Break Out Of The “LOOP” – Read Below Before The Video!
With the World Cup going on this summer, I’ve found myself looking into the game to learn about soccer and to cheer on the U.S. though they won’t play the final game this coming Sunday. In the process, I watched a short training video clip where the coach had the players doing “passing loop” drills in a repetitive pattern as they practiced their strategies, while keeping it going. The word “loop” caught my eye as I recently read about another type of “loop.”
I know very little about A.I. except that it stands for “artificial intelligence” as I wrote in an article a few summers ago. However, I know there are many good ways it can be used and that we all use it to some degree. BUT…my eyes were distracted recently when I saw a subject line to a clip on “how to safeguard against getting stuck in an A.I. loop.” So I watched it too, not that I’ll ever use that info, but again, there was that word, “loop” and I went there.
One more “loop” that sometimes gets me is if I listen to a catchy song before I turn in for the night. My sleep suffers as my mind stays on the never-ending path of the song playing in a loop in my mind endlessly all night long. Has that ever happened to you? It is hard to break out of and it can be exhausting.
This leads me to why the word “loop” kept catching my eye. As it related to soccer drills, I’m reminded how the Lord inspired me to video the “Grief Cycle” with a soccer ball illustration. The steps or phases we process through will often repeat themselves as in a “loop” and if we are not careful, we can get stuck in the loop, not even aware of it. I included a video lesson in my digital interactive study: Healed by the Word. Today, I am sharing it with you too because perhaps you may be wondering how to process through your grief or painful situation, and break free from the “loop” you are experiencing.
Some loops we find ourselves in may be good for us, like good habits that protect us or serve us well, resulting in good behavior patterns & growth. Other mental loops running through our minds, however, mirror A.I. loops, with adaptive behaviors absent of a definite goal, guardrails or stop triggers that allow the loop to end when the mission or process is complete.
These ongoing loops can cause our minds to suffer context overload as we forget the broader purpose we were created for because of too many new outside inputs that get interjected into the loops we repeat over and over in our minds, ultimately robbing us of our peace and joy. Does that resonate?
The Holy Spirit will often bring to my mind physical facts to help me understand and share a biblical truth, as has been the case with the “loop”. This God given insight is what I like to call “Authentic Intelligence (A.I.)” He is real and through God’s Word and His Spirit, He trains us to be victorious!
We must put up guardrails in our life to help us live our God given vision and purpose. In believing the promises of God, knowing our identity in Christ while abiding in His Presence and listening to the voice of the Holy Spirit, we are equipped to avoid getting stuck in an artificial loop that leads to nowhere.
So when the troubles of this world try to trigger us to repeat the same old broken approaches to life keeping us from experiencing lasting change and healing in our hearts and minds, we are able to stop the triggers from running.
This is Good News: We have a disrupter agent that can break us free from our loop cycles. His name is Jesus! Call upon Him! In times of trouble, He will come to your rescue. He is not artificial, but is real & an ever-present help and hope, carrying healing for your soul. Today, will you ask the Lord to walk & abide with you as you process the path of life together, for all of eternity!
In His Presence, there is peace…and joy!
Watch the 12 minute teaching…
VIDEO: The Healing Cycle (Process thru Grief to Healing)… A soccer ball illustration as a visual aid to help you see hope…even when you feel kicked.
Listen! What do you hear God speaking to you?
GOOD NEWS from the Word of God:
“God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.”
“Then call on me when you are in trouble, and I will rescue you,
and you will give me glory.”
Suzanne: He Reveals to Heal!
Greg: Keep Faith’n it!
Greg & Suzanne Grimaud, Authors – Speakers – Coaches
We believe God and so we speak!
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