Don't Lose Your Mind...

Have you ever felt like you were about to lose it? There have been times that not only did I feel I was about to lose it, but I was ready to let it go. Fortunately, God's grace has always been there. Have you ever noticed when you are at your wits end....that's when it seems like God shows up.

Lately, I have found myself reading over/rehearsing the scriptures that regard protecting your mind....

• cast down every imagination that tries to exalt itself against who Christ is...
• renewing your mind with the washing of the Word...
• being transformed and not conformed to the ways of this world....
• dwell on the right, lovely, praiseworthy, and the list of things goes on...

Its a battle out there, and its a battle in here. By in here I mean your mind! There's a song out that says "why does love feel like a battlefield". My era was more Pat Benatarish...."love is a battlefield." Have you ever considered that maybe the battle rages in your mind becasue of the tremendous love God has for you. On the other hand, there is an enemy to your soul who is battling for control of your mind as well. The mind is the battlefield.

Not much of a soldier, but part of the strategy of war is to gain ground. To lose ground is to lose a battle. In your mind do whatever it takes to maintain what you have conquered, and advance slowly. In times of battle...I will say out loud that I am not going to think about that or this. Its my insane way of staying sane. Lately, I have practiced that alot and found that it helps. Because it helps in areas I have struggled with for years....guilt, fear, etc.

So just a thought this morning....DON'T LOSE YOUR MIND!