Tag: #JehovahShalom

Greetings, Precious Family:

May the Peace of the Lord be with you.

Family, yesterday, we began to open the conversation about faith and mental health and how they are not separate, but deeply connected.

Today, I want to sit with something many of us experience, but don’t always understand.
The way our minds can hold onto thoughts.
Not just in passing but in patterns.

Have you ever noticed how one thought can show up and then stay longer than you expected? How it can repeat itself, grow louder, or begin to shape the way you feel?

A single worry can turn into many. A passing thought can become something that feels constant. And before you know it, your mind feels full, even when you’re trying to focus on something else.

And if we’re not careful, we can begin to believe that every thought we have is true.
But here is something I am learning, both personally and through what I’ve studied:

Not every thought that enters your mind belongs to you.

Not every thought deserves your agreement.
And not every thought reflects truth. Some thoughts are shaped by fear. Some are shaped by past experiences. Some are simply patterns your mind has learned over time.

And this is where it becomes so important not to condemn ourselves for what we think, but to become aware of it. Because awareness creates space. Space to pause. Space to question. Space to choose what we hold onto  and what we release.

The Bible tells us to be transformed by the renewing of our minds. That means transformation doesn’t happen all at once.
It happens as we begin to recognize what’s happening within us and invite God into that process. Not to shame us for our thoughts but to gently guide us toward truth.

So today, instead of trying to control every thought that comes, maybe the invitation is simply this:

Pay attention. Notice what’s been repeating. Notice what feels heavy. Notice what thoughts have been shaping your emotions. Not with judgment but with curiosity.

Because the more we become aware, the more we begin to see where God wants to meet us. Right there. In the middle of our thoughts.

And in the middle of it all.
God is still here.

Scripture Passage of the Day

2 Corinthians 10:3-6
New King James Version

3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. 4 For the weapons of our warfare are not [a]carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, 5 casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ, 6 and being ready to punish all disobedience when your obedience is fulfilled.

Let Us Pray

Sweet Spirit of the Living God, thank you for always being so close. In the moments when my thoughts sometimes try to get the best of me, I remember to close my eyes in the silence, between the words in my head, and I call out to you. I say out loud, “Peace be still.”

In that very moment, I am reminded that I know how to find the breath. I am reminded that I am not alone. I am reminded that you are always with me. You are Jehovah Shalom. You are my Peace, Lord.

And we let it be…And so it is…

Amen, Amen, and Amen

Worship Video of the Day

Rev. Marcia Davis

Covington, GA (USA)