Mental Fogginess--Prayer Request

[aribell]

Hey Ladies,

I have a prayer request. I've been reading Watchman Nee's The Spiritual Man as well as The Normal Christian Life, and he talks about spiritual warfare upon the life of the mind. I've been experiencing to varying degrees mental fogginess where I will spend over an hour, or maybe even a whole evening forgetting what I'm supposed to be doing. And I'll know I have things to do, but I can't really remember what, and if I do remember, I'll forget again before I do it. Mental distractions that mean I end up doing nothing.

Sounds crazy and it is. I'm in fine health. Of course, people often want to point to taking meds, but I really feel like I'm being resisted when I try to focus mentally and go about my business. I don't think it's physiological.

There is also another situation that I am considering posting, but in the meantime would still like prayer. The situation exemplifies confusion in that there is a mixture of strong evidence that points to God being in it, but also strong evidence that points to Him not being in it. He is not the author of confusion, I know, but I really need wisdom as to whether this is a patience/timing thing, or simply a counterfeit and something else to distract me. Please pray that I would have clarity and discernment, and that the answer would settle the matter.

Thanks so much.

 

[LifeafterLHCF]

Im praying I dont know how much weight that may have but I'm going through the same..and your point that God isn't the author of confusion really hit a cord with me..

 

[OhmyKimB]

Doesn't sound crazy because I have really been going through this and a lot of other things as well.

 

[aribell]

Im praying I dont know how much weight that may have but I'm going through the same..and your point that God isn't the author of confusion really hit a cord with me..

Thank you for your prayers. All we have to do is to ask according to the Lord's will, and believe He will answer, and our prayers are effective. So thank you again, I honestly have felt much clearer in mind since posting.

For you:

Trust in the LORD with all your heart,
And lean not on your own understanding;
In all your ways acknowledge Him,
And He shall direct your paths."

I love the concreteness of the "shall". There's no question about it. If we turn to Him at every point, He will direct our steps. It's a promise that you can count on.

 

[donna894]

Sending up prayers for you

I can relate to your post and will comment later.

 

[loolalooh]

Praying for you!

 

[Prudent1]

This is very real. Joyce Meyer calls them mind blocking spirits. Here is a prayer I pray from time to time. It happens to all of us especially when we should be using the time some other way. It also happens when we have imaginary convos of how we would respond to situations if they ever happened to us. "I wish a ninja would do 'x'" and so on...
Prayer for Mind Cleansing & Clarity
Heavenly Father, I (we) come to You now in the Name of my (our) Lord and Savior Christ Jesus. Lord Jesus Christ we ask You according to John 14: 13 - 14, to wash over our minds with the Blood of Jesus and cleanse out all darkness and all thoughts that are contrary to Your will and destiny for our lives. I (we) ask You Lord Jesus to shut any doors that need to be shut whether spiritual or natural, and to open any doors that need to be opened whether spiritual or natural in my (our) life (lives).
Heavenly Father, I (we) ask you to give me (us) and each person I (we) have prayed for today clarity of vision, clarity of sight, clarity of thought, clarity of mind, clarity of knowing, and hearing Your Voice according to John 16:23. Amen!

 

[aribell]

This is very real. Joyce Meyer calls them mind blocking spirits. Here is a prayer I pray from time to time. It happens to all of us especially when we should be using the time some other way. It also happens when we have imaginary convos of how we would respond to situations if they ever happened to us. "I wish a ninja would do 'x'" and so on...
Prayer for Mind Cleansing & Clarity
Heavenly Father, I (we) come to You now in the Name of my (our) Lord and Savior Christ Jesus. Lord Jesus Christ we ask You according to John 14: 13 - 14, to wash over our minds with the Blood of Jesus and cleanse out all darkness and all thoughts that are contrary to Your will and destiny for our lives. I (we) ask You Lord Jesus to shut any doors that need to be shut whether spiritual or natural, and to open any doors that need to be opened whether spiritual or natural in my (our) life (lives).
Heavenly Father, I (we) ask you to give me (us) and each person I (we) have prayed for today clarity of vision, clarity of sight, clarity of thought, clarity of mind, clarity of knowing, and hearing Your Voice according to John 16:23. Amen!

This is a great prayer, and I can definitely relate to the purple as well.

 

[Renewed1]

I have this problem as well. I tend to day dream all the time. It's gotten better now that I am older. But it still happens and I fight to take hold of every thought. Thank you for this prayer.

 

[Prudent1]

You're both welcome. We all have to learn to think about what we are thinking about. The cycle never ends.

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[MSee]

You're both welcome. We all have to learn to think about what we are thinking about. The cycle never ends.

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It's a cycle indeed.

Thanks for the prayer. It is something I've had to deal with too. I'm learning in those times to wait on God for clarity before making any decisions. "Learning" because patience is not a strong area for me.