May 21, 2025

Breaking Free from Trauma-Fueled Overthinking

Send us a text Ever find yourself stuck in endless mental loops, questioning decisions God has already confirmed? You're not alone. In this raw, soul-stirring episode, we dive deep into the dangerous kind of overthinking that's not just mental gymnastics but spiritual warfare. When trauma is left unaddressed, when rejection or betrayal hasn't been brought before God, it creates thought patterns that keep us questioning everything—even when God has already answered. We expose the subtl...

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Ever find yourself stuck in endless mental loops, questioning decisions God has already confirmed? You're not alone.

In this raw, soul-stirring episode, we dive deep into the dangerous kind of overthinking that's not just mental gymnastics but spiritual warfare. When trauma is left unaddressed, when rejection or betrayal hasn't been brought before God, it creates thought patterns that keep us questioning everything—even when God has already answered.

We expose the subtle but devastating connection between unhealed wounds and the modern spirit of FOMO (fear of missing out). This dangerous combination has many believers constantly searching yet never settling, praying for things they already possess, and looking back fondly at situations that nearly destroyed them. "Overthinking steals your now by keeping you stuck in your then or obsessed with your next."

The enemy knows he can't snatch your salvation, but he'll try to smother your peace. A restless Christian is an ineffective Christian. That's why we offer practical, Scripture-based strategies for breaking free from the overthinking cycle: bringing trauma into the light, saturating your mind with truth, practicing contentment, and fixing your eyes firmly on Jesus rather than endless possibilities.

Whether you're exhausted from analyzing every situation or tired of feeling like God's blessings aren't enough, this episode offers hope. "Peace isn't the absence of discomfort; it's the presence of God in the middle of it." Take our five-minute daily challenge to identify what you're still chasing that God already gave you. Your overthinking mind is ready for rest, and true healing begins with surrendering those wounds to the Prince of Peace.

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Be An Encourager...Not A Discourager!

Chapters

01:57 - When Trauma Hijacks Your Thoughts

03:20 - The FOMO Spirit.

04:37 - The Search Is A Snare

05:45 - How The Enemy Uses It

06:56 - Healing The Overthinking Mind

08:15 - Stop Running When You,ve Already Arrived

10:13 - Last Words

10:42 - Challenge

Transcript

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The world is changing and time is running out.

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This is Renewed Mindsets where we confront Biblical truth head-on no sugar-coating, no compromise.

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We expose false doctrine, reveal fulfilled prophecy and shine light on the demonic deception of these last days, but we also stand firm on the hope of Christ's return, the call to holiness and the urgency of true salvation.

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It's time to renew your mind, for the time is now.

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Let's go, boys.

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Hey, welcome to Renewed Mindsets, where we reject the patterns of this world and instead are transformed by the renewing of our minds through the Word of God.

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I'm Rick and I'm so glad you're here Today.

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We're digging into something a lot of believers struggle with silently overthinking.

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Not just the kind that keeps you up at night replaying awkward conversations, but the deeper, more dangerous kind.

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The kind that's rooted in unresolved trauma, unhealed wounds and spiritual insecurity.

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The kind that makes you question everything, even when God has already answered.

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The kind that makes you question everything even when God has already answered.

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This one might hit close to home it did to me but that's good, because healing begins with the truth.

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Let's go so.

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Overthinking doesn't start in the brain, it starts in the heart.

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Proverbs 4.23 tells us Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life.

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When trauma is left unaddressed, when betrayal or rejection or abuse or abandonment isn't brought before God, it embeds itself deep inside us and from that place it fuels our thoughts.

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You start asking yourself what did I do wrong?

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What if it happens again?

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Can I really trust this person?

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Can I really trust God?

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Maybe things are better with that person or this person, are better with that person or this person.

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So you analyze everything you read between the lines that were never written, you question blessings that were already confirmed and, before you know it, you're no longer walking by faith, You're living in suspicion.

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Overthinking is the mind's way of trying to protect what the heart hasn't healed from.

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But, friends, the only true healer is Jesus.

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Psalm 147.3 says he heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.

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Let him.

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Now here's where it gets even more subtle the spirit of FOMO, the fear of missing out.

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It sounds harmless, right, it's just a trendy acronym, but it's dangerous Because it whispers that God isn't enough, that what he gave you isn't the best, that maybe, just maybe, you missed out on something better.

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And if trauma made you an overthinker, fomo will keep you a prisoner.

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You'll scroll through other people's perfect lives.

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You'll question your own marriage or relationships, your job, your church, your calling and soon the very things that God blessed you with will start to feel like burdens.

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Why?

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Because your mind has been trained to search instead of settle.

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1 Timothy 6.6 says Godliness with contentment is great gain.

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You don't gain peace by getting more.

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You gain peace by trusting that what you have is enough if God gave it.

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Let me say that again If God gave it, it's enough.

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It is.

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There's a deep lie that many believers have swallowed that there's always something more just around the corner and that if we're not constantly searching, we'll fall behind.

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But God never told us to chase opportunity.

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He told us to chase Him.

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Psalm 46.10 doesn't say be busy and know that I'm God.

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It says be still and know that I am God.

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When you're constantly searching, comparing, doubting, second-guessing, you stop recognizing what's right in front of you.

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Your mind starts to reject peace, your spirit starts to crave chaos.

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Yeah, and before you know it, you're praying for things you already possess.

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You might be looking back at something that almost broke you and think that it's good.

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Overthinking steals your now by keeping you stuck in your then or obsessed with your next, you stuck in your then or obsessed with your next.

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Now this isn't just a personal struggle.

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It's part of a bigger spiritual war In these end times that we're in.

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The enemy knows that he can't snatch your salvation, but he'll try to smother your peace.

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He'll use unresolved wounds to make you overthink and then he'll feed you FOMO so you never feel satisfied.

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Because a restless Christian is an ineffective Christian.

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James 1.8 warns us A double-minded man is unstable in all his ways.

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The devil doesn't need to destroy your life, he just needs to keep you unstable.

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He will make you think that in the mistakes of the past you'll find green pastures in the future.

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Solomon spoke about this.

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Proverbs 26, 11 says as a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his foolishness.

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Oh man that hurts.

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Oh man that hurts.

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Jesus is coming back for a bride who's ready, not distracted, not comparing, not still healing from what should have been surrendered.

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So how do we break the cycle?

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First, you need to bring the trauma into the light.

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Stop pretending that you're fine.

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Healing doesn't happen in denial.

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Psalm 34, 18 says the Lord is close to the brokenhearted.

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He's not afraid of your pain.

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Next, you need to saturate your mind with the truth.

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Philippians 4, 8 gives us the blueprint.

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Whatever is true, noble, right, pure.

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Think about these things, not what could happen, not what might go wrong.

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Think about what God has already said.

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Next, you need to practice contentment.

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Say it out loud If God gave it, it's enough.

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Stop chasing what he never told you to pursue.

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This one is for every part of our life.

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Fix your eyes on Jesus.

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Hebrews 12 says let's fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith.

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Let's fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, not on other people's stories, not on what-ifs On him.

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Hey, if you're still here, I know this hit deep, so let me give you something extra, just for the ones who stuck around.

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Have you ever seen a dog chase its tail Round and around?

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It goes, wearing itself out, never realizing that it already has what it's looking for.

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That's how a lot of believers are today.

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That's how they're living Tired, worn out, exhausted from chasing peace, purpose, from chasing love when it's already in their hands.

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You're running, but you've already arrived the job you begged for.

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You've got it, the relationship that you fasted and prayed about.

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You're in it.

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Or maybe you abandoned it, thinking yourself not worthy of it.

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The healing you cried for?

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It's in progress, but trauma says it's not enough.

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Fomo says what if there's better?

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It's not enough.

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Fomo says, what if there's better?

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And Satan says keep chasing, don't settle in what God gave you.

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Let me tell you the promised land still had battles, but it was still the promised land.

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Just because you feel tension doesn't mean it's not from God.

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Peace isn't the absence of discomfort, it's the presence of God in the middle of it.

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So maybe this week, instead of chasing more, sit down with the Lord and thank him for what he's already given you.

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Philippians 4.11 says I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances.

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That's your challenge.

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You're not lost.

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You're just learning how to be still.

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If you're tired of overthinking, if you're constantly searching and never settling, I want to remind you the Prince of Peace is not hiding from you.

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He's waiting for you to stop surrender and trust him.

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Let him heal what broke you so your heart can stop running and your mind can finally rest.

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So here's a challenge for you.

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Before the next episode drops, I need you to take five minutes every day no phone, no music, no noise and ask yourself this and ask yourself this what am I still chasing that God already gave me?

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Then write it down, circle it, pray over it.

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That might just be the first step toward healing your overthinking mind.

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Let's pray, father, for the one listening, who's tired of overthinking, who feels trapped in trauma, confusion and second-guessing.

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Give them peace, quiet, the noise.

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Heal the wounds they haven't told anybody about.

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Replace fear with trust, distraction with stillness, and anxiety with the bold confidence of Christ In Jesus' precious name.

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Amen.

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The executive producer of Renewed Mindsets is Christy McCurry.

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That's all for today, but I'll be back with more unfiltered biblical truth and undeniable prophecy.

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The time to wake up is now.

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If today's episode challenged you, don't keep it to yourself.

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Tell someone.

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Please.

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Text them a link, share the truth while there's still time.

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Jesus is coming soon.

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Stay watchful, stay holy, stay renewed Until next week.

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I'm Rick.

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Be an encourager, not a discourager.

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I love you, see ya?

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The intro and outro music for the Renewed Mindsets podcast is Are you Ready?

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By Floodgate From the album Are you Ready.

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Copyright 2002, offbeat Ministries Incorporated.

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Floodgate can be found on Apple Music and iTunes.

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Music used with permission.

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When trauma is left undressed, undressed.

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