God really speaks! - Loving God with all your mind

Today was an anxiety-filled day. Many things went wrong... without giving the full details of what went on through my whole day, I would just say that the day was BAD, VERY BAD...bad because I was so drawn into my anxieties, I had intense negative thoughts, doubts and worries about the future. Those who know me well will know that I can be a pretty intense person at times. When I am hit by anxieties and negative thoughts seemingly uncontrollably (all of which can be pretty absurd), my mind will suddenly feel highly under stress physically, the muscles will tighten and tension headaches start to happen. Have you ever experienced intense anxiety which causes you to react physically? That was me for almost the whole of today...

It got so bad that when I was giving my boy his bedtime feed, I cried out to God, "Father, please save me! The stress from worrying is killing me! Please save me!" The stress and anxieties were too much for me to handle.

Immediately after I prayed that prayer, I had this thought, "Hey, stop thinking and clear your mind." I felt that I had to jump out of my worries and negative thoughts and really STOP thinking. I felt that I had to stop thinking on those thoughts, stop talking to hubby or anyone for that matter about those thoughts, and not even talk to God about those anxieties... JUST STOP, that was what came to me.

Then hubby reminded me that I need to think on God's Word and we both started talking about the verse in Philippians 4:8..the verse that teaches us to think on what is true, noble, admirable, excellent etc.....

And so I went to pick up the book "THE RELATIONSHIP PRINCIPLES OF JESUS" which our church will be going through under the 40Days of Love campaign sometime in the 2nd half of this year. Turned to Day 5 because that's the next reading.. GUESS WHAT! The chapter 'Love God will all your mind and strength' started off this way,

"Stop for a moment and totally clear your mind. What was your first thought after you cleared your mind....Or it may be worry...it may be a negative thought"

Then it goes on to say,

"To love God with all your mind, you must put God's words into your mind."

And then,

"One of the most powerful verses in the Bible for turning your thoughts to God is Philippians 4:8. I urge you to memorise this verse:

Finally, brothers, 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."

Haha! Both hubby and I immediately went, "WOW!" That's how clearly God speaks to us huh..We were just talking about me clearing my mind and how I should turn to God's word, Phil 4:8 etc.. haha :)

I prayed, "God save me" earlier on and He answered my pray immediately!!!!! He spoke clearly that I MUST stop thinking on those nonsensical thoughts and start thinking on Him.. :) Though this is not the first time God is giving me this message, it's always refreshing to hear God speak so so so clearly and in such a timely manner. 'Timely' is the word. :)

How can anyone say that God does not speak?

He does and that's how intimate He wants to get with us. :)

God is so so so good...........!

Well..what happens after we hear God? Action must follow.. I hope that in the coming days, I will really put in good effort to focus my thoughts on Him.