Tuesday Mental Health Thoughts & Tips: Shifting the Direction of Our Thoughts Towards Mental Freedom

Good Afternoon,            

I thought that every Tuesday I would ramp up a Tuesday Thought for Mental Freedom moment.

Do you feel stuck or stagnant where you are? I know I have been there before, and many of us have experienced these moments. Can you imagine having the ability to move towards a goal in the future while remaining facing backwards and actively walking backwards? This is impossible. 

We cannot leave brokenness behind if are constantly engaged with it and sitting in it. Our brokenness is the reality that we live in when we do not engage towards a goal outside of that reality. I was born a fighter, and yet, there were moments that I felt like I could not fight any longer. However, I realized that I could not get out unless I shifted the direction of my thoughts to something outside of my reality.

Honestly, that is how I fought so hard to get away. I knew that whatever was on the other side of rape, was better. Whatever was on the other side of the cage, was better. The same applies to our mental chains and cages. 

At some point, I had to come to grips with and take responsibility for my own thought process. This is hard to do when battling anxiety, depression, suicide ideation, eating disorders, etc... I just knew that I wanted to be free, and that the place I was in mentally kept me in bondage. How could my perception be that my oppressors still had me in bondage? Belief that their power over me was greater than what Jesus accomplished for me on and through the cross. 

My life began to change the moment I began to cognitively own my responses, own my voice, own my decisions. I understood that whatever I gave power to...had power over me. I understood that when I took that power or authority back...the chains dropped. How long had I carried around chains that I was never designed to carry? How long had I carried mental burdens that went against the very nature of my original DNA?

Today, I do not look back at my past the way I used to. I used to feel powerless. Now, I take it and use it as a weapon of warfare. I choose not to give away the power of my authority given to me by God. My rights were never endowed to me by man, but by God Himself. This is the intent of our original design.

Do you feel stuck or think you have a mental obstacle that you want to overcome? I would love to help you! Please reach out through my contact form on my website and let me know. Put "Conquer" in the subject line, and I will send you my scheduling link. The first appointment is complimentary.

http://www.Lynz.CO

Remember, there is hope, and you can overcome! I believe it, and I hope you will too.

In Liberty,

Lynz