Why You Feel Stuck Spiritually, and How to Renew Your Mind Biblically
- Myisha Hanley
- 5 days ago
- 3 min read
You’re praying. You’re showing up in your quiet time. You’re trying to think differently. But your thoughts still feel heavy, scattered, or stuck.
If you’ve ever wondered why your mind isn’t changing, even when you’re doing the spiritual work, you’re not alone.
The truth is, many Christian women are trying to manage their thoughts instead of renewing them, and it’s not because they don’t love God. It’s because no one ever taught them how to renew their mind biblically, not with surface-level affirmations, not with emotional hype, but with spiritual truth that actually transforms how you think.
You’re Not Lazy. You’re Likely Just Fighting With the Wrong Tools.
When it comes to the thought life, most of us have only been handed two options:
Push the thoughts away
Try to “think more positively”
But when you’re battling anxiety, fear, intrusive lies, or shame-based spirals, those surface-level strategies fall apart. And often, we default to natural tools: routines, productivity, motivational quotes, or even Christian “busywork.”
But here’s the truth: You can’t heal a spiritual problem with natural tools.
The transformation God calls us to isn’t just about behavior or surface change.
Romans 12:2a says:
"Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.”
That word, renewing, in the original Greek, implies a continuous, inner renovation. It requires engaging with truth from the Word until it replaces the lie at the root.
Why You Must Renew Your Mind Biblically, Not Just Shift Your Mindset
There’s a reason your thought life feels like a battleground.
For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds (2 Corinthians 10:4)
You’re not just dealing with random, neutral thoughts. You’re dealing with spiritual resistance, generational patterns, emotional triggers, and mental strongholds that have been reinforced over time.
From a psychological standpoint, we call these cognitive distortions or automatic thoughts, deep grooves in your brain’s wiring that shape how you respond, react, and even pray.
From a spiritual standpoint, we call them lies that have been planted, watered, and agreed with over time.
And unless they’re replaced with truth, those thought patterns don’t just fade, they strengthen.
Common Strongholds You Might Be Fighting (Without Realizing It)
“I’m always anxious.”
“God is disappointed in me.”
“Nothing’s ever going to change for me.”
“I’ll always be this way.”
These don’t sound like lies. They sound like facts. Because you’ve thought them for so long, they feel true. But they’re not.
They are strongholds, mental fortresses that block the truth of God’s Word from fully taking root.
Renewing Your Mind Is a Daily Spiritual Discipline
This isn’t a one-and-done.
Your brain wires based on repetition.
Your mind is transformed by what you meditate on, not just what you read or hear.
“Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it spring the issues of life.” (Proverbs 4:23)
You don’t overcome negative thought patterns by trying harder. You overcome them by guarding your inner life and retraining your mind through the Word of God, daily.
And that retraining isn’t about ignoring reality. It’s about re-rooting it in truth.
This Is Exactly Why I Created the Rewired by Truth Workbook
Because sometimes it’s not about knowing more Scripture; it’s about learning how to actually use it.
If you’ve ever felt like you were doing all the right spiritual things but still felt mentally stuck, this workbook was created for you.
It walks you through the exact process of identifying the lies, replacing them with truth, and rewiring your thinking, one page at a time.
But whether you grab the workbook or not, just know this: You’re not failing. You just need a different fight plan.
One Question to Reflect On This Week:
Where in your thought life have you been trying to manage the fruit, instead of uprooting the root?
Let God meet you there.
Not with condemnation, but with the renewing power of His truth.
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