More than a decade ago I was told by a Lyme specialist that the "flight or fight" part of my brain, the amygdala, was stuck in the on position and that I needed to cultivate a place of quiet, a stress free environment. Yeah........so in other words, I needed to create new neural pathways so my limbic system which activates the fight or flight, would have new ways of dealing with stress.....thus the DNRS training I am currently exploring.
Recently I watched a 4 minute video of Kris Vallotton, pastor and world wide speaker for Bethel Church in Redding CA, speaking on the renewing of our minds. He caught my attention when he mentioned our need for new neural pathways in the brain. I listened to it more than once and what jumped out for me was the idea of "cultivating our trust in God". (you can find the video saved to my Facebook page)
Trust. It seems to me that our country, I would venture to say even the world, has little trust for leaders, whether political, medical, or spiritual. Who do we trust? Where do we put our trust? We are seeing the evidence of people not trusting the scientists who created the Covid-19 vaccines, we are seeing the evidence of people not trusting our government, no matter red or blue or purple or green. We are seeing the evidence of our nation not trusting what spiritual leaders are saying and many spiritual leaders are not trusting the political or medical leaders. It is tearing apart our country. What is being cultivated?
Who do we trust? Where do we cultivate our trust? We turn to the Word for guidance and God says, "Trust in the Lord your God will ALL your heart and lean NOT on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make your paths straight. Be not wise in you own eyes, fear the Lord and turn away from evil. It will bring health to your flesh, and strength to your bones." Proverbs 3: 5-8
We cultivate a trust in God. A daily process on our journey through life. Trust. Lord, I am fearful of what is coming.............."trust that I have plans for you for good and not for evil".......Lord, what if......."I AM. I will never leave you..."
The scriptures are packed full of God's promises that we can rely on. We need to feed our souls and our minds with HIS Words, HIS promises, knowing that as we cultivate that which is good, we harvest the peace we need, creating new neural pathways in our brain that lead us into a healthier way of living. This DNRS program is not a new thing, it only has a new spin on it and a bit more knowledge to share with us on the science of how the brain works in connection with our body's responses. God's Word is still what we need to cultivate to live with a renewed mind.
Cultivating a trust in God. Sometimes it requires stepping out of the boat, like Peter did. Sometimes it requires sitting at Jesus feet like Mary did. Sometimes it requires filling our minds with knowledge like Matthew did. Sometimes it requires walking through the desert like Jesus did. One thing is always clear, it begins with meditating on His Word. Soaking in His promises, His presence. Intentionally cultivating trust in God.
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