A letter to my thoughts...
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A letter to my thoughts…
I talk to myself, like have full on conversations with myself and a lot of the times they are great, empowering and encouraging conversations… but this past week, let me tell you it's been one of those weeks when my mind is a complete mess and I have decided it is time I sit down and have a full on intervention with my thoughts… because what I know is that my life is going in the direction of my most frequent thoughts… and right now that direction is not looking too good. I find myself literally working myself into a tizzy and completely feeling inadequate in every area of my life all because of the thoughts that I am letting take up residence in my mind.
So here it goes… a letter to myself. “Rachael, enough is enough… you can’t blame your crappy attitude on anyone else but yourself, you can’t control the things that happen to you but you sure as hell can control how you respond to what happens to you. So today you are going to live boldly because God has not given you a spirit of fear, today you are not going to live in worry and anxiety of the future because the Lord promises he has good plans for you, to prosper you and not to harm you to give you a future and a hope. Today, you are so much stronger than you give yourself credit for and can do all things through Christ who gives you strength. You have what it takes to do everything you are called to do today. You are beautiful and beautifully created in Christs image both fearfully and wonderfully made so don’t back down and shrink away from who God made you to be. You are right where you are supposed to be because God’s plan is never too early or too late. You are competent and confident because God says so. Today you are going to Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise. Today is going to be a great day because you are choosing to have a great day!”
Today I am choosing to take control of my thoughts in the best way I know how, that I don’t have to believe every thought that comes into my head, because let's be real… most of those thoughts are up to no good. Haha. It's not easy, it takes a lot of work, it's like being on guard ALL the time… and sometimes I just want give in and throw the biggest pity party you could imagine, who am I fooling I do give in sometimes. But can I tell you that I am learning there is way more freedom when I take control of my thoughts and choose what I am going to allow my mind to dwell on. It is a daily struggle and I am not claiming to be good at it but I hope that maybe, just maybe, if I think about what I am thinking about long enough that it will start being the default instead of the exception. I don’t know what you believe but my hope is that you are encouraged today, that some value was added to your life and what I do know is that our thoughts have power and you can either let them control you or you can take control of them so choose wisely today, my friend!
