Kate and I were talking recently and in the conversation she said, “Sometimes we put ourselves on mental ledges we don’t need to be on.” As soon as she said these words, I wrote them down because the power and truth in them was something I wanted to keep.

Because I have definitely put myself on mental ledges I didn’t need to be on.

And I share this today in case you can relate. If so, I invite you to join me to…

pause. breathe. pray.

May we regularly examine our thoughts and recognize that not every thought we have is true, right or helpful. May we bring our thoughts to God and pray for a renewal of our minds, by the power of Spirit, so that our thoughts are aligned with His wisdom and truth, so we don’t find ourselves on mental ledges we don’t need to be on, as Kate so wisely reflected the other day.

With care and hope,
Shawn

We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.
- 2 Corinthians 10:5