ruts, #neuralpathways #brain

we are victims of our patterns
steps repeated, often,
ruts, neural pathways,
synaptic connections firing
When we experience spiritual pain…
 
instinct overcomes reason,
falling into the same patterns,
harmful strategies rooted deeply
The snake brain deep inside us
When we experience spiritual pain…
 
not addressing root causes,
just medicating our symptoms,
bandaids on gaping, open wounds
some carried for decades
When we experience spiritual pain…
 
needing break the cycle, the pattern,
to quarry the root causes,
the well-worn ruts of history,
the synaptic connections firing
When we experience spiritual pain…
 
only then can we achieve healing,
breaking the cycle within us,
only in creating a new pattern,
step out of time, responding differently
When we experience spiritual pain…
 
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June 29, 2025
Ruts, neural pathways
 
Based on #Romans 7:15-23
Based on #Proverbs14:12
re:generation, Step 4, Inventory, Week 6, Day 2,
“Patterns of the World”
June 29, 2025
well-worn ruts
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/06/well-worn-ruts.html
Based on #Romans 7:15-23
Based on #Proverbs14:12
re:generation, Step 4, Inventory, Week 6, Day 2,
“Patterns of the World”
June 29, 2025
I do the very thing I hate
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/06/i-do-very-thing-i-hate.html
Based on #Romans7:15
Based on Romans 7:15-23
re:generation, Step 4, Inventory, Week 6, Day 2,
“Patterns of the World”
June 29, 2025
even if I am stuck in my ruts
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/06/even-if-i-am-stuck-in-my-ruts.html
Based on #Romans7:15, 18-19, 21-23
Based on Romans 7:15-23
re:generation, Step 4, Inventory, Week 6, Day 2,
“Patterns of the World”
 
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Poetry, God, Christ, Spirit, love, grace, regeneration, Romans 7, sin, confession, neural pathways, pain,
 
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