How many times have you felt like this? Your Job, Health, Friends, Children, Spouse, Parents, Siblings, even your church can have this effect on you. This is a result of wanting too much control, too much involvement, or too much notoriety. So many people feel the only way to correct the symptoms of stress is by drinking, drugging, eating, smoking, yelling and a bunch more -ings that people turn to, but really it just takes praying. The world is feeled with too many stressed people. Let's face it stessed people are mean and what does the bumper sticker say about mean people???? It's true. It takes much more energy to be mean then it does to be nice and when you are nice to others, you began to feel better yourself. You should try it. Be super nice to someone that is mean, two things usually happen. The mean person usually feels bad for being mean to such a nice person. Also, they tend to start being nicer, at least to you for a little while. Take time when you are stressed and do something for someone that is not expecting it and do not let them know that you have done it. You will see it brighten their day and you never know, what you do, may make their day. I do a great job talking about this, but I am no expert. ASK MY WIFE. I am not as spontaneous as I should be, sometimes that stresses her out, right honey? I will try to be better at it, but I have seen the effect of secretly paying for a child to attend a summer camp or just buying a Christmas present for a mission project at church. I do not even know what child will receive the gift, but I know it will make their day and that brings joy to me. However, these tend to be quick fixes for most. What is the best way to become STRESS FREE????? The best way to answer that questions is to go to the most knowledgeable and reliable source, The Bible.
In Mathew 6 verse 6:25 to 34- Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes: Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?.....32 For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. There fore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will wory about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
You see to worry does nothing for you. Even in your worst situation, know that God will get you through. It may not be exactly how you expect, but he will do it for the glory of his kingdom. Your trials are others lessons, your debts are others gifts, your mourning is others compassions, you failures are other successes and you will always experience the valleys, it is important to remember to walk with God and allow him to take you to the hill top. Do not stress out, it is all apart of Gods plan and at the end it is always a blessing. When you are stressed out, just remember there are only 24 hours in a day and each day brings a new look and a renewed energy. Just say to yourself, if I make it til tomorrow, this will get better. Because when tomorrow comes, yesterday is history. Then you are one day closer to being stress free. Remember, the Bible is a ALL or NONE deal, you have to believe and trust it all or you can't trust any of it. So if Jesus says not to worry, who are you to argue with him. He always wins.
So the next time you worry, read a book, talk to a friend, take a nap, do something for someone else in secret. -Jon
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