Imagine Re-Booting the Brain. By Tracey Mason.
The brain only weighs about 3 lbs. but is one of the largest and most complex organs in the human body. It is made up of more than 100 billion nerves that communicate in trillions of connections. The information is said to travel up to 268 miles per hour in 400 miles of blood vessels. Isn’t it fascinating to think that your brain is always active, even when we are asleep? Yes, like Psalms 139 says,
“We are fearfully and wonderfully made.”
Your brain’s storage capacity is said to be unlimited, but do we allow those stored memories to dictate our joy?
It’s too bad we can’t splice some memories out of our tape recorder brain and remove some of the bad things that hinder our life. It would be great if we could choose what our brilliant brain could store as memories and which ones to delete or reboot.
Life has many events that we may wish were not included in our journey. Some chapters may be painful and cause us deep heartache. These difficult events may cause anxiety, depression and even hopelessness. We can get stuck in those times of hardship or trauma and lose many years of our life mentally suffering. Those times can make us bitter, angry, depressed or even suicidal. Sometimes we need to let God help us re-boot our brains. Yes, we are human and need to take adequate time for grief or trauma, but to get stuck in those days or mask the pain with drugs or alcohol robs us of our joy and allows our past to ruin our future.
One man that refused to allow deep tragedy to ruin his life was Horatio Spafford. He had just lost a fortune from the Chicago fires and had recently lost his only son to scarlet fever. Horatio thought a vacation would help refresh his family, so he sent his wife and four daughters on a ship to England. He planned to join them after finishing some business. Sadly, while crossing the Atlantic, the ship was involved in a collision and sank.
Over 200 drowned at sea, including all four of Horatio’s daughters. His wife, Anna, survived and sent a telegram that read, “Saved alone. What shall I do?” He immediately set sail for England. As he sailed over the waters that had taken his precious daughters, he deeply sought the Lord for comfort. That is when he wrote the words to the famous hymn “It is Well with My Soul.”
The Devil wants to use our disappointments, setbacks, and hard times in life to destroy us and control the brain to hold on to the pain. John 10:10 says,
The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy; I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.
If we intentionally seek the Lord, He can transform and renew our mind, and restore joy back into our life.
Jeremiah 29:13 “You shall seek me and find me when you search for me with all your heart.” If we seek the Lord, He can rewire our brain and heal our hearts.
Ps 29:11 says, “The Lord will give strength unto his people, the Lord will bless his people with peace.” God’s word can help us focus on the good even in the worst of times.
II Corinthians 4:8-9 “We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed but not in despair; persecuted but not forsaken; cast down but not destroyed.” It’s essential to stay close to God, his word, and his people especially in difficult times. Hebrews 10 warns us to not forsake the assembling of ourselves together and to exhort one another daily.
Hearts Being Healed Ministry is designed to help ladies find that comfort and healing. We offer compassion, encouragement and most of all share God’s love to help overcome tragedy and heartache. Our ministry uses everyday ladies that share their stories just like Horatio’s where sorrow, loss or tragedy came into their lives, but God was able to restore and make it well with their soul.
Hearts Being Healed has two more conferences this year and we hope you can join us. August 17th in Prescott Arizona or September 14th in Nampa, Idaho.
Psalm 30:2 “O Lord my God, I cried unto thee and thou hast healed me.”
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