Do you know your brain can literally rewire itself—neurons firing, wiring, and basically doing the electric slide toward whatever you feed it. (Yes, science and the Holy Spirit can dance together.)
But here’s the thing: knowing the brain can change is encouraging… yet how do we actually change it in the heat of the moment—when your flesh wants to clap back, throw shade, or maybe chuck a shoe?
That’s where the continuum of self-healing comes in:
Step 1: Pause
Before you react, slam the brakes. Think of this as your “holy speed bump.” You don’t have to figure it all out right there—just stop yourself long enough to breathe. A pause buys you time to stop flesh in its tracks.
Pro tip: Pausing doesn’t make you weak. It makes you wise. Even Wi-Fi needs a buffer.
Step 2: Reassess
Ask yourself, “What am I feeling, really?” Anger? Fear? Jealousy? Sometimes the emotion shouting loudest is just a cover for the real one underneath.
Then ask the tougher question: Is this flesh or Spirit? Flesh demands satisfaction now. Spirit says, “I’ve got a bigger plan—hold up.”
Quick science note: This is your prefrontal cortex (the CEO of your brain) stepping in to keep the amygdala (the drama queen of your brain) from running the show.
Step 3: Choose Spirit
This is where healing starts to hardwire. Instead of snapping back or spiraling, you choose Spirit:
- Flesh says: “They embarrassed me, I’ll embarrass them.”
- Spirit says: “I’ll protect my peace instead of trading barbs.”
- Flesh says: “This pain deserves payback.”
- Spirit says: “This pain deserves prayer.”
Every single Spirit-led choice strengthens that pathway in your brain. Eventually, peace becomes your knee-jerk reaction instead of rage. That’s self-healing at work.
Why This Works
Science calls it neuroplasticity. Paul called it the renewing of your mind. Either way, God wired us with the ability to grow, shift, and heal. Each pause, each reassess, each Spirit-led action literally re-routes your brain toward life instead of destruction.
Healing isn’t a one-and-done. It’s a continuum—a process of turning flesh into Spirit, over and over, until the road you walk is lined with peace, not potholes.
Closing Thought
Friend, your self-healing is not a pipe dream. It’s possible. Every pause is progress. Every Spirit choice is a victory. And even when you slip (because we all do), grace picks you back up and keeps the continuum going.
So next time your flesh is revving up like NASCAR on a Friday night, remember:
Pause. Reassess. Choose Spirit.
Your brain—and your soul—will thank you.
With light and laughter,
Tina N. Campbell
Scribed in Light
Scribed In Light 
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