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I Choose Today to Let Peace Rule My Mind

Molinda Hern December 13, 2025

There’s something about December that can make the mind feel loud. Schedules fill up. Expectations rise. Emotions get stirred. And even when life looks good on the outside, it can feel like everything inside is moving faster than you can process. Peace sounds wonderful… but it doesn’t always feel accessible. But peace isn’t something you chase. It’s something you allow to rule. Paul writes in Colossians 3:15, “Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts.” That word rule carries the idea of letting peace decide, letting peace guide, letting peace act as the one who makes the final call. Not your fear, not your assumptions, not your emotions. Peace. And peace is not the absence of noise; it’s the presence of Jesus. Isaiah 26:3 says God keeps in perfect peace the one whose mind is stayed on Him. Peace comes after the mind is anchored, not before. We often want peace to appear first and then we’ll be able to trust. But Scripture flips the order. Keep your mind on Him… trust grows… peace follows. The truth is, peace cannot rule where fear has taken the throne. Fear doesn’t step aside politely. It requires a choice. A pause. A

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I Choose Today to Make Space for God

Molinda Hern December 2, 2025

I had a conversation recently that went something like this: “You spend so much time in your study and quiet time with the Lord. Don’t you think you should be doing other things that are pressing, like writing content for the blog, the podcast, your speaking events, or your book?” It came at a moment when I already felt overwhelmed by everything on my plate: ministry, family, household responsibilities, health. And here’s the thing: the one area I cannot afford to cut back on is my time with the Lord. Because everything else I pour into depends on it. If I stop prioritizing that time, every other area of my life becomes depleted even faster. I don’t pour out from my own strength, I pour out from the overflow of God’s presence in my life. And when the overflow dries up, I have nothing to give. You can’t get water out of a dry sponge. If I’m spiritually or relationally depleted in my walk with God, I won’t have anything fresh to offer you. Nothing rooted in Him. Nothing with His breath on it. I wouldn’t be able to hear His voice the way I do when I intentionally make

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I Choose Today to Renew My Perspective

Molinda Hern November 29, 2025

I’ve been starting my quiet time a little differently lately. Before I bring God my needs or questions or concerns, I’ve been writing down what I’m grateful for. Just a few simple lines. Nothing fancy. But it’s been surprising how deeply it resets my heart. I want to come to Him with a thankful heart before I ask Him for anything else. Scripture is full of invitations to give thanks, not because God needs to hear it, but because we need to remember what’s still true, even when life feels uncertain. Paul wrote, “Always be joyful. Never stop praying. Be thankful in all circumstances…” (1 Thessalonians 5:16–18). Not for all circumstances, but in them. There’s a difference. James reminds us that “whatever is good and perfect is a gift coming down from God our Father…” (James 1:17). Every good moment, every breath of relief, every small piece of joy, it all has a source. And it all traces back to Him. David understood this better than most. His life was full of turmoil and pressure, yet he continually chose gratitude. He wrote, “Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; His faithful love endures forever” (Psalm 107:1). Gratitude anchored

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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 Find God in the Wilderness

Molinda Hern November 1, 2025

Have you ever felt like you’re walking through a wilderness season, uncertain, unseen, and unsure what’s next? The wilderness can feel lonely and silent, but in Scripture, it’s not the place where God forgets us. It’s where He meets us. In Hebrew, the word midbar means “wilderness.” But its root word, dabar, means “to speak.” That means the wilderness, the very place that feels barren, is literally the place where God speaks. Hagar discovered this truth when she fled into the desert, weary and afraid. Twice she found herself there, and twice God met her. The second time, when she thought all hope was lost, “God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water” (Genesis 21:19). The well had been there all along, she just couldn’t see it until God revealed it. And maybe that’s what the wilderness does for us. It strips away the noise until all that’s left is space for God to speak. I remember when I was in my own wilderness years ago, leaving California and heading toward relatives I’d never met. I felt aimless and unseen. But in the stillness of those nights, when I cried out to God, peace washed over me.

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