1. Are they meaningful?
2. Will they matter in the near future?
3. Are they of any value?
4. How will they affect me on a personal level?
The truth is, I already know the answers. They have no meaning, they are not real, or of no value. Therefore, they really don't have an effect on a personal level because it is not my story. Now I need to further ask myself these questions:
1. Do they honor God?
2. Do they honor me?
3. Can they really hurt me?
4. Why do I have these thoughts?
5. What are my fears and how to face them?
6. What are really the most important things to me?
I had to realize that I had to live a life to please God and not man, including myself. What in my life honors God? What in my life isn't demeaning? I will never truly know why I have the thoughts that I have, but I guess it never mattered then and it doesn't matter now. I believe that it is okay to wonder but since I worry, I also tend to over-think or to mull over the specific details. These thoughts in and of themselves have no meaning or value; all they produce is anxiety and fear. They need some reaction by me but it is best to produce little or no reaction. I realize that changing the channel or letting the thoughts pass also help.
2. Will they matter in the near future?
3. Are they of any value?
4. How will they affect me on a personal level?
The truth is, I already know the answers. They have no meaning, they are not real, or of no value. Therefore, they really don't have an effect on a personal level because it is not my story. Now I need to further ask myself these questions:
1. Do they honor God?
2. Do they honor me?
3. Can they really hurt me?
4. Why do I have these thoughts?
5. What are my fears and how to face them?
6. What are really the most important things to me?
I had to realize that I had to live a life to please God and not man, including myself. What in my life honors God? What in my life isn't demeaning? I will never truly know why I have the thoughts that I have, but I guess it never mattered then and it doesn't matter now. I believe that it is okay to wonder but since I worry, I also tend to over-think or to mull over the specific details. These thoughts in and of themselves have no meaning or value; all they produce is anxiety and fear. They need some reaction by me but it is best to produce little or no reaction. I realize that changing the channel or letting the thoughts pass also help.
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