The Power of The Mind

We just got back from a mini vacation to Lake Placid, and I need a vacation from our vacation.

Erik and I severely underestimated how hard and overwhelming it would be with two little kids.

We had high hopes and high expectations, but we did not properly account for one adorable little kid in particular who never ever wants to sit still, toddles around like a drunken sailor, gets into EVERYTHING, and  has absolutely no sense of safety or reasoning. Additionally, this same precious little child has us all very sleep deprived. This mixed with our big expectations was a recipe for disaster.

Erik and I ended up getting into a fight on the trip, and we left like a couple of deflated balloons.

For a while now, I’ve been feeling like I’m in my overwhelmed and tired mom era.

The morning after getting home, I stopped at the food coop. I happened to run into one of the ladies from our new homeschool coop.

We got chatting. She mentioned how much she loved being pregnant with her children. I mentioned that I did not love being pregnant, but I hoped that I would have a pregnancy where I did enjoy the experience.

She mentioned the power of the mind and speaking a positive pregnancy into existence.

This conversation has been lingering with me.

God used my new friend to speak directly to my heart that I needed to speak life and joy into myself, my family, and my life right now.

The Bible tells us in Philippians 4:8-9 to meditate on positive things and the God of peace will be with us.

“Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things.  The things which you learned and received and heard and saw in me, these do, and the God of peace will be with you.”

As a mom, I see this verse in a new light.  My outlook on life and my attitude sets the tone for my children.

If I can meditate on the good, instead of talking about and focusing on the bad, I have this inner knowing that I will attract good things to my family.

As my friend was talking, I had that peaceful, “ahh yes” moment where I knew my intuition (the Holy Spirit in me) awoke my heart to this truth.

Our words and our thoughts are powerful. James 1:6-8  talks about when we pray and ask God for things, we need to do so in faith, and it will be given. The scripture specifically says that we need to ask without any doubt.

Not doubting can be a huge struggle for me, so I hold onto the words of Jesus in Matthew 17:20:

“Because of your unbelief; for assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.”

All we need is tiny faith the size of a mustard seed to change everything.

So I’ll just be over here with my mustard seed faith speaking love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self control over my family.