Train your thoughts

Dear child

Your mind is so full of hundreds of thoughts. Many of them are good, while others are worries, and some are stories that you tell yourself that are not true.

Take a breath. Still your mind, yes, you have control over your mind, you have to purposefully stop the whirling, constant negative chatter, and let your mind breathe.

Just like you work your muscles to make them stronger, you must purposefully practice stilling your mind to allow it to be at peace.

My word is full of reminders to help you practice this.

“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.”

2 Corinthians 10:5 NIV

“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.”

Philippians 4:8 NIV

For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the Lord. “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.”

Isaiah 55:8-9 NIV

Try practising today. Take a breath, lasso the thought that you know is not from me and speak truth over your mind.

If it helps, learn one of the verses so that when the thoughts start whirling around your mind, you can bring back to mind a verse that will help you to believe the truth.

love from

Your loving Father