GETTING UNSTUCK

unstuck |ˌənˈstək| cause to become no longer stuck together.

Do you ever feel "stuck" in a certain area of your life?

You may feel stuck in a career you chose and no longer love. Maybe you feel like you can't move forward from a past relationship that ended months or even years ago. Or maybe you just feel stuck trying to meet your weight or exercise goals and can't seem to make any progress. 

We often try to use our willpower to produce positive change in our lives. We promise ourselves that we will eat better, that we won't stalk an ex's Instagram page or that we will get up an extra 30 minutes early each day to exercise or read our Bible. (It's mid-July… do we even remember our 2019 New Year’s Resolutions by this point?? LOL!)

But one thing I’ve come to realize is that if I actually want positive change to stick–I need to start by changing one thing: the way I think. 

The only way to get unstuck in certain life patterns is by shifting our mindset and making small, consistent, daily changes toward those new beliefs. 

Our willpower can start strong in January when our adrenaline and determination are high. But what happens mid-February through March is this little thing we call life. If we don't deal with the root cause internal habits and thought patterns, then it won’t be long before we go back to our old, comfortable way of living life–year after year. 

The Bible calls this thought-change “repentance.” In Greek, repentance means to change your mind. When we make the decision to follow Jesus, we often describe our decision as "a call to repentance" from our former way of living. We are changing our minds, and following a new way of life. We repent (or change) from our old habits and lifestyle. When we repent, we change the way we think by accepting God's thoughts of us as our foundational truth.

"Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is–His good, pleasing and perfect will." Romans 12:2

Rick Warren once said, "The way you think determines the way you feel, and the way you feel determines the way you act, and the way you act determines the outcome of your life." Everything we do in life hinges on our thoughts and mindset! 

"Whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable--if anything is excellent or praiseworthy–think about such things." Philippians 4:8 

I want to challenge you to adopt God's way of thinking about yourself and your life. God's truth says you are a conquerer. That you are more than enough. That you are forgiven, blameless, and free from all past guilt and condemnation. God says you are good enough, fully loved, and fully accepted by Him!

I believe, when we repent and change our old thought patterns to align with God’s promises for us, that our hearts and lives will heal, change, and transform. This is where true life change comes from!  

Let’s keep changing, for the better! 

XO-

Sabrina