You\u2019ve probably heard it before:
“You can\u2019t stop birds from flying over your head — but you can keep them from building a nest in your hair.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Now, I don\u2019t know about you, but some mornings my thoughts sound like a full-blown bird convention when……
Worry swoops in.
Fear circles.
Old regrets flap loudly.
That one embarrassing thing we said in 1998 suddenly returns for another flyover.
Thoughts come uninvited.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Jesus knew this would happen. That\u2019s why Scripture gently reminds us: \u201cTake every thought captive to make it obedient to Christ.\u201d
\u2014 2 Corinthians 10:5<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Notice it doesn\u2019t say prevent every thought. It says capture them.
Because thoughts are like birds \u2014 they pass through. But trouble begins when we hand them nesting material.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We replay offenses.
We rehearse fears.
We polish worries.
And before long, anxiety has moved in permanently and started decorating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Philippians 4:8 gives us God\u2019s housekeeping plan for the mind:
\u201cWhatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right — think about such things.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In other words \u2014 clean house.
If a thought steals peace, toss it out.
If it whispers fear, evict it.
If it contradicts God\u2019s promises, don\u2019t offer it a guest room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Carl and I sometimes laugh about how quickly small worries try to unpack luggage in our minds. But peace comes when we look up instead of inward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Isaiah 26:3 promises:
\u201cYou will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in You.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Peace isn\u2019t the absence of birds.
It\u2019s choosing not to let them stay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So if today or tomorrow — worry circles overhead like those birds trying to land — let’s just smile and say:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNice try \u2014 but no nesting allowed.\u201d
Let’s keep cleaning up.
Let’s keep looking up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And let’s ensure our thoughts rest where they belong \u2014 safely in the hands of the One who guards our heart — our soul…..AND our hair!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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