Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Let's take a new route.

“…let’s not have any quarreling…let’s part company.  If you go to the left, I’ll go to the right; if you go to the right, I’ll go to the left.” (Gen 13:8-9)

So many of us are struggling with internal mindsets that are always fighting each other.  There is one voice that KNOWS what is true, (every single one of us has it); and then are another voice that argues, “These rules won’t work for you; you have a different situation that anyone else; one day of bad eating means that you are a failure; those types of food are ‘off limits’ to you – they stick to your thighs immediately…”, and the list can go on and on. What types of battles go on in your head?

You know, with all the battles going on in this world of ours, should we allow the internal battles to continue?  Is it worth it, really?  There is an internal voice of guidance, joy, and direction, no getting around it ~ His name is Jesus. He is there, yes, He may be drowned out by the dark voices that we have accepted as ‘real’ within us, but He is still there waiting patiently for us to listen to Him.  Deep within us each of us know the wrongdoings we do to ourselves, or allow others and/or outward situations do to us.  Today is the day when we must stop letting the darkness control us. 

Whatever hurting, struggling-type thoughts that may be plaguing you, we can be free!!  For today take one battle in your mind and do the exact opposite.  If your mind is telling that you ‘must’ do this, eat that, think this, act like that, etc., then do the opposite.  Start with the smallest battle in your mind and conquer it today. Tomorrow work on a slightly bigger battle.  Every day you shut the dark voices out, you will begin to hear God louder and louder.  Soon, dark voices will be a thing of the past~ I promise!!  God’s voice is our lifeline ~ we have to hold on to Him or we won’t make it. 

It is time to turn in a new direction; go the opposite way.  Some of us have been a road that ended a long time ago.  So, back it on up, turn it on around, step on the gas, and start driving again…God will  be your vehicle, seatbelt, lights, radio, and map, … just GO!!!

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