Well, today is the last day before my appointment with Dr. Novak tomorrow and I have to tell ya, I've experienced an array of emotions today...apprehension (do I really want to do this? I mean seriously, giving up sugar??), sadness (goodbye chocolate, cookies, and cakes, I will miss you - sniff sniff), anticipation (this actually may be good for me), and hope (need I say more?). I'm trying to not look at this as a doom and gloom time. I'm trying not to feel that I'm slowly walking toward an electric chair. Au contraire, I'll be gaining my life back, not losing it. I mean, seriously, enough is enough already. I've been battling these issues and burdens for years. Sometimes I feel like the Israelites, I'm going around the same old mountain again and again, year after year and getting nowhere. But the Lord showed me that I have hope.
We all have hope. Deuteronomy 1:6 says, "The Lord our God said to us in Horeb, you have dwelt long enough on this mountain." Yes I have - too long. Not only have I been on this mountain, I've been allowing the enemy to feed me lies to keep me on this mountain. You know the kind of lies I'm talking about...the little voices that whisper to you that you're such a failure so why do you think you'll succeed this time? Well, I'm here to tell you today is the day we kick those thoughts out of mind and get rid of that "wilderness thinking." Wilderness thinking is a certain type of thinking that keeps us in bondage. What types of bondage have you been carrying around your mountain again and again for? Some type of addiction? A family member or friend who you refuse to forgive? Bitterness? Jealousy?
Okay, so now that you've identified your burden, you're probably thinking, how are we going to get off this mountain? I'm so glad you asked!!! We're going to kick that wilderness thinking, or that stinkin' thinking right out of our heads and replace it with the only truth we have - and that's God's Word. We're going to renew our minds and our souls with scriptures. Already, you might be letting those little wilderness thoughts creep into your mind, those nagging little nasty thoughts...KICK 'em out...RIGHT now...just tell 'em...we're made for more than going around the same mountain day after day, week after week, year after stinkin' year!!!! God made us to be victorious!!! Still skeptical??? Read on, my friends, read on.
Now, we all know that the only truth is the Word of God, right? Okay, so let's open our Bibles to 1 Corinthians 15:57. Here God shows us that all Christians have victory. "But thanks be to God, who gives us all victory (making us conquerors) and gain a surpassing victory through Him who loves us." Now do you see? We're all victorious and we're all conquerors!! Isn't that awesome news? Isn't it good to know that there's a way to rise above all the things that bind us?
So tomorrow, I'm jumping off my mountain by going to my appointment with Dr. Novak - how about you? I know it's not going to be easy, but being free will be so worth it. Come on, jump off your moutain with me!!! If you'd like to share your "mountain" or write a comment, I'd love to hear from you, just click on "Comment" below. If you'd like to sign up to receive this blog via email, click on the sign up link to the right.
My Prayer:
Lord, I pray for all of us who are in bondage and stuck in the wilderness going around the same old mountain. But thanks to you, Lord, we know we can break free of this bondage by trusting in you and knowing your Word. Help us to replace our wilderness thinking and the lies of the enemy with your refreshing, renewing truth, Lord. In Jesus's name. Amen and Amen!!!
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