Some days I feel so torn....not sure where I am going or what I should be doing. Do you have days like this? My heart and mind just rush around with endless thoughts and worry. And at the end of the day I find myself right where I was and not much to show for the day. Such a waste. Needless to say, I don't like days like that or the feelings that follow.
Time to redirect my focus....get it off self and onto others and something productive. Believe me, at times it is easier to tell yourself this than to actually do it, but I have faith that "this too shall pass".
After several weeks of confusion, I have made it my focus today to do certain things to get me back to a better and balanced place:
- Daily quiet time with my bible
- Prayer time (my prayer request list is long)
- List making and goal setting
- Spend time on something that makes me happy.
- Learn something new, ie how to use a new software, how to use a new application for my phone or computer, or a new craft.
Most times I find that I have these types of feelings when I am thrown out of my routine or off my daily schedule. I'm a creature of habit. ( And if you have read my last post, you know that I just experienced my daughters wedding.) Hence these feelings of confusion, mixed in with lots of "negative self talk". Please tell me that I am not the only one that has "negative self talk" from time to time.
I found a article that I archived for reading (over and over if needed) and it was needed today. Here is the post title and date of the post. Coincidence I don't think so. God's timing is always perfect.
How to Stop Negative Internal Chatter
Just in case you need the points I need to stop the negative internal chatter, I decided to share them with you. Here we go:1. Starve the stomach of self-pity.
If you don’t feed it, it will not grow. Circumstances are not ours to control and they may not even be ours to change, but they are ours to conquer.
2. Give thanks in everything.
give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. I Thess. 5:18I’m thankful that this verse uses the word “in.” Because there are things for which I struggle to be thankful. But I can be thankful in the circumstance because there is always something to be thankful for- for who God is if nothing else.
3. Pull those weeds out before they take root.
When I saturate my mind in Scripture, I find that the weeds aren’t even given a chance to take root. Then they dry up and wither.
4. Water the blooms.
Last Thursday night we had prayer meeting. Water.
Each day I’m doing my best to keep up with the Bible Reading Challenge (just caught up!!) The Word is water.
Sunday morning I heard God’s Word preached in church. Water.
Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, ‘Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water. Jn. 7:38Great tips Rachel. You can see her whole post on the topic here.
Thanks for stopping by today and letting me share a bit of my struggle with you. Feel free to share any tips on how you combat confusion and negative self talk.
Blessings,
Cindy
