The Hamster Wheel of Thoughts
Yesterday we talked about going all in with Yeshua. Do you know the way you think can trick you concerning your beliefs? Our thought patterns have a huge part in how we live our lives.
Let’s talk science for a minute. Our brains process information by way of neural pathways. The more times we think a certain thought the more our brain goes directly to that thought. Think of it as highways in your brain. The more you travel a road the more it becomes second nature. I like the way Kris Vallotton describes it, “Metaphorically speaking, “the wider the highway”, the easier it is to repeat the same thought. And the more we repeat the same thought, the wider the highway becomes. You can see how this becomes a brain hamster wheel, a superhighway to constructive or deconstructive mindsets.”
Yeshua gave us His authority. All of His authority. That is a lot of power. When we give a lie or wrong thinking our authority it becomes truth to us. This lie then governs your whole life. Many of us are doing or have done destructive things to our health or life because we believed a lie and have continued to travel those neuron pathways and now the lie is truth to us. This is especially true when it comes to genetics, relationships and what you believe about yourself.
How do we change these thought patterns and get off the hamster wheel of destructive thinking? Let’s look at what Paul says in Romans 12. “Stop imitating the ideals and opinions of the culture around you, but be inwardly transformed by the Holy Spirit through a total reformation of how you think. This will empower you to discern God’s will as you live a beautiful life, satisfying and perfect in his eyes.”
So how do we stop imitating the ideals and opinions? We must first ask the Holy Spirit questions. Am I thinking about this correctly? You can also look at the fruit of your decisions. Where have these thoughts led? Yeshua will always give us opportunity to confront our thinking if we really want to.
Let’s back up in Romans 12 to verse one. It says, “Beloved friends, what should be our proper response to God’s marvelous mercies? To surrender yourselves to God to be his sacred, living sacrifices. And live in holiness, experiencing all that delights his heart. For this becomes your genuine expression of worship.”
In order to get off the hamster wheel of wrong thinking you must first be willing to surrender every area of your life to Abba as a living sacrifice. Our thinking (beliefs) can be a genuine expression of worship to our beautiful King. We CAN display and live Heaven on Earth, but you first have to surrender the way you think to the way Yeshua thinks.
Here is a practical way to change those thoughts patterns. Start today and repeat daily for 40 days to change a thought pattern. Meditate on these promises.
Abba loves me and I am His beloved.
Isaiah 26:3 Perfect, absolute peace surrounds those whose imaginations are consumed with You.
Deuteronomy 31:8 The Lord himself goes before me and will be with me; He will never leave me nor forsake me. I will not be afraid or discouraged.
Psalm 32:8 I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my loving eye on you.
