What are you thinking about?

Probably a million of things. 

Okay, maybe not a million — but definitely between 12,000 to 60,000 thoughts… today. 

It’s proven. The National Science Foundation conducted a study and concluded that’s how many thoughts the average person has. Out of those, 80% of these thoughts are negative and 95% are the same thing we play over and over and over again.

This study was conducted in 2005 — before social media was all the rage it is now. So can you even imagine how much that number has increased?!

Actually, let’s not even think about that.

We don’t need science to know there’s power behind our thoughts — how our thoughts influence our lifestyle. We don’t need science to know self-criticism has the power to hold us back in a multitude of ways. 

What we need is a solution to fight back. The world chose affirmations; I choose the word of God. 

Recently, as I was scrolling on Instagram, I came across a preview to an official music video posted by Grammy-nominated Christian artist, Jamie Grace. She invited her followers to check out her official music video for “Bella” which shared her beautiful journey from marriage to giving birth to her daughter. 

Of course, I had to watch!

Asides from the screaming and changing diapers, I’m a complete sap when it comes to babies — particularly, baby girls. (They’re so fun to dress up, don’t you think?)

The sweet song slips into different languages and serenely captures how God calls us each His own. As I watched the new parents coo over their precious bundle of joy, I caught a sneak peek of what our Heavenly Father must feel as He holds us in His arms.

I couldn’t help but think of how God gushes over us, and sings to us a new song.

You wake up and you check Instagram. You’re on your way to work and you answer some text messages. You work from home and you stare at your computer screen all day. You watch your favorite show and you are live tweeting the whole time. And at the slow moments of the Netflix series you are binging, you scroll through social media.

Our eyes just can’t seem to catch a break. It’s working double duty and paying a hefty price from all that blue light.

As a fashion freelance writer and business owner, I spend ample amount of time on my computer. And now that I have books to write, that time has amplified. (If you missed it, I talk about how I landed a three book deal as a first time author here.)

While working on my first book, I would get splitting migraines. I started to feel pains in my body and fatigue and knew something had to be done. I tried hydrating. Didn’t work. Attempted to sleep more. Didn’t work.

I’ve recently come across a fabulous group of Jesus-lovin bloggers and wanted to share with you all! It’s been awesome seeing their inspiration up and down my feed and I just know they will be a blessing to yours. I’ll be doing an even bigger roundup with all of my Christian influencer friends so stay tuned!