{"id":199,"date":"2019-05-24T17:43:51","date_gmt":"2019-05-24T17:43:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asmymindunwinds.com\/?p=199"},"modified":"2021-01-28T19:33:24","modified_gmt":"2021-01-28T19:33:24","slug":"how-to-escape-a-spiritual-funk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asmymindunwinds.com\/?p=199","title":{"rendered":"How to Escape a Spiritual Funk"},"content":{"rendered":"

Being trapped in a spiritual funk can feel a lot like being trapped in a group text.<\/p>\n

The bings keep coming so fast, your head is spinning, there\u2019s not even a chance to reply, you feel hopeless and you can\u2019t tell anyone because \u201cwhat will they think?\u201d and \u201cI can\u2019t let them down\u201d. \u00a0So, you just sit there with eyes glossed over, ready to give up on Jesus and texting all together!<\/p>\n

Okay. So, that\u2019s a little silly, but spiritual funks are real. And spiritual funks are just that\u2026funks. They don\u2019t always mean you have sin in your life or you\u2019re under heavy spiritual attack or you have a broken relationship in your life.<\/p>\n

Sometimes, spiritual funks just mean you\u2019re tired or your emotions are out of whack. Therefore, the way to escape is\u2026..drum roll please\u2026<\/b><\/p>\n

Tell the funk it\u2019s a punk and rethink what you\u2019ve thunk!<\/b><\/p>\n

Somebody embroider that on a pillow please?<\/b><\/p>\n

Spiritual Funks Happen<\/h2>\n

Spiritual Funks are a fact of life. Why? Because sometimes your emotions just don\u2019t line up with what you know to be true.<\/p>\n

You know God is good but you don\u2019t feel His goodness. You love the Lord with all your heart but you don\u2019t feel like praising Him.<\/p>\n

This reality doesn\u2019t mean you\u2019re broken; it means you\u2019re a non-perfect human. It means emotions are tricky little buggers and although they can indicate truth, they are not the whole truth in and of themselves.<\/p>\n

Will versus Emotion<\/h2>\n

When the thick fog of a spiritual funk rolls in, you have to remind yourself that your love for Jesus is as much a question of your will as it is your emotion AND that sometimes your will needs to jumpstart your emotions.<\/p>\n

How do we jumpstart our emotions and escape the spiritual funk?<\/p>\n

1. Take your thoughts captive. \u00a0Read\u00a02 Corinthians 10: 5<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Philippians 4:8-9<\/a>. When your thoughts and feelings are going against what you know to be true, redirect them!<\/p>\n

In Psalms 103, the singer(s) exhort the soul of the reader or hearer to praise Him and not forget all His benefits. It\u2019s a call to make your will kick your emotions in gear and praise Him!<\/p>\n

2. Remember you\u2019re not the only one. Spiritual funks can and most likely at sometime will happen to everyone. Read all the Psalms and you\u2019ll quickly find that out!<\/p>\n

If you have highs and lows in every other part of your life, why wouldn\u2019t you when it comes to your life with God? \u00a0(Ecclesiastes 9:11<\/a>)<\/p>\n

3. Take care of yourself physically. \u00a0Self-care<\/a>\u00a0is important when you\u2019re in a funk. Feelings usually go out of whack when you\u2019re tired, hungry, stressed etc.<\/p>\n

Are you getting enough sleep? Are you eating right? Exercising? These things can have a direct effect on your spiritual life. God doesn\u2019t sleep; you do. You do not need to stay up all night making petitions to God. He may call you to intercede in that way every once in a while, but I doubt it\u2019ll be daily.<\/p>\n

I have a framed picture in my bedroom that says this, \u201cGive all your troubles to God. He\u2019s gonna be up all night anyway.\u201d<\/p>\n

Reading that reminds me that I can drift off to dreamland confident that God\u2019s got things handled while I\u2019m snoozing and I can rejoin Him refreshed in the morning. Taking care of your body helps take care of your soul.<\/p>\n

4. Have accountability. Please don\u2019t keep your funk to yourself. You will not disappoint anyone or make them think less of you if you share it. In fact, they may respect you even more because you\u2019re honest and authentic!<\/p>\n

Ask a friend to help you through it with prayer and regular check-ins to inquire how you\u2019re doing. Life is not meant to be lived alone!<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t Give Up<\/h2>\n

All that being said, it can still take a while to see a turn around in the way you feel.<\/p>\n

I want to encourage you to persevere and keep the faith. Hold tight to what you know to be true not what you feel to be true. God will come through! (Romans 12:12<\/a>;\u00a0Galatians 6:9<\/a>;\u00a0Revelation 2:10<\/a>;\u00a0James 1:12<\/a>;\u00a0Hebrews 6:11<\/a>;\u00a0Luke 21:19<\/a>)\"funk\"<\/p>\n

*originally posted at\u00a0https:\/\/www.womendevotions.com\/<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Being trapped in a spiritual funk can feel a lot like being trapped in a group text. The bings keep coming so fast, your head is spinning, there\u2019s not even a chance to reply, you feel hopeless and you can\u2019t tell anyone because \u201cwhat will they think?\u201d and \u201cI can\u2019t let them down\u201d. \u00a0So, you…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-199","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-christian-living"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pac8FG-3d","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/asmymindunwinds.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/199","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/asmymindunwinds.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/asmymindunwinds.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asmymindunwinds.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asmymindunwinds.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=199"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/asmymindunwinds.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/199\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":201,"href":"https:\/\/asmymindunwinds.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/199\/revisions\/201"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/asmymindunwinds.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=199"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asmymindunwinds.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=199"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/asmymindunwinds.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=199"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}