When I think of the word minimalistic, I tend to think of the physical reduction of stuff!

This morning, I am thinking about the benefits of the mental reduction of thought! Permanently!

Minimally thinking!

Only because last night was difficult….

I was trying to send an email response back to someone who asked about my qualifications regarding tutor/mentor work.

(Please 🙏 pray for me to get this job if it’s God’s will. I would really appreciate that.)

Last night, I simply sat for ages, reading my email response draft over and over again. I was trying to send a very simple response back but was really struggling to do so.

My mind felt very slow and foggy and I humbly felt 100% inefficient!

Of course my loud kids did not help!

I thought, “What is the matter with me? I’m trying to do something so simple and I feel so incompetent!”

I eventually sent the email and felt very humbled by my lack of quick!

Does this happen to us women at this age?

I’m sure it does!

This morning, I decided that I want to live as a minimalistic on the inside!

As a 53 year old, I often struggle with feeling exhausted and mentally drained. I think this is especially caused by menopause symptoms.

As a big thinker, I realised this morning, that I have to give my mind a permanent rest from now on.

No longer do I want to be concerned about anything! It’s too difficult to keep this maximised mind going!

Especially at 53!

Last night, reminded me of that!

I think we keep the maximum screen going on in our head because we are fearful, anxious and worried!

I believe God wants us to reduce our thinking every day!

Because He has thought already!

He has everything sorted out! In the quietness of faith, we learn to silently 🤫 trust God.

This is a mind at peace.

God will supply all your needs, remember?

He holds “all thought perfectly” and He is the omnipresent thinker of all.

We need to trust His mind and take the shortcut to Him!

Usually we find we tire ourselves with non-minimalistic thinking.

Remember the minimise button on your computer? We often use it to close a screen to open up another one.

I like to compare my new minimalistic mind, to this minimiser button.

God does the big think.

I do the small think.

When my worried mind starts to open up fully, like that maximised screen, I can simply reduce it, and rest in God’s promises.

God’s peace = the minimiser button.

When we permanently live with muted smaller minds at peace, our faith, love, hope, trust in God grows.

Like a small child, we say, “Dear Father in heaven, your peace will guard my heart and mind as I live in Christ Jesus.”