“No Empty Life” Blog #116
Deep inside, do I still fight with myself today?
How do I handle problems that seem overwhelming?
Why am I constantly pushing away internal help, already there!?
Yesterday morning another rush, so many things to do. Yet, when I woke up, I
remembered to say my prayers. I asked for help. I surrounded myself in Devine
Protection. I end my prayer saying “Not my will, but THY will be done”. Getting into my
car was still hectic, however I had a banana, a protein bar and a water, always with me.
This was my fuel for awhile. Then finding a good radio station, I decided to “see what else
was out there as well”. Sadly, lots of dark, depressing, angry music. Who listens to this? I
found a good talk station and went back and forth with uplifting music as well. Important:
listen quickly to current daily World Affairs.
Why? Because I am in the world. My job is to teach myself daily. HOW? By learning my
own lessons, HELP OTHERS, and watch current events around me. Do I feel important to
those around me? Am I giving back? In every way I can, I reach out to those around me
who ask me and are in need.
My life is important to me and to my Lord who guides me and those around me. This is
the first “mindset” to getting rid of an EMPTY life thought.
The person or people who I choose to connect with must be Christ-centered, Heart
healthy, and Honest. If I have relationships with others who are needy, dark, dysfunctional,
my own life will suffer. I will slide down the wrong path and find myself confused, angry
and frustrated! One of the biggest contributors to sadness is loneliness! One of the
biggest contributors to loneliness is Social Media! Social Media intrinsically promotes “the
wrong messages” especially to teenagers today. Tik Tok, SnapChat and Instagram. “MY
empty Life has no Value” screams over on Facebook and all over the internet. And we
wonder why teenage suicide has gone up 130+% in one year!
The second mindset is this, “no matter where I am, who I am with, or what happens to
me, I have value. My life is NOT empty internally to my Lord Jesus.”
Unfortunately in life there is a daily pull, a constant pull toward the secular lifestyle. People
want possessions. People want material things. People live on their phones, morning,
noon and night! We have never in our life had such an opportunity to “feel so important”.
Picking up our phones. we see hundred of emails and messages; Tok Tok, Facebook and
Snap messages wait for us! Yet, I have to stop myself and say: “Seriously”? What IS
important in this stuff?
First things first, there are good people out there. There are bad people out there. There
are kind and fair and honest people on the Internet. There are also dark, deranged and
delusional people on the internet. Most of the time it is obvious what we are suppose to
do and not do. Yet, any one of us can get caught up in the “wrong mindset” with the
wrong people and then scary stuff can happen. NOT TO MENTION WASTING OUR TIME ON
THE PHONE.
Now I come to Mindset Number Three. I create a small plan for TODAY. I write down
something constructive I will do (maybe a letter or email or text to someone that needs
uplifting words from me), something I will learn - I can find a Pod cast among hundreds -
just by going to “Ted Talks” I listen in my car. Then I write down, under notes in my phone,
who I want to “let go of”, Jesus takes over there. With each new thing I do, I feel more and
more important, loved and valued. My life IS important to God and to me and I now utilize
my “higher self” energy; there is no room for an “Empty life mindset” COMPLETELY GONE.
With these concepts in mind, I move on to the next portion of my day. Taking care of my
self and my Internal life filled with Jesus Christ energy. I start slow, deep breathing. I find
time to relax, unwind and rest. All the while remembering how important my mental
health is to me. I can sit in my car and do ALL of this. There is no more chance for an
empty life because just like a car needs refueling, SO DO I. When I start to feel anxious,
rushed or harried I say,
“Thank you Lord for insulating me in your spiritual steel armor of protection. Keep me
safe from all darkness, all worry and all anxiety. In your name I pray, Amen”. I can
smile now and say without judgement of others, “There but for the grace of God…..go I”.
Can I look in the mirror, see myself INTERNALLY, with a full, healthy life?
NOW LISTEN TO SONG FOR TODAY - CLICK PLAY BUTTON IN VIDEO BELOW