Overcoming the Battle in My Mind

Do you ever wish you could go back in time and relive precious moments?

While in theory this sounds good, there are things I would love to experience again. A good example of this is when my babies were little. I would love to hold them again and spend more time with them at every stage of life. However, I wouldn’t want to go back in time and experience previous versions of myself.

It makes me cry to think of how tortured my mind used to be and how much emotional pain I carried every day. When I think about what I’ve endured and what I had to experience, I never want to be in that place again.

Of all the things I’ve accomplished or learned to overcome, overcoming the battle in my mind is the most precious to me. It truly changed my life. I can’t even express how my life used to feel. I was depressed, anxious about everything, and so fearful of my future. Every day I lived in the expectation of something terrible happening.

Half the time, I couldn’t sleep, eat, or do simple everyday things. Every moment of my life felt hard. All because I didn’t know how to think.

My thoughts were the absolute worst-case scenario every day. I struggled to get out of bed, face the day, and do anything that would help me.

I procrastinated everything and lived on autopilot. I learned how to survive, but I never thrived. I didn’t know how.

For the last decade, God has taught me how to live, and it’s been a truly transformative experience.

Coming out of all that pain, mentally, physically, and emotionally, changed me in the most beautiful ways. Now I feel like I’m living in joy, peace, and so much love. Therefore, I never want to go back.

I’ve learned to live intentionally, love unconditionally, and think good, Godly thoughts. Now I’m living in the beautiful anticipation of believing that something extraordinary is about to happen.

God gave me such a beautiful example of how we should think. To have the mind of Christ, we need to choose Godly thoughts. When thoughts pop into our minds, we need to ask ourselves if Jesus would believe those thoughts. Next, we need to ask what He would think and believe.

I’m so grateful for what God did for me. If we follow Him and do what He tells us to do, He will show us how to overcome the pain and hardships of life. Most of the time, the most significant pain is not in the circumstances of life, but in how we choose to think about the circumstances.

My ultimate goal in this life is to be the person God created me to be and to live according to His will for my life. Reading Colossians 3 and Galatians 5 gives me beautiful instructions for what to focus on, in addition to praying for guidance every single day. God knows what we need.

Sweet friends, if you are struggling through each day, I encourage you to make time for God every day. Pray, journal, go for prayer walks, and trust God to help you. He can help you overcome every hardship.

You don’t have to stay stuck in yesterday’s pain. God can transform your mind today.

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