Stuck

You ever wake up in the morning and just feel off, like something just isn't right. Sometimes you wake up just feeling heavy, not like you ate too much ice cream the night before lol  but just like a weight is on your shoulders. That is me this morning, a little heavy, a little overwhelmed with everything, with the idea of life being like this for who knows how much longer. I am such a people person, a on the go type and to just be real honest with ya this is all wearing on me! The thought of not having a set schedule or a place to call my own just sort of feels like my life is just on pause for a while. And I am probably not the only one who feels that way. 

And I guess I could just fall into that feeling and really let it take over, which honestly it  has pretty much taken over my morning some days this week.  Or I can choose to look at these next few months as a way to make some changes that I have been wanting to make for a while now. This is hard, even those who “look” like they have it all together have their moments. The unknown in all of this is scary and overwhelming and it is really hard not to let my mind wander down all of the “what if” scenarios over and over again. I don’t know what the right answer is, I don't know what the next step is but what I do know is that I need people. I need community, I need to feel connected, I need encouragement and someone to check in. Even those who are encouraging others, even those who seem to know what they are doing still struggle and I know if I need that so do you! 

Our minds are such powerful things, a thought enters and before we know it we are miles down a rabbit trail that we are positive is going to lead us to our entire life completely falling apart. But here is what I want you to remember today! Even in the midst of all of this we still have some control, you are in control of your thoughts, I am in control of my thoughts. We don’t just have to reset our thoughts once, we have to do it daily. We have to get our mind right over and over again. But Rach, how on earth do I do that? Well, I am glad you asked…  You do that by thinking about what you are thinking about. By being on guard ALL the time, by choosing to think about 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 like it says in Philippians 4:8. You make the choice to choose every day, every hour, every minute to think about what you are thinking about. 

So in the mornings when you wake up feeling heavy, when you just can't seem to shake those feelings remind yourself that you are in control of those feelings. You can change your thinking and that thinking will eventually lead to a change in your feelings. Don’t give your mind more credit, don’t let it control you! My friend, if you are feeling overwhelmed, like all of this is just too much, overwhelmed with thoughts that are just dragging you down I get that and I am right there with you but remember today that you get to choose.  You are not stuck you get to choose and that is a very powerful thing my friend!