Young lady you have 30.000 people who thought youre interesting enough to subscribe to your channel 😊 and yet you let that one person put you down - yourself. I dont personaly know you but one thing i gathered from watching your videos, you have a very calm way speaking. It so soothing to me that it relaxes me everytime.
I like the setup. i like your hair, i like listening to you talk, i love your makeup. i love how you realize you shouldn’t put yourself down, that’s the start of healing. i believe in you, and i wanna talk to you because even though i don’t know you, i see your growth. i’ve been subscribed to you for over 3 years and i don’t regret it. with the affirmations, since you’ve been dealing with the demeaning self talk for so long, start small. “i love how i was able to upload a video. or i love how i did my makeup. i love how i make people feel. i love my laugh”. i know it’s hard but we believe in you.
I’m going through similar mental health issues and I’m the same age. I’m functioning with depression but my self esteem is at an all time low. This video helped me realize I’m not the only person experiencing this. I’m on meds and in therapy also and I’m still struggling. Rooting for you.
I have mental issues and I will tell you what helped me. I hope this helps you. Have your goals written down. Step by step. It becomes a North Star in your life when you get off track you have a reference point. Are you excercising? Do you eat well? (fruits veggies) Please make sure you spend more time outside in nature than inside watch tv on your phone. Be mindful of the type of people you call friends.
Doctors thought I was never going to get better, I had schrizophenia maybe I'm the first one to healed from it. In 2005 was the last time I was sick from it You are Young Beautiful inside and out. Thank you for your Videos. From your friend Alma ☺️ God Bless you Imani🙏
I've been following you for a while now and I cant tell you how proud I am! Healing yourself is one of the harderst things you can do, but you've already come so far compared to a couple of years ago. You've become aware of your default and working to hard to counter that, which is a MASSIVE step in the right direction! Just keep going cause youre doing great. I have always battled with depression and awareness has really helped me. Treating myself like I would treat a child, or a good friend. And as soon as I get a self depricating thought, just countering it with "thats just a thought", or "thats not true". Thoughts and feelings aren't always the truth, and it becomes so confusing when you don't know what to listen to. Because you want to treat yourself better but feel like you're faking it. But like I said before, you're already doing a great job at countering your thoughts and feelings that don't align with your deepest desires, which is to be at peace with yourself. It is a long and hard battle, but I promise you, if you keep working on it you will be able to reprogram yourself.
Despite of the heavy topic of the video, you seem to be doing so good, you look so healthy 🤗 i'm so happy for you and i pray you get better and better every day 💖
Your aura shines so bright, I’m sorry you feel this way. I struggle with thoughts like this daily, I’m a hairstylist and I spend my evenings beating myself up for things I feel I could’ve done better. I always tell people I’m “unremarkable in every way” and don’t feel good or talented in any way. You have such a gift of speaking from a self awareness many people can’t. I think that’s pretty special!
Hey dear, I just found your videos. I actually watched some of your videos. I want you to KNOW that you are beautiful and that you are GREAT, YOU deserve the best. Why??? Just because YOU DO! the fact that you take accountability and acknowledge that you live with this. You are 50 steps ahead of most people you think. I hope you know that!! One advice I can give that works. If you have goals set deadlines. I LOVE calendars because you can circle a date and have goals by certian dates. God bless you!!
I don't have any quickfix for you, but it being a few years since I hit "Subscribe" I definetely think you're slowly healing and hope you continue to do so. My own way of handling the negative self reports is for the most part to get used to them, not really expect them to ever go away, not be surprised by their occurance and, importantly, not lose focus on whatever good I'm trying to achieve by engaging them actively, or inspect them too closely (power through to do what you're trying to achieve, don't let them interrupt you). The negative impulses aren't conversational partners or emotional aquiaintances in the traditional sense - which might also be why being your own best friend is so hard, some times impossible. There will always be a validation factor missing when all these conflicting emotions happen in and of yourself, and thus en up feeling less "true". Good news is that this also goes for the negative feedback, its largely vaporware, not a real reflection of your qualities. As for factors to why you're experiencing this, I guess the obvious superstar element in you might be causing you to hold all of yourself to extremely high standards, causing more mundane sides (that we all possess whether recognised as gems or not) to feel overwhelmed & unworthy. For me, you're a flawed diamond with obviously unique, sparkling, deep and beautiful sides, both physically and mentally. I guess the lack of real world recognition that you could have been a inimitable grand centre of attention can make you feel like you're not fully realising yourself, even though the standards we end up measuring ourselves against when we go through this excercise, is by and large unachievable when considering the odds. Just know that nits actually lovely to be an average guy and every now and then come across someone really special like you, without all the trappings that usually go with someone who are actually recognised for how special they are. You'd probably grow an immense ego anyway, if you DID end up becoming a supermodel, like your (almost) namesake. :) Remember that _tragedy_, just like victory, irony and love, have been mainstay elements in human epics, tales and stories from the beginning - its kind of engrained in our ways of our lives, even if they (probably rightly) aren't celebrated like they were in more ancient times. You'd make a spectacular queen of Egypt anyways - as an emissary of Rome I would kneel and kiss your feet, fearing for my life at every moment. Anyways, I ramble. :) I can't help but think that your current tribulations are much better than the mentally fractured girl I remember, seemingly bombarded with conflicting impulses that no one else could witness (but that she dared to share on here). I was in a darker place myself around then, but the sight of you with deep dark red all over your arms really sent shocks through me - so I'm truly glad that you're seemingly not at those depths of frustration born chaos anymore. Maybe one day all that negative feedback will abate. Until then, keep hanging in there and just do your damndest to do your best, in whatever activity you set before yourself. I think you're right in that having a focused modus operandi of some sort would help, a hobby, art, pet or lifeswork. Just what that thing is, is impossible for me to say. I've struggled with similar forks in the road many times in the past and continue to do so, but overall manage to keep on truckin'. Don't beat yourself up if you make some bad first attempts, every step can't be perfect, just put a lesson about it behind your ear & try a new or slightly different approach until it feels right. Thanks for the video!
This video definitely shows me I made the right decision to get a PPO on my dad. I have mental illness and schizophrenia/depression as well, and my dad, unprovoked, will tell me how that's why there's nothing wrong with my sister and she has a degree and she went to college etc. He always compares her to me. Also tells me I don't have a purpose because I have days where I don't do anything or get out because of my mental illness. As for your negative thoughts, I've noticed you have done that a lot because I've recently watched some of your videos from a couple years ago and in both of them you were talking about how "fat and ugly" u thought u were. I'm going to be honest I was a little annoyed and stopped both videos when u said u were fat cuz a lot of people struggle with being overweight and you were no where near overweight. I felt like it was like creating problems that u didn't have and sounded kind of like self pity for a non existent problem, cuz u were not fat. It's just like if I have a skinny friend and she complains about being fat it would affect me cuz I struggle with weight because of my medication. But I'm proud of you for acknowledging this about yourself and wanting to change. I hope I don't hurt your feelings with what I said, I just wanted to be honest/transparent on maybe how it may come across. Sometimes I thought u say ur fat because you really wanted people to remind you how skinny u are. But I understand you have an ED as well, so you may not really try to come off that way. I've been struggling with negative thoughts as well, not because I personally think I'm ugly or a bad person, but people, especially men, has been treating me like a joke or playing games with me or saying not nice things. The way people have been treating me was affecting my esteem and I thought I had to be ugly for everyone to treat me like this. But I'm outgrowing that. I know I'm a good person, there's just a lot of ugly people out here (ugly of who they are). I'm proud of you Maya, keep sharing your story despite what I or other people think. Edit: Just wanted to add I don't and never agreed with u saying u were ugly neither, I just wasn't as bothered by your own perception of that because beauty is in the eye of the beholder. But it is actually a fact not opinion that u weren't and still aren't fat. I think you're pretty tho even if u don't always see it
Good to see your still making videos even tho what your going through , a lot of your journey on here I’ve watched and feel exact same , but don’t ever forget your worth, because I think you don’t even know, I see you as absolutely beautiful, outside, but I’m not talking about I mean inside, embrace your darkness, and maybe something that might help u is ETYMOLOGY, study it will help, I wouldn’t mind chatting with u because I know how tough this shit can get, take care x
Girl, you are so beautiful and you have such a charisma and impact on people. Keep making RU-vid and mental health videos! Because you are great! I always look forward to watch your videos, being a schizophrenic as well. Much love 💕
Practice makes perfect. You have been practicing negativity so obviously that’s the only thing you’re going to be skilled at. Once you start practicing positivity and positive thoughts you will become skilled at believing yourself! Just start practicing positivity!!
You are beautiful. Your mind is beautiful. Your words are beautiful. You are so unbelievably smart. You’ve touched my heart In ways you couldn’t imagine. You are growing through what you’re going through. I have been watching you since you first started this channel and you have always been a friend to me. I always have seen you in the best light even when you maybe didn’t see yourself in that way. I’m the same way, but we will overcome this. You are so strong and it makes me emotional writing this because although I don’t know you know you, I DO know you and I relate to you in so many ways. And I have so much love for you Maya 🌸♥️🙏
Writing my feelings through poetry and song lyrics has changed my life. It gives me something to live for that nobody can take away from me. In case that’s something that you would be willing to try love 🥰 create something beautiful with your pain.
Your very essence is so magnetic. Similar to Marilyn Monroe and Angelina Jolie. I can't wait for you to see it 💗 add on your incredible ability to be this authentic, vulnerable, empathic, and compassionate. You really are special Maya. I suffered from extreme negative thoughts also. Its why i started watching your channel years ago. I was trying to distract myself. I've come so far. One thing that changed my life was my favorite teacher Matt Kahn mentioning that Being kind to yourself, after years of your subconscious mind spewing self hatred, the kindness will feel extremely fake. Its like pour money into a negative bank account. But eventually, and its real, eventually you finally break even. And then, you start to actually believe it. Thats where i am now. Only took a few years lmao Lots of Shadow work, Self Compassion, and Acceptance for whatever comes up. Matt Kahns youtube is such a safe space for me and my nervous system, if youd like to check him out. I still have that harsh inner critic and internalized abuser (my mother would call me every nasty name in the book) but im able to catch it now and know "its only true if i accept it as true and its not true" I experience moments of peace now throughout the day which i thought was impossible for me so I KNOW IT IS POSSIBLE FOR YOU. Teal swan mentioned when we say 1 nice thing, the subconscious is saying 5 negative in that same time. Thats why its better to do it right before bed and as soon as you wake up in those states where the subconscious mind is more programmable. If you have any questions i am @carlinasparkle on insta xoxo May you all be Blessed 💗💗💗
It's def your depression. Like you say, you can't control it, but I wonder if you could counteract it by saying the opposite 3-5 times every time your depression says something negative. Like "you're a bad person.. no, you're a wonderful person. you matter. being depressed doesn't make you bad. you'll find your special talent when the time's right. there's nothing wrong with you." I'm sure it's hard to find reasons in the moment, but you can write them down when you're feeling better.. or even better, record yourself saying them at a time when you believe them and play it back when you need a boost!
I can relate to a lot of how you think and feel. I can feel OK for a while then hear an insulting voice and it ruins my mood. It grinds you down after a while and I can't do anything about it. I hope you can overcome this because you deserve happiness.
if you think you achieved nothing in your life, you inspired me and given me insight in my schizo affective, you are making a great difference and be the voice of this illness, debunking the stigma. i can relate a lot, for years and years i experience the same, i think im a nerd an idiot a loser all the time. you helped and inspired a lot of people, and i want to say thank you for the videos imani. i paint and draw and get a lot of compliments about it, sometimes i cant accept it sometimes but its the best therapy for me. i dont sell it for thousands of dollars but its more for therapy for me
I can relate to everything you said. I wish I could give some advice but I'm in the same boat. Great seeing you again looking forward to next video. Stay positive.
I struggle to believe the positive thoughts too. Negative thoughts are so much more convincing, even 'natural', and the positive ones are not. Love your make up, stay strong, keep fighting, as you say, this too shall pass.
You know when a wire has been bent in a certain position for a long time? Think of that positive conscious effort like moving that bent wire into a new "plug", i.e. positive thinking. At first, the wire's gonna want to go back to its original plug, but after a while, it's gonna reshape itself to bend into the new. You got this
Imani you may not see it or feel it, but I can tell therapy is truly helping you. Not only did you get out of bed to do this video, but you recorded the entire thing again with all the technical difficulties. I may be wrong, but about a year ago would you have been so motivated?! As for the intrusive thoughts, they have been bombarding your brain for over 20 years so they're not going to go away overnight. It will take time, but so far therapy is working. The method you're using to combat the intrusive thoughts is right. It may seem repetitive at the beginning of constantly reassuring yourself, but over time you will need to do it less and less. Remember the keyword is "time". Be patient with yourself. Day by day and step-by-step, you have this. I'm so happy to see you come this far (Others may not see the steps you've taken as much, but those of us who know, know)!!! 💜🤗💜
You are correct, the algorithm does not like mental health talk. If it did I would have found your channel a long time ago. Update: bad people don't want to do good things and they don't feel bad when they do something bad. So by process of elimination you're not a bad person. Update: it's about control. When you fail you've controlled the situation, even if it's a negative outcome. And even though you failed, you succeeded at knowing you'd fail.
9:10 Everything. I especially like everything about you. Our minds can be our own worst enemy sometimes. However, with time, patience & self acceptance you can & will heal. I believe in you. When you say bad things about yourself out loud, you manifest that as your reality. Look in the mirror & point out all the thing you love about yourself, acknowledge all the accomplishments you made in life(doesn’t matter how big or small) & remember that you aren’t alone & a lot of us adore you.
Sorry to hear you've been struggling Maya. You look super beautiful though. Honestly and your hair looks great what you've done with it. Try to be easier on yourself, you have good intentions and don't deserve to torture yourself with these thoughts. Much love
imani idk if my comment will even help but i’ll tell you my experience with depression and low self worth. i can’t say i’m completely over it but i have come such a long way since then. i kinda hit rock bottom and became suicidal but i guess i got sick of my negative thoughts, and i started with affirmations. i thought it was stupid at first and i felt like i was just lying to myself. but slowly and surely i started believing my affirmations. i started off telling myself “i love myself. i am whole, i am complete. i am beautiful. i am loved.” etc etc and my self esteem and worth started to grow. once you have self love, you become unstoppable. i truly believe that. it might be hard at first to flip those negative thoughts but it’s not impossible. and the reward is 100% worth it. it will change your perception, your world, your life. ❤️ anyways i love your videos and i think you are on the right path. sending u love.
also i have to add something else..! hearing u say you don’t have any redeeming qualities except being nice.. i politely disagree! just by watching your videos i can tell you have many great qualities. you are intelligent, well spoken, articulate, strong (not many could handle what you have gone thru), fashionable, beautiful, FUNNY, witty, interesting, creative, honest, empathetic, and those are just a few off the top of my head. i’m sure there is much more. it’s the classic case of “i wish you could see yourself through my eyes”… we are our own worst critics. but i know with time, you will be able to see yourself in a better light, and be made aware of all your wonderful qualities.
Wow, I can relate to so much of what you said in this video. My self esteem is shit, I’m super hard on myself, I have no talents. I used to be very creative, but my medications seemed to have killed my creativity. But your video and the comments have given me some ideas on how to try to work on things. Hey I look forward to your future videos! & your beautiful!
You're beautiful and well spoken. Don't compare yourself to others who haven't gone through the same life experiences that you have. Everyone has a different story.
This deeply resonated with me. The fact that you are self aware of your issues is progress in my eyes. I hope things get more easier and it's so great to see your lovely face 💖😊
Maya!!! You are so smart! I promise ♥️ And I’m not saying this to be kind. I have always been thinking I’m a really bad person, too. It’s such a strong feeling.
You are AMAZING at being so so self aware.. and trying to figure out why you do something.. I think that's an amazing quality.. maybe your talent is being able to talk ..even if its to a camera.. to people about ready life shit and making them feel not alone amd holding onto one more day.. maybe your purpose in life is that.. is to make these videos that you think are dumb but are help tons amd tons or people not feel alone.. also side note.. you are fuxking goregous! I say that to myself every time I watch a video of yours.. that your goregous.. keep trying to be kind to yourself.. at some point you'll believe it.. even if you don't right now
A long time ago I came across your channel. You've never left my mind. I made sure to subscribe so that I would see you every once in a while. I have prayed for you ever since. You're such a wonderful person, beautiful, and brilliant. I have had real struggles with negative thoughts, especially when I was a teenager. I am 32 now. And I have gone through endless nights of crying and suicidal thoughts, and not feeling like I was doing anything of value. I couldn't really find my way out of my own sadness. But, because I desired to do certain things in life, I worked toward them every day. For example, I've been writing a book for years now. At first it was just a suggestion made by family, then a thought in my own mind, now I'm 90 pages in. Every day I do something with it. I might add a word, do some editing, or come up with a concept for my next chapter. I have found that doing something and staying busy makes me feel like I am being productive, and it satisfies the feeling of being behind, unintelligence, and worthlessness because I am using my mind to create something that can benefit me in the near future. I also immerse myself in comedy, things that make me laugh. Laughter is a real medicine. You'll find that the more you laugh, the more you find the comedy in small things in life. It really helps me smile and feel better because the joy of the joke or situation takes over my thoughts. I cannot say that my bouts of depression or mental health crisis have been as severe, but any war in the mind is damaging. And I hope that anything I have said could be applied to help you during your dark times. I suffer from medical PTSD. It's where the memories of my hospital stays over the course of my life and the experiences that I endured cause panic and fight or flight issues. I'm much better than a few years ago, but occasionally it still comes up. I only share that because I want you to know that you're not alone at all. I care about you and how you feel. I find your content to be something of value. I really do appreciate your transparency in regards to your mental health. Thank you Maya 🧡 Sorry that was so long. If you don't mind me asking, what are you studying? 😁
Positive affirmations by Louis hay has helped me dearly as well or books from Wayne Dyer, Exercise, or even a small walk around the block (safely). I'm sorry, I'm writing again because you have no idea how proud you should be about yourself. My marriage crumbled after 14 years. My ex husband suffers from schizophrenia but he was a violent schizophrenic ...and he had a really really neglectful childhood. He was never able to deal with his internal demons and his mother gas lighted him and she lived in denial that didn't help his way of being......it was heart breaking to see my ex husband crumble like that and it was sad for my kids also. But he refused to get proper help. He knew he needed help but it was too much for him to get help.
I have depression, anxiety and recently had a psychosis. I've watched your videos for years, and they always help me feel better. I was born in Maryland, and we are around the same age. Also, I have severe mental health issues in my family (schizophrenia, bipolar, and PTSD). I found your videos to be so relatable. I always feared my mental health deteriorating, and this year, it kind of did. Your videos help shed light on how mental health impacts people. I'm sorry that you don't feel good about yourself. I used to feel down about myself when my depression was severe. Oddly enough, I learned something very important during that time. It's easy to hate yourself because you know all of your flaws. But always, remember that no one is flawless. Only you can control your self-esteem. No one can make you feel better about yourself other than you. With that being said, that means you have to make yourself a version of yourself that you would love. Every day, try to make yourself loveable to you (smile more, do crafts, make videos, try to be productive, ect). Slowy, your depression will diminish, and you will fall in love with yourself. It's easier said than done, but try making it your purpose. BEING SOMEONE THAT YOU WOULD LOVE. I did that for a year, and my self-esteem has gone up.
I understand what you are saying. I also have a tendency to do these things to myself. Speak life over yourself. I know it might be challenging at first, but speak life. No more death. When I look at you not only do I see God has taken extra time on you, you are beautiful you are intelligent just the fact that you can upload a video like you do is awesome. You are brave letting us into your world that is a venerable you takes so much courage. God is working things out that you cannot see yet, just start speaking life and ask him to help you. He will, I'll be praying for you.
Dear Maya, Meet Gabriella Rocha in song; this song is sung in Portuguese, but I shall do my best to translate. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-dBjmfu6XYn4.html Actual Lyrics: 'Quero que valorize o que você tem; Você é um ser você é alguém; Tão importante para Deus; Nada de ficar sofrendo angústia e dor; Nesse seu complexo interior; Dizendo as vezes que não é ninguém; Eu venho falar do valor que você tem; Ah, eu venho falar; Do valor que você tem; Ele está em você o Espírito; Santo se move em você; Até com gemidos inexprimíveis, inexprimíveis; Daí você pode então perceber; Que pra ele há algo importante em você; Por isso levante e cante exalte ao Senhor; Você tem valor o Espírito; Santo se move em você; Você tem valor o Espírito; Santo se move em você.' Translation: 'I want you to value what you have; You are a being you are someone; So important to God; No more suffering, anguish and pain; In your inner complex; Saying sometimes that you are nobody; I come to talk about the value you have; Ah, I come to talk about the value you have; He is in you; the Holy Spirit moves in you; Even with groans inexpressible, inexpressible; Then, you can realize that for him there is something important in you; So arise and sing, praise the Lord; You are worthy; the Holy Spirit moves in you; You are worthy; the Holy Spirit moves in you. Song: O Mover do Espírito (A Brazilian song, in Portuguese) Sung by Gabriella Rocha, Composed by Armando Filho
You are a beautiful soul and you're very beautiful I have also suffered from mental illness clinical depression You Are Young people will not understand if they have not walked in our shoes been watching you for a couple years I'm glad to see you're back on here
I love you Imani, with me, i have schizophrenia, and i also use to struggle with negative thoughts. I make music, my stage name on RU-vid is Jace Kage, you can search me if you want, but that’s my way of having something through this, i think it’s like a switch, it’s hard, but maybe if you find what your good at that you could share with the world, that might help even a little. maybe you just need a guy like me to tell you your beautiful, and worth it. Maybe if you do what you love artistically that can help. Either way i hope you find a way, and if i was your friend i’d tell positive things to you every moment until you feel better.
Hey! I’m the same way. I’m a perfectionist and I have social anxiety so if I do anything even remotely less than perfect in social situations (and other stuff too) I feel really ashamed of myself. It’s exhausting. Last night I woke up in the middle of the night and thought about how ugly I am for some reason and then I cried so….yeah💀
Good luck to you! Iv just cried at some points, i feel you. It was long time i never cried, i cant do that for long time now. for me its different, i wanted to pay two people to say to me all day, reality, your scam, your this and that. im living poor reality, i cant stop with hobbies. I meet a guy i hospital, in very bad health, but he know to say im sick, this is not life, etc. reality is missing...
I was just thinking about you my love! So happy to see you! You look beautiful! What a pretty face and a beautiful brains. I understand you. Love you girl! ❤❤❤
You are beautiful, Maya. The fact that you are talking about it means you recognize it's an issue. Try doing something you love at least 15 minutes every day and increase that time as you go along. Perhaps that will help you focus on something you enjoy. Sending you hugs.
Write the opposite of the two things you believe you are that's negative. Write down on piece paper over and over again I am smart, I am intelligent. (When you first wake up) 3 times a day say affirmations of I am smart, I am intelligent. Do it for every day 90 days. This will help reprogram your mind then at the end move to a new affirmation. Something that bothers you about yourself and say the complete opposite. Create a new mental setpoint or default.
Try creating a mantra bespoke to your particular negative narrative. I think of it as a line of positive code that you run every time the negative code runs. Or synaptic links that you will create and reinforce with time that eventually will fire and weaken the dominant links that lead to negative thoughts. As long as you continue to consciously run the code and strengthen the links, all that is needed is time for this to become a subconscious action. Say your mantra out loud, give it rhythm, perform it with passion like a musician. Your thoughts are not you, and they do not define who you are. That is also a step of realisation needed to stop the spiralling vicious circle of self hate. Also try CBD, the flowering buds, don't get ripped off by oils and gummy sweets, and meditation. And then prepare your expectations and resolve for years of dedication.
I’m so stupid, today I did an all day ride, 123 miles. I came home feeling good, then I started to eat and I couldn’t stop,,,, then I forced myself to throw it up. I can’t do anything right. I’m not sure why I’m sharing 🙈
I did a session with someone from “Brides Ministries” in Houston and I did a session with Vincent Bauhuas of London. Also I looked up (IFS) Internal Family System
Just be. You dont have to like yourself. Find other things that you do like. I'm actually pretty fat (obese because of medication) and lack good fashion sense so I look like a mess but I continue to appreciate things in the outside world like music or certian places (New York, Italy, etc) You can appreciate life without liking yourself.
If you happen to want to interact with some people more often, you could try streaming on twitch for your small community, it's helped some friends with confidence
Have you tried replacing negative self-talk with neutral self-talk? I find that especially if your negative self-talk has become default, positive self-talk can feel unbelievable.
I’m a bad person too.... what I say is I’m not a good person but a bad person trying to do the right thing....it’s very, very difficult, so I tell people how hard it is for me but people don’t understand because they aren’t like me, being good comes so natural to them.... but for me the war is very real. Jesus says to take captive our thoughts.... he is right of course but it’s beyond hard to do.
So glad to see your face you're looking well please remember to stay positive and remember how bad it gets it will pass One day I'll build-up the courage to contact you by email so we can have a private conversation
Hi 👋, There's a Good and bad side to thoughts. THE BAD SIDE FIGHTS TO PULL US DOWN TO THE DARK. WE HAVE THE POWER TO SAY Go away dark I walk🚶♀️ 🚶♂️ in the light .I love myself ❤ .
Sometimes we try to do something to remove that pain that is in our hearts, that wound that maybe has been caused by our past, or childhood, maybe something that caused us a wound that could not be healed but GOD can heal that wound, that sadness, that depression, that bitterness. He can lift you up again, and again, although we cannot see him, he is there, it is important to have a relationship with God, because he can take care of healing your pain, filling that void, finding that way out that you have been looking for. GOD loves you with an unconditional love, nothing can compare with the love that GOD has for you, his love has no limits ✨️💖🙏🏻 .I want to remind you that you are not the only one who has experienced something like this, and that this feeling may be the opportunity that God is looking for to reach you. Emptiness in the heart is a feeling that something is missing, that something important is not right. The reason why our heart is empty is because we have placed our most transcendental desires on temporary and temporary things. When you feel like your heart is empty, and you don't know what to do, there is only one place to go, to God. To stop feeling like your heart is empty, you need to give it what it really craves. Give to God. What you must do is give your heart to God so that he can teach you to live correctly. Living enjoying eternity, the glory of God manifests in our lives through a life of dedication and dependence on Him. That will make everything change. God knows our needs, He knows our desires and He is willing to give us, not only what we want, but much better what He wants for us. And you, what do you do when negative thoughts nest in your spirit? Do you let them invade you, or do you pass them through the filter of the Word and the will of God for your life? You must understand that you are not a slave to your thoughts, but it is you who decide what kind of thoughts you allow in your mind, and what you want to focus on: you can sweep all those bad thoughts from your life and throw them out of your mind! ! So that they don't come back, you have to replace them with those thoughts that are from God. The Bible encourages us to fix our eyes on Jesus. Look at Jesus! Remember his victory for you on the cross! Bad thoughts don't come out of nowhere, Satan plants them in our minds. Jesus said: “The enemy that sowed it is the Devil”, Matthew 13:39. The devil is the one who throws dirt at us. We cannot avoid that. What we can do is clean our mind as quickly as those bad thoughts arrive: "How long will your erroneous thoughts be lodged within you?", Jeremiah 4:14. What kind of thoughts come to your mind? Are they of doubt and fear? The devil is very adept at using those weapons. We often face strong spiritual pressures and great mental torments. As if a black cloud enveloped us. We cannot think or see clearly. We doubt and distrust everyone, including God. We do not feel loved or supported. It seems that we do everything wrong. Have you ever felt like this? Then pay attention to what I will tell you: the one who sowed those thoughts is the devil. There is one more way the devil works. Fill our mind with harmful thoughts against other people. How do you react when someone says mean things about you? Do you go over in your mind every negative word that has been said to you? Are you easily offended? So you're hatching snake eggs. As soon as a bad thought appears you should say: “This thought can destroy me. I could lose my life and soul if I entertain them in my mind.” You must understand that it is not yours. The devil planted it in your mind for the purpose of ruining your spiritual life. Don't give him the taste! Make sure that all your thoughts please God. David expressed: “May all my thoughts please… the LORD”, Psalm 104:34 (NLT). God is always with us, with his arms open to receive us. The problem is that many times we are not with him. Too often we turn away from God, turn our backs on him, and then say we don't know why things aren't going right in our lives. "But if God is with me, why do bad things happen to me?" - We are wondering. The fact that God is with us does not mean that we will never have afflictions. There are times when we go through difficulties, but that does not mean that God has abandoned us. WHEN YOU FEEL ALONE, DEPRESSED, DISORIENTED OR EVEN WHEN YOU FEEL HAPPY, YOU CAN TALK TO HIM AND HE WILL MAKE HIM UNDERSTOOD AND YOU WILL REALIZE THAT HE IS REAL AND LIVES. PEOPLE, AS MUCH AS THEY LOVE YOU, SOMETIMES THEY ARE FAR AWAY, THEY CANNOT HELP YOU AND ARE LIMITED IN THEIR RESOURCES, BUT GOD IS INFINITE AND HAS NO LIMITS AND THERE IS NOTHING THAT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR HIM, HE CAN HEAL YOU FROM DEPRESSION, FILL YOU WITH HIS PRESENCE, CHANGE YOUR SITUATION (AS BAD AS IT MAY BE) AND GIVE YOU SOLUTIONS THAT YOU DIDN'T EXPECT. APART TO PRAY ALONE WITH HIM, AND YOU WILL CLOSE AND YOU WILL BE SURPRISED. HE KNOWS HOW DIFFICULT IT IS TO LIVE IN THIS WORLD BECAUSE HE ALREADY LIVED HERE AND THEN HE CAN UNDERSTAND AND HELP YOU. PUT YOURSELF ON GOD'S SIDE ALWAYS, AND YOU WILL BE WITH HIM NOW AND FOR ALL ETERNITY. God shows his love by being with us at all times, throughout our lives. Even on the darkest nights, He promises to lift us up and sustain us. The greatest display of God's love is on the cross. He reconciled us to Himself when we were far from Him, drew us to Himself, and nullified the power of sin. Christ took our place on the cross. God's eternal truth about you is not simply an emotionless fact, but is an eternal passion based on who he is and what he is doing with you, for being his. That is why God loves us. ✝️💕❤️
