Text DAILYDROPS to 309-450-9711 to receive a Daily Drop to your phone each day for 14 days.
I started dealing with the lies in my head during the infamous “lock down” a few years ago. During that time, I realized I needed to reign in my rogue thoughts, which were causing me a ton of anxiety, so I started seeing a therapist. After a while, one of the things she suggested was to try positive affirmations.
Positive Affirmations may sound good, and we can probably all see their value. But for a lot of Christians, they aren’t quite enough – some even feel they are a little New Age. I don’t believe that because, just like most things, it totally depends on how they are used. And I do know alot of people who find value in affirmations alone.
But, I found that just saying something out loud didn’t really help me because we all know that speaking something doesn’t necessarily make it true.
Creating a holistic plan that addresses the whole body, mind, and spirit can be just what you need to see a sustainable breakthrough in your health!
Cognitive Dissonance
For instance, I can say that I’m strong all I want, but if I know deep down that I’m weak, or I’m feeling really broken, there’s a bit of a cognitive dissonance going on when I speak affirmations with nothing to back it up.
It kind of felt like I was trying to do things in my own strength (or conjure something) instead of trusting and relying on God. This is what sent me to God’s Word – because God doesn’t lie! I know that I know that I know God’s Word is true!
So I started writing my own Scripture-based affirmations so that I couldn’t argue with myself.
Renewing the Mind
So during that phase of my emotional healing, I wound up writing a book with daily exercises I started to call “Truth Drops.” These Truth Drops used Scriptural affirmations, prayer, and the power of aromatherapy to actively retrain the brain and establish new neuropathways.
Neuroplasticity (the ability for the brain to rewire and change) maximizes the power of the limbic system. It eases past hurts and, in this case, automatically redirects the mind to the truth of God’s Word.
Daily Exercises
These Scripture-based brain training exercises help you to connect with and internalize Truth. So you’ll intentionally move past dysfunctional thinking and toxic thoughts and support your body’s own efforts to do what it’s already designed to do – and that is to heal and function properly.
NOTE: Subscribing to my 14 days of Daily Drops can be very useful when going through the 14-Day Reset because our emotional health is linked to our physical health. And creating a holistic plan that deals with the health of the whole body, mind, and spirit is crucial. In fact, it can be just what you need to see a sustainable breakthrough in your health!
Paul tells us in 2 Timothy 1:7 that “God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and love and self-control.” (The KJV describes it as having a “sound mind). A sound mind is a healthy mind.
“Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind…”
Trigger the Truth
To participate in 14-days of Truth Drops exercises for free (similar to those in my book), just text DAILYDROPS to 309-450-9711 (Begins May 13). Each day for 14 days, I’ll text you a single daily Truth Drop to use every morning and evening with your selected essential oil(s).
It’s a great way to experience the life-changing habit of speaking the truth over yourself. So oil up and get ready! A Drop a Day Keeps the Lies Away
Let's Get Started!
Step 1: Select the essential oil(s) you want to use during your exercises. You can either use one single oil or a collection of the same oils each time. Just make sure you use the same protocol each day.
I recommend choosing from the Ancient Oils of Scripture or the Feelings kit. The Freedom Kit is also a good choice if you have recurring memories you’d like to examine and process. Which ever oil(s) you choose, I recommend only using that particular oil during your daily Truth Drops.
This will help your brain to associate the scent with and attach to the new thoughts/truths you are confirming in your mind. Or, if you are just starting out and have only one oil to use, I recommend using either Frankincense or Valor from your Starter Kit.
Step 2: Decide right now that, as you go through each exercise, you will take your time to deliberately enjoy and literally memorize the aroma of the oil as you inhale it. God gave us our sense of smell for many valuable reasons, but partly as a gift to enjoy.
Interestingly, even if you don’t initially love the scent of a particular oil, when it’s an oil you need, you will find that over time your perception of the aroma will begin to transform into a positive experience!
This is because when your brain starts to associate a particular aroma with the positive results and “good feelings” you’re experiencing, then it creates a sort of auto-response. Think about the way you are triggered (in a good way) by a warm, cozy smell from childhood (maybe the smell of apple pie baking or your grandma’s perfume).
But our goal is to help your brain to automatically associate an aroma with the life-giving truth of God’s Word.
Step 3: Using a pre-filled roller bottle (or just drops straight from the bottle), anoint your forehead, rub along your brainstem (directly under the occipital bone on the back of your head), and then rub your hands together.
Step 4: Cover your nose and deeply inhale the aroma from the remaining oils on your hands. Exhale slowly, as you go through your Truth Drops every morning when you wake up and every night, before bed.
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Go HERE to read a sample chapter of my book, Truth Drops or HERE or order your own copy from Growing Healthy Homes.
