Your Reality Is What You Say, Not What You See

On ignoring evidence and getting your spark back

The amount of energy I got back from doing this is actually crazy. So my mind had been running, I was overthinking so many things, and as all reasonable girls do I opened Instagram to distract myself because I’d just closed Tiktok lol. Like this is how I was feelin’ like.

But by the grace of God, I ran into a video by a pastor I follow, and I started thanking God for things going the way I wanted them to go. Nothing in front of me had changed. I just stopped giving all that evidence my attention, and I could feeeeeeel myself coming back.

He basically talked about mastering the art of singing to God at night. He brought up Psalm 77:6: “I call to remembrance my song in the night.” Then he said that if you apply for something and you don’t get it, go home and thank God as if you did. And I was like, okay, let me actually try that.

Because when you’re overthinking, you keep saying what you see. You keep repeating the thing that didn’t happen, the thing you don’t have, the thing you’re scared might go wrong. And the more you say it, the bigger it gets in your mind.

So what happens if you start speaking from who God is instead? God is good. God has done great things.

God is love.

Let that be the confession of your mouth.

This is what I mean by being transformed by the renewing of your mind. You’re allowing your mind to be renewed by the reality of who God is, instead of making everything you can see the final word. I did that, and I felt more at peace. I started getting ideas again. My spark came back, literally I kid you not almost instantly my energy started returning to me. I was so blown away.

So try it,

If you feel anxious, say, “Thank You, Lord, that I am so at peace. Thank You that I’m full of energy. I’m so vibrant. I know exactly what to do. Thank you that your wisdom is in control of my stream of conciousness” You may not feel like any of that when you start saying it. Say it anyway and see what happens.

If you’re getting ready for your winter arc,

changing how you eat, or working toward a different body, thank God for the weight you’re believing for as if you’re there already. If you’re finishing a project, thank Him for the lives it has touched while you’re still polishing it.

WHATEVER YOU’RE DOING FOR THE LOVE OF GODDDDDDDDDDDD

even if it’s asking Him wtheckyanteeeeee am I supposed to be doing rn? THANK HIM FOR the answer to it. It’s not even like you’re doing Him a courtesy its how He expects us to be. He told us to be renewed not sample renewal here and there if we feel like it.

I’veeeeee personally been saying, “Thank You, God, that this book has reached millions of girls who needed it.”

(You can get on the pre-order list hereeee btw)

And if you’re letting go of someone or getting over a breakup, you can thank Him for His goodness there too. I’ll put my Heart Healed Summer series here, because I know some of you are in that era

and if you need ANY encouragement whatsofreakingever just know the blessing of a breakup is a deeper relationship with God and then yourself and BECAUSEEEE God's blessings add NO sorrow you tend to get hotter, richer, or fitter, whichever you needed most before it all tbh.

Heart Healed Summer

October is the harvest of many things,

And what I’m describing with speaking from the goodness of God feels like embodying love to me. At no point ever are you sitting there trying to manage exactly how God is going to do everything. You’re receiving who He is, letting His goodness be real to you right now, and allowing that to come out of my mouth.

THAT living water, my fellow skinny legend, is what changes your vibration, your energy, your conciseness, and your life.

Love you,
Zozo x

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From Love Itself is for girls who love God, love a good beauty find, and have no intention of sleepwalking through their lives. You’ll find essays on faith, love, becoming yourself, and some cultural commentary plus prayers for whatever’s next, wherever you’re next.