What Should I Think About
Good Morning Girls! Five or six years ago, Renee did a teaching that changed my life (well, all of them do). I think the topic was on worrying. To be honest with you, I don't even remember what was said that hit me so much. I just remember that by the end I was completely bawling my eyes out (as I did a lot back then). I walked up to her after the teaching, still sobbing, and told her what a great teaching it was. She looked at me a little funny probably wondering what was so great if I was crying so hard. I said to her "it's just that, if I no longer have to worry, I am going to have a lot of empty room in my head. I don't know what I will do with myself." I was totally serious. I didn't realize I was a worrier until I heard her many examples of thought patterns that are really just ways of worrying. The really cool thing is that my statement to her sparked her following weeks teaching, and from that moment I realized the Lord had brought me to HomeMakers, and one day I would be part of the Leadership team. I don't know how to describe that revelation. I would sit there, still a little broken, still not fully understanding the love of Christ, but still knowing that one day, if I did not give up, I would understand, and I would be able to give to others, what had been given to me. I started thinking like a leader. I would make decisions as if I were already a leader. I took the leadership classes through church 4 years before even becoming a leader. I sat with Renee at the classes, and this moment is forever stamped in my brain. I passed her a little note that said "I'm going to be one of your leaders someday", and she smiled and looked at me and said "I know you will". That confirmed what I believed deep in my heart. What does all of this have to do with our thoughts? When things got tough, and trust me, they did, I would think not about my current place and situation, but about where the Lord was bringing me. When I had thoughts about going back to some old habits, I would think about how that would affect my witness. I would think about how it would take me further from instead of closer to the Lord, and the plans He has for me. I would think about different things Renee has said that have stuck with me, and how those things are the promises of God, where my thoughts were from the world. It wasn't, and it still is not always easy. There are still times when my old negative thought life tries to creep back in. The difference is that now I am able to recognize and rebuke it much faster. Your mind will be filled with thoughts. It is up to you to control what thoughts they are. If you are unsure what to think about, get in the Word, and ask the Lord. There are plenty of promises to fill your head, and warm your heart!
Philippians 4:8 And now dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about the things that are excellent and worthy of praise.
Love you all-
Jen
Philippians 4:8 And now dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about the things that are excellent and worthy of praise.
Love you all-
Jen
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