Torment Of The Mind

There were days when it seemed as if turmoil was my only companion. It sat on my shoulders, clouding my thoughts, causing a level of anxiety and uneasiness to creep in. What could I do? How could I remove this and still my thoughts?

If you have ever had days like this, you may have wondered the same questions. Our society has many answers to these questions, but few solutions. Too often the world presents an answer that may give temporary relief, but the problem does not go away.

I had to turn to the Lord to find a solution to this never-ending problem. He took me to Romans 12:1,2.

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service. And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

I had to stop doing the things I had always done and present myself to Him, just as I was. Then I had to read and speak His Word over myself. As I did this, something remarkable happened: quiet peace entered my mind.

There was so much noise in my head that I would barely get 2 or 3 hours of sleep each night. But as God’s Word infiltrated my mind, He kicked out the distractions, anxieties, and quieted the noise. I did not have to do it; He did it for me!

I also read Isaiah 12:3-4 and found the solution I was lacking.

You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You.
Trust in the Lord forever, for in Yah, the Lord, is everlasting strength.

My prayer is that you also will find your solution in God’s Word!