Slave to my thoughts…at least I was!

For anyone who knows me, you know that I am constantly worried about something.  Did I do this right?  Should I have done this instead?  My midterm is coming in two weeks…yikes!  Rent hasn’t been paid yet.  All of these things and so much more…I can’t turn off my thoughts.  These worries start taking control but what is remarkable is that everytime I have quiet time or meet with God, they all disappear, the biggest thing doesn’t even cross my mind.  This is what I feel life to the fullest is…but how can we constantly live that?  This is where my struggle is, after I’m done I look up and all my thoughts and worries come right back-kinda ironic right? 

But today I read John 8:32, “You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”  (What’s the truth?  Simply Jesus – John 14:6)  But what do we need to be set free from?  In America we are so blessed and I was reading this and I was just thinking I’m free!  I have life so easy compared to everyone else in the world, simply because I’m American.  In verse, 34 it says, “Jesus responded, ‘I assure you: Everyone who commits sin is a slave of sin.’”  Jesus came to set us free (36) and we are truely set free.  What I realize is that I’m a slave to my worries and thoughts, which is not needed because Jesus has set me free.  So what I learned today is that anytime I’m bogged down with my thoughts and worries I can simply pray because I am free and I don’t have to be bound by them any longer.  I can constantly have that freedom throughout my day. 

 So my challenge for myself this week is whenever I’m getting too far in my thoughts, worries, and doubts I’m going to pray about remember John 8:32, 36 and 14:6.  I’m free!!!