blog 2: run away
The other night as I took my older two up to bed my daughter started to feel fear. Her mind was RUNNING away. She started to cry and tell me she didn’t want bad guys to come into the house.
I stopped her and told her to grab that thought and throw it out. Then I started asking her what she loves?
She started to name a few things like; her cousins, how she was excited for her birthday party, and about turning 6. Instantly her mood shifted. Her tears dried up and she was feeling better…
Phil 4:8 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.
This is one scripture I have planted deep in my heart. For someone like me, my mind runs away. My mind begins to think one thing, then snow balls into all kinds of crazy IF i allow it to. Things like how bad of a person I am, allowing names people have called me become truths, or it may be allowing fears and doubts to come in, or even sometimes it can just see the worse in every little thing. That’s when, just like I did with my daughter, I need to
STOP
Grab that thought and throw it out.
Then REPLACE it with good.
The TRUTH of Gods word.
That’s why singing a good worship song HITs you!
Those words that you hear have life AND when you speak OUT LOUD they have power.
I remember before I was saved I was ruled by my thoughts, I would start to think one random thought then all do a sudden they are running away. They could’ve been my own, they could’ve have been planted there by others and they could’ve been the devils lies.
I think all three were the case for me.
When I got saved these thoughts didn’t stop BUT I started to learn the truth of who I was and WHO I belonged to.
I wish I could say I got a grip on my mind “BAM!” like that! but sadly no. It’s something I’m finally understanding, practicing, and praise the Lord , having VICTORY over! My mind! Woohoo!
Maybe you’re reading this and you don’t have victory over your thoughts. I hope this blog brings revelation.
2 Corinthians 10:5 We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.
For our thoughts to be obedient to Christ we need to KNOW Christ. To know Christ is to know His word. To know Him personally.
When the lies come flooding in we are able to cast them down when we have the power of Gods word to speak out loud. We are able to grab them and take them captive so that they cannot run away!
I wish I would’ve known better to speak His word and His promises out loud. It is something new I’ve been doing and I’ve seen and felt the power of it! Before I would know the word of God but I would hear this thoughts louder than His truths. It wasn’t until I got sick and tired of it that I started to be like “um no! God you say that whom the Son sets free is free indeed! (John 8:36)so i am free! You say that I do not have a spirit of fear but of power and a sound mind(1 Tim 1:7)”….things like that I now speak them out loud! I don’t care if I sound crazy anymore! Haha!
Proverb 18:21 The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit.
The power we have in us is beyond any lie, any word, and name spoken over us.
Not because of US, not because I’m good, or I know, but because of this truth alone…
1 John 4:4 Greater is He who is in me then he who is in the world.
Jesus died on the cross. He shed His blood not only to save us and forgive us of sin but for us to live in FULL freedom! Freedom from every pain and word spoken over us. Do not allow this world or the people in it to take that freedom! I allowed that, I allowed the enemy to play me and I was at one season a follower of Jesus walking around defeated. Walking around filled with lies!
NO that’s not what Jesus means when He said “they would have life and life more abundantly (John 10:10)”
If as you read this, it begins to speak to you, I pray that you would open your mouth and speak some of these verses OUT LOUD. Maybe today all you can get out is a whisper, that’s okay! I pray that you would grow to be able to walk around your house in full confidence declaring these things over yourself! That you would be driving to work proclaiming the victory of who you are in Jesus! Not just allowing your mind to run away with every worry and stress that’s thought!
Maybe someone hurts you or comes against you, maybe it’s even another follower of Jesus. I pray that you would RUN to your secret place before those thoughts run you and you would speak out loud who you are in Christ. I’d like to leave you with this truth and promise of God.
Psalm 23 1
The Lord is my shepherd;
I have all that I need.
2
He lets me rest in green meadows;
he leads me beside peaceful streams.
3
He renews my strength.
He guides me along right paths,
bringing honor to his name.
4
Even when I walk
through the darkest valley,
I will not be afraid,
for you are close beside me.
Your rod and your staff
protect and comfort me.
5
You prepare a feast for me
in the presence of my enemies.
You honor me by anointing my head with oil.
My cup overflows with blessings.
6
Surely your goodness and unfailing love will pursue me
all the days of my life,
and I will live in the house of the Lord
forever.
ONE LOVE FRIENDS!!!
