Can you control your thoughts? This book offers some practical suggestions on how.

About the Book:

Title: Tame Your Thoughts
Genre(s): Religious
Author: Max Lucado
Published by: HCCP & HCF Audio Date
Published: August 12, 2025
Format Read: AudioBook
Where I Got It: NetGalley gave me a copy of this book.
Stand alone or series Number: It is a stand alone book.
This book is a must read if you like: Practical religious books

Snapshot: what do you need to know before you pick up the book.

Profanity: None.
Intimacy: Sections on lust, sex, and porn were very educational but may be advanced for some audiences.
Violence: None.
Themes:

My Thoughts

This book is very direct, somewhat whimsical (as one would expect from Lucado), and pragmatic. Some of the statements were stated in too black and white premise, but overall I am glad I read it and found it helpful.

The main reason I could suggest this book is because it is so actionable with everything pointing to living a happier life. I really liked the section discussing lightening your load and how to remove clutter in your living space and in your brain.

Some of the language was geared toward a male audience and I struggled to stay connected. It took me a bit to get into the cadence of the author (at 1.5) but it was worth sticking with it.

I really enjoyed this book and it’s suggestions were very helpful.

Publisher Description

When was the last time you awakened to a swirl of anxious, out-of-control thoughts?

Perhaps you were overwhelmed with the weight of worry, the fear of failing, or the grip of guilt. The way we think directly impacts our joy and peace. In Tame Your Thoughts, Max Lucado provides three biblical and practical tools to renew your mind and transform your life.

Our thoughts have consequences. Most people would agree that positive thoughts generate positive actions. Negative thoughts activate negative behavior. But do we understand that we can manage our lives by managing our thoughts? Not only does neuroscience back this concept, but the idea is also embedded throughout Scripture. “Do not be conformed to this world but be transformed by the renewal of your mind” (Rom.12:2 esv). Tame your thoughts and transform your life!

Stuck in your head? Hounded by regrets? Weighed down by worry? Change is possible! The thoughts that have characterized your past need not characterize the rest of your life. You will learn to:

• Take thoughts captive
• Test each message against the truth of Scripture
• Interrupt poisonous thought threads
• Think and act like Jesus

If God can resurrect the dead, can he not resurrect hope? Defy depression? Clarify confusion? Silence shame? Destroy doubt? Banish bitterness?

Take God at his word. “For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind” (2 Tim. 1:7 nkjv, emphasis added). With God as their helper, you will discover a new way of thinking and a better way of living. A new person will begin to emerge.

We can tame each thought, friends.

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