Faith Over Chaos

Well, this is a tough one. I know I’m supposed to take every thought captive, but today? Today they’ve staged a jailbreak. I’ve been thinking and overthinking—trying to wrangle my brain into obedience—but honestly, God, You might have to take the reins on this one. Because right now, my thoughts aren’t sitting quietly in a prayer circle. They’re sprinting across a mental freeway, dodging emotional traffic and snarky coworkers.

Speaking of which—yes, I’m late for the plane. Yes, my coworker actually said, “What happened to your hair?” and I’ve got deadlines stacked like luggage. My inbox is impersonating a crime scene, and I just realized I left my charger in a hotel three states ago. My thoughts aren’t captive—they’re scattered across time zones, dodging turbulence, and arguing with airport coffee prices.

So no, the thoughts are not captive. They’re chaotic. They’re caffeinated. They’re halfway to Vegas with no GPS.

But here’s the truth: even in this mess, I know You’re still reaching down with that heavenly lasso. And maybe—just maybe—You’ll catch one of these wild thoughts and whisper it back into obedience.

We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.” 2 Corinthians 10:5 NIV

Wait—there’s a first half to that verse? Am I the only one walking around quoting “take captive every thought” like that was the whole thing?

Well, apparently there’s more. And I love more. Give it to me, Lord—I need all the help I can get.

So we start with “demolish every argument…”

Great! So I get to tell that coworker exactly where she can put her comment about my hair. And I get to tell TSA what I really think about their slow process.

No? No?

Well, that doesn’t seem fair.

There’s that word again—fair.

But what He’s asking us to do, even in the small stuff, is hand it over.

The snarky comment. The travel delays. The mental spirals.

We don’t demolish people—we demolish the lies behind the chaos. And then we lasso those wild thoughts and make them obedient to Christ.

That’s the beginning of restoration. Eden Thinking doesn’t mean perfect thoughts—it means surrendered ones. It’s choosing to believe that even in the mess, God is restoring what was lost.

One thought at a time.

Helping you find peace in the garden again— because mental freeways don’t belong in Eden.

Before you scroll away. Let’s pause the mental freeway.

1. What’s one thought you’ve let run wild that needs a heavenly lasso today?
2. What argument or assumption are you holding onto that’s setting itself up against God’s truth?
3. What does obedience look like in your mind this week—even when it doesn’t feel fair?
4. Where in your life do you need to stop demolishing people and start demolishing lies? (Yes, even the ones dressed up as “just being honest.”)