Tag: #Philippians4verse8

Greetings, Precious Family:

May the Peace of the Lord be with you.

Family, over the past few days, we’ve been sitting in some very real and honest spaces together regarding mental health and us walking out our faith.

We’ve talked about what it feels like to be in the middle of it all and to know that God is present, and yet still sometimes feel unsettled and what it means to wrestle with the space between what we believe and what we actually feel.

Today, I want to gently name what we’ve been stepping into. We’re talking about faith and mental health. Two things that, for a long time, have been kept separate in many conversations, especially in the church.

Somewhere along the way, many of us were led to believe that struggling in our minds meant we were lacking in our faith. That anxiety, overwhelming, or intrusive thoughts were signs that we just needed to pray more, believe more, or try harder.

But if we’re honest, it’s not always that simple. Because you can love God deeply and still have moments where your mind feels heavy.

You can trust Him and still wrestle with your thoughts. You can stand on His Word and still find yourself in a process of learning how to live from it.

And I want to say this clearly, from both what I’ve studied and what I’ve lived:

These things, mental health and our Christian faith, are not in opposition. They never were.

I have spent years growing in my relationship with God, studying His Word, and also understanding the inner workings of the mind, specifically how we process, how we respond, how our thoughts take shape.

And even with that understanding, I have still had to walk through my own moments of being overwhelmed. Moments where I knew the truth but had to learn how to hold onto it.

And what I’ve come to understand is this:

Faith does not cancel out the mind and caring for your mental health does not mean your faith is weak. If anything, they were always meant to work together.

The Scripture tells us, “Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus.”

God is not absent from what happens in your mind. He is present in it. He is working through it. And He cares about it more than we often realize.

So over the next few days, we’re going to walk through this together. Gently. Honestly.
Without pressure to have it all figured out.

We’re going to talk about what it looks like to experience God, not just in our spirit, but in our thoughts, our emotions, and our everyday lives. Because if Jesus is truly with us in all things then He is with us here too. Right here, in the middle of the mind.

Scripture Passage of the Day

Philippians 4:8
New International Version

8 Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.

Let Us Pray

Sweet Holy Spirit, thank you for walking with us and reminding us of what is written in the Word and for also giving us the mindset of how to begin our day. Thank you for the reminder also that we do have spiritual authority to set the foundational tone for what our mind will think about each morning. Lord Jesus, in your mercy, hear our prayer as we lift them to the throne room of grace.

And we let be…And so it is.

Amen, Amen, and Amen

Worship Video of the Day

Rev. Marcia Davis

Covington, GA (USA)