Day 1: Get up and Do!

Good morning Pillness people. Today i’m feeling great. Since i’m catching you guys on an early morning i’m going to talk about my morning routine.

First thing I do when my feet hit the floor in the morning is that i drop to my knees and pray. Now, I don’t always remember to pray, but I seldom miss that step. Then I make up my bed to give myself a sense of pride and accomplishment first thing in the morning. I heard that it triggers your mind subliminally to tell it that you’re achieving something.

Then I get up and re-hydrate. I make sure that I give myself plenty of fluids because all night long our bodies haven’t been hydrating. One important thing in my life about hydration is that I’ve been hospitalized about not being hydrated multiple times before and sometimes even hospitalized for mental health reasons from being dehydrated and sleep deprived.

I heard a lot in the past from my counselor about the chemical imbalance in the brain. It got me interested in what I could do to change the chemical make-up of my mind. Now i’m no scientist or psychologist but I do know that when I drink alcohol and do drugs and eat trashy fast food that my mind deteriorates. Even the last few days I’ve not been doing good on my fast and have been eating junk food. I told God i was gonna be giving up junk food as a part of the corporate fast were having at our church. I’ve noticed that there’s a correlation between when I eat junk food and when my mind has all kind of unhealthy thoughts and I get off balance spiritually, mentally and physically.

What changed my life? Trading alcohol for water. Trading drugs and junk food for veggies and healthy snacks. Trading pornography for Christian films. Trading isolation with going out with friends and spending time with family.

I’ve been very depressed in my life but with God’s help I’ve turned my life around. Upon reading a blog about how to defeat porn I’ve found the key to defeating almost any stronghold in practical matters. Of course there is prayer but lets be practical in other ways for a second to accompany the prayer. If you’re trying to give up an addiction or stronghold then you must replace a bad habit with a good habit. That’s all I have to give you from my heart to yours. God bless!