# @levifilmmkr on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DQsD1RsDplB
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/36658193-levifilmmkr-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/4a50d40541.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-11-05T21:50:40.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Levi Vaagenes (@levifilmmkr) — https://gondola.cc/levifilmmkr

## Caption

I’ve found myself feeling quite stressed lately. (maybe it’s the fact that I recently got an Oura ring and it likes to tell me that I’m a wreck) regardless, I’ve noticed this cloud of stress attempt to rob me of my daily joy. Joy that I found in daily activities like surfing, skating, hanging with friends, visiting my favorite coffee shop ( socialcoffeesupply ) and many other things that have been drowned out by the looming, unidentifiable cloud in my mind which paralyzes me into inaction. The joy I get from these things is short lived have felt futile compared to the mountain of never ending STUFF that I need to work through and accomplish like growing & casting vision for my business, emails, pre-production, editing multiple projects at a time, creating client work I’m proud of, finding new clients, planning for my future, managing an autoimmune disease with invisible symptoms, catching flights, staying healthy while constantly traveling etc. the list goes on…

All this to say, I’ve finally realized what Paul means when he says to take our thoughts captive and make them obedient to Christ. The Lord gently whispered to me one day, “Levi, you can’t take something captive that you’ve allowed to live there.” And then it hit me, I’m the one who’s choosing to agree with these thoughts that attribute to my stress and rob me of my joy. The Lord has been so kind over the last couple months to help me identify the lies that have been plaguing my mind, and then He’s replaced them one by one with peace and truth. Through reading & being transformed by the Word, having vulnerable conversations with close friends, prayer and practicing the discipline of rest even when life is fast paced, I have seen tremendous growth in my spiritual life and peace in my mind when I try to do LESS and choose to fully surrender. It’s a daily practice and I definitely don’t do it perfectly, but in a world consumed by work and striving, let this be your reminder that rest isn’t lazy, it’s letting God work.

## Stats

- **Views:** 2,334
- **Likes:** 521
- **Shares:** 0
- **Comments:** 25

## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Levi Vaagenes | @levifilmmkr | https://gondola.cc/levifilmmkr | Filmmaker |

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