She stopped abruptly, almost letting go of the weights that were in her hands. She
stood there dumbfounded and discouraged hearing the words repeated by her
trainer that her ex-husband had shared with her before the bitter end.Thanks for joining us for Wednesday’s Word with Kim-Evinda and Trench Classes
United in Part 3 of “Driving Your Thoughts Instead of Letting Them Drive You.” Many
of us have had lies spoken about us, or things said that shouldn’t have been shared,
and if we’re honest, it stings, hurts, stirs up anger and resentment. Today’s blog
addresses how to not allow those lies and hurtful comments drive us toward
emotional wrecks. As Kim-Evinda shares from her season of healing, her hope and
prayer is that it will encourage any other hurting hearts out there.She didn’t know if she was angrier about the lie spoken about her to her friend’s
husband, or the truth that the person who said it was no closer to returning to Christ
than when their whole nightmare came to light all those years ago. The realization
that he was still blaming her for his choices loomed over her heavier than the
weights she was trying to lift to bring her muscles back to life.
Her thoughts seemed to keep returning there, like a car driving in circles trying to find
a different route. And they kept returning, and then she remembered His whisper to
her all those weeks ago: Finally, Kim-Evinda, 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.
In the days that followed, she pushed the lie away…but it kept coming back to the
surface of her mind, and when she made the mistake of talking about it on two
different occasions, she found herself in an out-of-control fishtailing kind of feeling in
her mind…headed towards an emotional wreck. She knew she had to do something
different.
She took the steering wheel of her mind and slammed on the brakes with the first
part, daring to test it against this scripture:
What he had said wasn’t true. But her emotional foot came off the brake and
she steered her thoughts to the next one.
Noble. Well heck to the no, what he said wasn’t noble; in fact, it was quite
cowardly, a way to live with it, I guess, she thought.
Nothing about what he had said was right, pure, lovely, admirable, excellent,
or praiseworthy.
“Then stop allowing your thoughts to drive you,” He repeated. His admonishment
settled into her soul, steering her thoughts to a better place…His presence, His
promises.
Friend, can I encourage you that when someone speaks a lie about you, or even
shares a truth about you that hurts, grab on to the steering wheel of your mind and
cling to this gentle admonishment from Abba Himself, that you may not be an
emotional wreck or cause one.
Thoughtfully,
Kim-Evinda
