As I sat on my porch listening to the birds chirping I was savoring God and His creation. I spent a good bit of time talking with Him, praying and reading the bible.
Leaving my quiet time I felt motivated. A sense of peace lingered within knowing that God would order my steps for the day.
As I began working, everything seemed to be running smoothly. It appeared to be a typical work day.
And out of nowhere, the next thing you know, I became Miss Cranky Pants!
I started feeling grumpy, irritable and anxious for NO REASON at all!
Has this ever happened to you? (I hope so; otherwise you’re probably thinking I’m a little crazy!)
I couldn’t figure out what in the heck was wrong with me.
Was I hormonal? I don’t know.
Was I tired? Maybe.
Mad at my husband? A little.
But was that enough to warrant my day going from spirit filled to grumpy and down right dreadful?
As I shuffled around my office, I could tell I was getting crankier by the minute. My first thought was this is going to be a rotten day. Which led to poor pitiful me, why does everything have to be a struggle, to….I’m actually too embarrassed to tell you everything I was thinking, but you get the point.
After about half an hour of this mental anguish, I stopped dead in my tracks.
Something deep inside of me stirred and immediately I made a U-turn in my day.
I made an intentional decision to go back to where I started my day, seeking God.
Quickly I grabbed my cell phone, put on a Joyce Meyer podcast and before I knew it, I was back on track! I was excited about my day and experiencing God’s peace once again.
Isn’t it strange how are moods and thoughts can fluctuate within minutes? How it only take one negative thought to derail us.
I open up my thought life in hopes that you will feel encouraged knowing that you are not alone in the Battlefield of the Mind. When you go from life is great to feeling miserable within minutes, it doesn’t mean you are crazy!
What it means is that the enemy will do anything to throw you off course. It is up to you how your day will go and what you will allow your mind to think on.
What will you do the next time you find yourself becoming Miss Cranky Pants? Will you allow the enemy to stay in your mind or will you kick him out? I love hearing from you, leave a comment below.
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