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I Choose Today to Guard What Enters My Mind

Molinda Hern November 22, 2025

Some thoughts build us up. Some thoughts tear us down. And some thoughts never deserved access to our minds in the first place. Lately, our small group has been going through Louie Giglio’s Don’t Give the Enemy a Seat at Your Table, and one thing he said has been echoing in me: “When a thought enters your mind, identify it and restrict access if necessary.” It sounds simple—until you realize how many thoughts slip in unnoticed. Just like in the Garden of Eden, the enemy still whispers subtle distortions: twisting God’s heart, challenging His Word, feeding our fears of missing out, or convincing us that we are not enough. And if we entertain those thoughts, they settle in and start shaping our identity, our confidence, and our peace. I know this well. After speaking at a recent event, I walked off the platform feeling relieved—until the thoughts began to circle. You messed up. It wasn’t good enough. You shouldn’t do this again. You probably embarrassed yourself. None of those thoughts were from God. Not one. Romans 8:1 tells us there is no condemnation in Christ, so any thought that condemns, shames, or belittles is not His voice. Condemnation is the

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I Choose Today to Lift Up the Weary

Molinda Hern November 18, 2025

There’s a story in Scripture where the Israelites are attacked by Amalek. Moses sends Joshua into battle, while he goes up on a hill with the staff of God in his hands. As long as Moses keeps his arms lifted, Israel prevails. But as the battle drags on, his arms grow tired. Every time they start to fall, Israel begins to lose ground. So Aaron and Hur step in. They place a rock under Moses so he can sit, and then they stand on each side of him—holding his hands steady until sunset. The victory was won because Joshua’s army wasn’t standing alone. They were being lifted by friends who refused to stop believing God on their behalf. (Exodus 17:8–13) The truth is, most people fight their battles alone. Not because they want to, but because they don’t know how to reach out. Maybe they’re embarrassed, or afraid their struggle will be misunderstood. Maybe they’ve convinced themselves no one cares—or that their pain is too much for someone else to carry. But Scripture tells us otherwise. We are meant to bear one another’s burdens, to come alongside the weary and lift them up. We were never designed to do life

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I Choose Today to Rest in the Renewal

Molinda Hern November 15, 2025

There are seasons when the most spiritual thing we can do… is simply rest. Not quit. Not disengage. Not abandon what God has asked of us. Just rest. Because renewal doesn’t happen when we push harder — it happens when we pause long enough to hear God whisper again. Lately, my mind has felt full in all the ways yours probably has too — commitments, people depending on me, ministry deadlines, speaking events, and all the good things that come with serving… but can still quietly drain us if we aren’t careful. And in the middle of all of it, God has been reminding me: “Rest is not a reward. It’s a response.” A response to His presence. A response to His invitation. A response to His gentle leading that says, “You don’t have to carry this alone.” My husband is so good at pulling me away from my endless to-do list. Every time I get buried in writing, editing, recording, mentoring, or preparing for an event, he gently steps in and says: “Come on. Let’s get out for a bit.” And I’ll be honest… I resist almost every time. But then we take a slow walk around the pond…

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I Choose Today to Renew My Mind

Molinda Hern November 8, 2025

Transformation doesn’t begin when our circumstances change, it begins when our thinkingdoes. Our lives move in the direction of our most dominant thoughts, which is why Paul’s reminder in Romans 12:2 is so powerful: “Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think.” So often, we focus on changing what we do before changing how we think. But the real work of transformation happens in the mind. That’s where God reshapes how we see ourselves, our situations, and even Him. I’ve learned that the enemy can’t control my life, but he can influence my thoughts, and my thoughts influence everything else. He does what he did in the garden: twist truth just enough to create doubt, shame, or fear. He uses guilt to weigh us down and comparison to keep us small. I’ll never forget walking into a women’s leadership conference filled with about a hundred women. From the moment I stepped in, I felt like an imposter. I wondered how I ended up there, surrounded by so many women who seemed smarter, stronger, and more confident than me. During worship, I bowed my head

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I Choose Today to Train for the Race

Molinda Hern November 4, 2025

Proverbs 22:6 says, “Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.” When I was raising my daughter, this verse was foundational for me. Like so many parents, I was intentional about training her in the things of God: integrity, respect, love, kindness, honor, and work ethic. But as I think back now, I realize Scripture doesn’t just call us to train our children, it calls us to train ourselves as well. The Bible speaks in more than fifty places about training, discipline, and instruction. Training takes intentionality. It takes work. When I was training to walk half marathons — 13.1 miles — it was sixteen weeks of methodical preparation, starting small and slowly building endurance. To cross that finish line, I logged nearly 300 miles of walking. It took discipline, long and lonely roads, sore muscles, and many moments when I wanted to quit. But every time I crossed that finish line, it was worth it. Lately, I’ve been thinking about my spiritual training the same way. It takes discipline, showing up, studying God’s Word, letting Him teach, correct, and strengthen me. It’s breaking down bad habits

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