Your mind is either a sanctuary or a battleground.
What's the difference between happiness and joy in your own experience?
What's the Bible verse that calms you down when anxiety hits?
1: Fear is not from God. 2: Scripture tells us: For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. - 2 Timothy 1:7 3: So when fear tries to take over, remember what God has placed inside of you.
1. Feeling overwhelmed isn’t a character flaw. It’s a signal… 2. We usually just push through. Make another list…apologize for being behind…maybe even blame others… 3. Overwhelm comes from carrying something for too long. But there’s a better way. 4. Moses felt this way. He told God, “I cannot carry all these people alone. It's too heavy for me.” (Numbers 11:14) 5. God came through. 6. Remember: You are allowed to not be okay. You are allowed to need help. 7. Jesus invites us to come to Him when we’re overwhelmed and carrying heavy burdens.
1. “God, let me die.” (A story you need to read.) 2. Elijah had just called down fire from heaven and then ran for his life because one person threatened him. 3. He collapsed in the desert, alone, and prayed the most honest prayer of his life: "I've had enough, Lord. Take my life." 4. God's response wasn't a rebuke, a lecture, or a theology lesson. It was an angel, a fresh loaf of bread, and a jar of water. 5. He was told to eat, because the journey ahead was going to be longer than he had strength for right now. 6. God never told Elijah his feelings were wrong. He just refused to let discouragement and exhaustion have the final word. 7. If you're sitting under your own tree right now, the God who met Elijah in the desert already knows where you are. He has what you need.
1. No more needing all the answers. Be okay in the hands of the one who has them. 2. No more striving. Embrace rest. 3. No more pretending it’s fine. Trust that it will be. 4. No more 3am spiral. Remember you aren’t alone in the dark. 5. No more white-knuckling through life. Release what’s out of your control. 6. No more fear of what’s ahead. Have faith in who goes before you.
Pray this if today feels heavy. 1. God, I feel overwhelmed and I don’t even know where to start. 2. My thoughts are loud. My heart feels tired. Please quiet the noise inside me. 3. I release what I cannot control. I surrender what I cannot fix. I give You what I cannot carry. 4. Fill my mind with Your peace, my body with rest, and my heart with hope. 5. I am not alone. You are with me here.
If your mind won’t slow down today… 1. You don’t have to solve everything right now. 2. “Be still, and know that I am God.” - Psalm 46:10 3. Release the conversations you keep replaying. 4. Let go of tomorrow’s worries. Today has enough grace for today. 5. “Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you.” - 1 Peter 5:7 6. God is not rushing you. His peace is not in a hurry. 7. “The peace of God…will guard your hearts and your minds.” - Philippians 4:7 8. You can rest your thoughts here. God is holding what you can’t.
You cannot change your life until you change what you think about most. - Dallas Willard
Your feelings are real...but they don't have to rule you.
Your life is always moving in the direction of your strongest thoughts. - Craig Groeschel
Replace these thoughts with…
Let’s do some spring cleaning on your soul.
Transformation happens when we learn to think the way God does.
The battleground is the mind; if you win there, you will win everywhere else. - Oswald Chambers
Sorry, I Have Plans
You don't have to stop thinking about bad things. You just need to start filling your mind with good things.
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You can’t control everything.
What you’re going through… It gets better.
This World Mental Health Day, remember: You can get help for your mental help *and* have faith. They aren't mutually exclusive.
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