It’s Self-Brain Surgery Saturday!
“Pain is inevitable. But suffering is optional”
Haruki Murakami
Today, a very personal talk about how to reframe our thinking about long-held narratives, God’s answer to our prayers, and the difference between pain and suffering.
“After all, man is that being who invented the gas chambers of Auschwitz; however, he is also that being who entered those gas chambers upright, with the Lord’s Prayer or the Shema Yisrael on his lips. “
Viktor Frankl, Man’s Search for Meaning
Scripture: Psalm 34, Psalm 124
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- (00:01) - Introduction to Self-Brain Surgery Saturday
- (01:19) - Reframing Suffering Through Self-Brain Surgery
- (02:55) - The Importance of Changing Your Response to Trauma
- (04:33) - The Process of Self-Brain Surgery in the Book
- (06:00) - A Father's Last Conversation with His Son
- (08:18) - Finding Meaning and Purpose in Tragedy
- (10:23) - Questioning God's Actions and Seeking Answers
- (12:44) - Understanding the Choice Between Pain and Suffering
- (16:05) - Trusting God to Substitute Suffering with Trust
- (19:55) - Reflecting on God's Presence in Times of Trouble
- (22:41) - Realizing God's Answered Prayers in Unexpected Ways
- (24:52) - Changing Your Narrative Through Self-Brain Surgery
- (27:00) - Encouragement to Reframe Your Personal Narratives
