research shows that individuals with h...