“I ALMOST MADE A MISTAKE”

That was me confessing to my husband this morning. I had a moment of fear, and I was about to make a wrong move. But when I thought about it some more, I said to myself, ‘Nik, are you forgetting the God factor? Why do you doubt His help? Has He failed you yet?’ After that reality check, I’m back moving forward CONFIDENTLY with a much bolder, courageous, and braver plan, KNOWING GOD HIMSELF HAS MY BACK. Heehaw!

Do you remember the God factor when you make decisions? In the 1,000 decisions, we make every day, I want us WISELY going to God for His input. He is our invisible Life Partner, who is available 24/7. It is just up to us to remember Him and include Him in our choices.

Even a run yesterday, I asked Him which of the Nike Running Clubs runs I should pick. I listened to those feelings when I read over the options. The very one I was excited about was perfect. Coach Cory explained how the runs were about me training my mind, body, and soul. Every hard effort that I put my body through, I get stronger, wiser, better so that the next time I can handle even more. He explained that every run was a competition between me and myself – “Every stride, every breath, there is a potential for doubt. ‘I don’t think I can do this any longer. I don’t think I can run any faster. I don’t think I can keep up with that person.’ Everyone struggles with those thoughts. You just have to believe you can. It’s not about blocking the negative thoughts, it’s about pushing pass, conquering them. Showing them who’s boss. You are in control of your own thoughts. So that shouldn’t be a problem, right?”

If I’m honest with myself, the biggest problem I have is conquering these negative thoughts. I think about the wrong things!!! They constantly pull me down and get the best of me.  But God has been my therapist in helping with this battle going on in my mind. Specifically, I MUST be a very disciplined person. I may be a little extreme with it, but it’s seriously helping me. Especially in the area of food. “The tongue has the power of life and death.” The negative thinking and the food love each other! They party together. But I’ve been learning to control the thoughts by controlling my tongue. By running to God instead of food, it’s working! I look at my life from His Almighty perspective, and the messages are gradually sinking in. I’m training my mind to think about things that are excellent, noble, true, and praiseworthy. Glory be to God!

The things that I’ve been obsessing about, I’ve stopped. I’ve handed the battles over to God. I do my best with what God would have me to do, and I leave the rest with Him. Showing up as the wife, mother, and person, He would have me to be. That’s where I want us. When those negative, evil thoughts come, remind them who is boss and who you’re rolling with – the King of Kings, baby! Conquer them! Nothing is impossible for God! Fear nothing, and no one!

What are your struggles? Pray and talk to God. He loves getting involved in every aspect of our lives. Just how He has helped me. Always nudging me to begin my days of discipline again, knowing that this is how I get to higher and higher levels of joy and peace and closer to Him. Thanks, Boss!!!

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