SWEET THOUGHTS

Jeremiah 29:11 KJV
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

HAPPY WEDNESDAY Ladies!

I encourage us all to think sweet thoughts today! We are sweethearts, right? Sweet thoughts will keep our hearts sweet. And, sweet hearts will keep our thoughts sweet!

Mental health is a very neglected part of our self-care and a largely stigmatized area of healthcare in general. Let's reverse this trend. Our minds are important. Our brains need DAILY tender, loving care. Sweet thoughts are better "brain food" than Cheerios. We must dwell on sweet thoughts in order to stay sweet. 

Someone once said, "our brains start working before we're born and stop working (properly, I might add) when we fall in love." Haha! All jokes aside, we have to take good care of our minds. Our minds will carry us through life.

Some of us are fighting critical battles right now!!! Remember, your mind is pivotal in your fight! Henry Ford once said, "if you think you can or you can't, you are right." Proverbs 23:7 reads, "for as he thinketh in his heart, so is he." Dearest sisters, let's renew our minds and hearts by studying the Bible. We need biblically sound, sweet thoughts to overcome the attacks and assaults that come our way. 

I want to encourage YOU today!!! No matter what battles you are fighting, YOU will overcome! God is bigger than your battles! The Lord will NOT desert you on the battlefield! Fix your mind on Him! Feed yourself truth from the word of God! Hang tough!

As you go through today and everyday, REMEMBER these truths from God:

YOU are beautiful

YOU are worthy

YOU are special

YOU are unique

YOU are loved

YOU are important

YOU are God's gift to your family and friends

YOU have a wonderful contribution to make to the Body of Christ, starting with your home

God's believes in YOU, I do too

Write these affirmations in a journal. Scribble them on your mirror. It may be helpful to record truths about yourself and God on post-it notes; hang them up in your personal space. Keep sweet thoughts before your eyes ALWAYS!

I'm praying for those that wrestle with anxiety and depression which both are a thief and suppressant of sweet thoughts. Sisters, keep crying out to God! Keep showering your mind with sweet thoughts! You will overcome! AMEN!

Are you enduring (have you ever endured) a battle that involved a smear campaign? It's absolutely wretched because it attacks us at our very core. Stay above the attacks; the Lord will defend you. Others will eventually arrive at truthful conclusions about you and your enemies.

Some people are drawn to us and attach themselves to us because of an initial curiosity, fascination, or sometimes animosity. They can get really close to us because of their idealization of us, whether real or feigned. Then, after some time their true motives emerge. 

Sadly, these same individuals that once "loved" and revered us can unexpectedly (to us) launch a campaign to devalue and discredit us before discarding us. May the Lord help us to navigate and avoid unhealthy relationships both personally and professionally.

When our character is attacked, we have to rehearse God's truths! We must stand on those truths! It's so very vital to hide ourselves in the Lord in order to keep our thoughts and hearts sweet.

Keep your minds sharp and sweet, sisters! AMEN!

Love, blessings, and hugs