Good Morning Sunshine! What Are You Feeding Your Mind?

Luke 12:29–30 (NLT) ~ “And don’t be concerned about what to eat and what to drink. Don’t worry about such things. These things dominate the thoughts of unbelievers all over the world, but your Father already knows your needs.”

Here you are on Thursday, in the second week of June 2025, and you are standing in the middle of a heart-shifting truth: God never intended for you to carry what only He can cover. From the beginning of this passage in Luke 12, Jesus has been peeling back the layers of worry, fear, striving, and lack. He told you not to worry about everyday life (Monday), He showed you ravens who receive without working for it (Tuesday), and lilies clothed in beauty without striving (yesterday). 

Now God is reaching even deeper, into your mind, to reveal what truly fuels your anxiety, your dominating thoughts. Jesus says that worry and fear aren’t just passing feelings. They become mental dictators when left unchecked. “These things dominate the thoughts of unbelievers…” Worry takes over where trust has not yet been planted. It occupies your thoughts like a ruler on a throne. And Jesus confronts it with tenderness and authority, urging you to examine not only what you feel, but what you’re feeding yourself. 

You can be doing everything “right” externally and still be consumed internally. You can speak words of faith with your mouth but rehearse worst-case scenarios in your mind. You can sing “Great is Thy Faithfulness” on Sunday and still spiral in fear on Monday. Jesus is teaching you that transformation begins when your minds are renewed by truth, not ruled by fear. Think about what you have already been told, your life is more than food or clothing. You’re not defined by your needs but by your value. God feeds the ravens who don’t sow or store, they just show up and trust that provision will be there. God clothes the lilies in glory and splendor, without them working for it. 

And here’s the point: If He’s already doing all of that, why are you letting fear lead your thoughts? This is the crossroads, either your thoughts will be dominated by need, or they’ll be governed by trust. Either fear will drive your decisions, or faith will direct them. The difference isn’t just external, it’s internal. Your mind is the gate to your peace. What gets in your thoughts eventually gets into your heart, and what gets into your heart shapes how you live.

Jesus is not just talking about worry; He’s addressing identity. He says, “But your Father already knows your needs.” Not just “God knows”, but your Father. This is a relationship, not a contract. The unbeliever doesn’t have this assurance, which is why their thoughts spiral with fear. But you, His child, you don’t have to live like that. You have a Father who knows, sees, and provides. His awareness of your needs is constant, and His willingness to meet it is delightful.

So, ask yourself, what is dominating your thoughts today? Is it the echo of your need or the voice of your Shepherd? Is it the panic of “what if,” or the peace of “even if”? God is calling you back to a sound mind, one that is filled not with worry, but with wisdom and wonder. A mind that doesn’t rehearse fear but meditates on truth. A mind that doesn’t cling to control but surrenders to the Father who already knows. If God provides food for ravens and clothes for lilies, how much more is He watching over your heart, your household, your tomorrow?  The shift begins with your thoughts. Let trust take the throne where fear once ruled. Let truth evict anxiety. And let your mind be the place where peace is planted and protected.

Let’s Pray:

Heavenly Father, I bow before You, acknowledging that my mind has often been a battlefield where fear has had too much power. I have let my thoughts be consumed by what I don’t know, what I can’t control, and what I haven’t yet seen. But today, I bring my mind back under Your authority. I want Your Word to dominate my thinking, not my worries. Thank You for every truth You’ve revealed so far. You told me that life is more than food and clothing, and You reminded me that I am more than what I fear. You showed me the raven, and taught me that You provide for the unlikely, the unqualified, and the unclean, and I am far more valuable. You pointed me to the lilies and whispered that beauty comes from surrender, not from stress. You showed me again and again that I am cared for. Known. Covered. And now, God, You’re touching the part of me that’s hardest to surrender, my thoughts. My inner world. The place where what I say and what I think haven’t always matched. Forgive me, Father, for meditating on fear more than Your promises. For feeding my mind with doubt, even while lifting my hands in worship. Cleanse my mind. Purify my thoughts. Tear down every lie that has rooted itself in anxiety and uproot every stronghold that’s blocking Your peace. I speak to every racing thought, every internal voice of worry, and I declare: You are not my shepherd, Jesus is. I will not let these things dominate my thinking. My Father knows. My Shepherd leads. And my King provides. Fill my mind with reminders of Your faithfulness. Bring back every testimony of Your provision. Let my thoughts rehearse Your victories, not my vulnerabilities. Help me to renew my mind with Your Word, to meditate on what is true, noble, right, and pure. And let peace guard my heart and mind through Christ Jesus. I surrender my mind back to You, Father. I choose faith over fear, truth over torment, and trust over control. Thank You that I am not abandoned to figure it all out. You already know my needs, and You have never failed me. In the mighty name of Jesus Christ Name, my Anchor, my Answer, and the Keeper of my mind, I pray. Amen! 

Blessings…

Love, Dr. Jean