The Battle to get out of the Mind Trap

As I stood in a concert a few months ago for Muse, I heard God say, "that the main battle right now is the battle for the mind." Especially for young people our age. All I see is young men and women drinking, smoking, doing drugs, or having sex to block out the anxiety, depression, and suicidal notions they have. 

I have realized in my own life how much the battle of the mind can change a person or destroy a person.  I think in my own way I have run from it or kept busy so I don't have to feel it. But Jesus wants me to rest and the second I rest, the second I realize whats really going on.

In the last couple of weeks I experience, anxiety like I haven't for years. Even moments of panic where I thought the world would end or I would die. I have decided to keep holding on because I know Jesus has major plans for me, but man its tears me apart. If its not I have no vision, its that I feel I'm stuck in three time zones; past, present, and future. They all follow me and yank at me and give me no peace. I want to stay only in the moment to get done the things God asks, but how can you when you can't find the moment he is in.

Its interesting, because inside of all this anxiety I remembered what I fought as a kid. How much I dwelt in this day in and day out. Yes, I had great periods of time, but I always felt I was staving off an attack. I see now all the lies Satan spoke to me in that time and convinced me that I would be stuck in my situation, place, all of that, for life!

Thank Jesus he is breaking me free of this. Its taking time and energy, but I know it will happen. He promised. "Not by power, not by might, but by my spirit," says the Lord. "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me."