You know what sucks? Forgetting how Free you really are…
For me, money is always a point of anxiety for me cause I’ve never been the best at saving. Because of that, I find myself in a pretty serious financial predicament at the moment which I’ve lost a lot of sleep over recently.
But I had to remind myself that God didn’t spend time making and molding me in His image to be held down and crippled by nothing other than Financial Fear.
As I’m sure you all know by now, FEAR ain’t nothing but FALSE EVIDENCE APPEARING REAL. So the false evidence this time would be that because I don’t have as much money as I “THINK” I need, I’m somehow less than or will lose everything I’ve worked so hard and prayed for.
LET ME TELL YOU THAT AIN’T NOTHING BUT THE DEVIL MOVING! YOU HEAR ME!!!
Financial Fear is probably one of the most crippling forms of anxiety a person can encounter. Why? Because it’s being perpetuated by YOUR own mind! You’re constantly worrying that you won’t have enough or be able to provide for yourself or others and after awhile that becomes all you think about. But what I’ve been learning through my own reading and research and meditation is that your POWER stems from the Mind. Your Mind, which is constantly running all the internal processes of your body without you even being conscious of it. If you THINK something hard enough, whether it be positive or negative, your Subconscious Mind will carry that thing out until its made manifest in your reality.
That’s why you always hear the most successful people talk about the importance of the MINDSET. It’s literally the key to everything!
So, back to the money.
If I’m sitting here consistently agonizing and theorizing to myself how and why I’ve failed myself and how I’m going to lose everything, my Subconscious will inadvertently make those thoughts a reality, which is the exact OPPOSITE of what I want!
So what am I getting at?
It’s a self-fulfilling prophecy, fam.
Financial FEAR is nothing but a tool of the Enemy, designed to cripple your Mind, Body, and Spirit until the very thing you dreaded happening, happens.
This FALSE EVIDENCE has been plaguing me for the past few weeks, so much so that some nights you’re driven to tears, crying out for Him to hear you.
But you want to know the Good News? God hears every little thing you say, and sees every little thing you do. You do not, I repeat DO NOT, have to succumb to fear because the price has already been paid!
YOU ARE FREE! I AM FREE! WE. ARE. FREE!
Don’t ever let a job, a bill, a TEMPORARY circumstance make you forget how free you actually are!
Long ago, when I was much younger, I was asked to give a sermon at my home church. The topic of my sermon was simple, “If you’re going to worry, don’t pray… If you’re going to pray, don’t worry.” I might have been 12 or so at the time, and that experience was definitely one of the most terrifying and nerve-wracking things I’ve ever done.
But who would’ve guess that 11 years later, I would have to take my own advice??
God has worked in mysterious ways all my life. I see no evidence of why He would stop now.
So instead of worrying about things beyond my understanding or control, I’m going to:
1.) PRAY for continued health, wealth, and peace
2.) Not worry about a thing.
3.) Remind myself everyday how Free I actually am.
I hope that any of you who may be experiencing something similar out there will join me in doing so.
Also, just want to do a HUGE THANK YOU to everyone who’s lent me their support these past few years and recently encouraging me to get back to blogging. A LOT has happened since I last left you all, but I’ve got a good feeling that I’m here to stay this time.
So Welcome Back ; - )
Your Friend,
The Noble Negro