7-22-16
Good morning my dears! It's been a while. Guess I was in another one of those 'seasons'. What's a season you ask? well, lemme tell ya...It's not fun. This lovely young man, explains it better than I ever could. I seem to cycle through the 'winter' phase frequently as of late. It's extremely stressful and very frustrating. I'm sure it doesn't help that when it starts, I can almost immediately notice it and then, like most women(or it might just be me), start racking my brain thinking I did something wrong. So then I stress out trying to figure it out, I pray, I apologize, I pray some more...and I get no dice. Or at least, it feels that way. I start getting so bent out of shape, that only can I not think straight, I end up closing *myself* off from God. Then I freak about how stupid I was being and the whole slew of other womanly stuff. Maybe it's just me lol. I have no idea. So if anyone else is out there, male or female, and you get like that, please let me know I'm not alone! LOL.
So what we're going to go over, hence the title and my little rants are stress and frustration and how to handle it. Well, try? It's still a very big work in progress for me which is why I seem to get stuck in 'winter' mode quite often. If anyone knew me or knew a family member that knows me, it was very easy for me to get bent out of shape. Between timetables, having my things in a certain way, my personal space tends to be that of what one would call 'organized chaos', and the rest of my house thanks to the Kon Mari method and my mother, needs to look like it came from a magazine and all sorts of other minuscule things, I would get wound up tighter than a wind-up toy. I believe these are also known as control issues? But I've improved quite a bit I think. I still like my timetables, but it somethings happens that destroys said plan of the day, week, or month, I can now just go '*sigh* ok...' and carry on, adapting to it how I can. Over the course of a few minutes and some dedicating praying, I just go "ok God, So can't do this right now. it's slightly irritating, but I'm done having my little tantrum, here's my deep breath, you pick the right time. I'm not going to dwell on it anymore, not going to fret or fuss. You take it, I wash my hands of this" and I just go on my merry way. I try to do this in all aspects of my life. Frankly, the fact I get so easily wound up irritates me more than anything.
Well, this past 'season', It was brought to my attention that I was starting to get back into that old stress over stress over stress issue I have by the dear Lord the past 2 weeks. At this point, I was just so wrecked with myself, I finally sat still long enough to breathe and well, be still. I finally heard that little whisper in the back of my mind that I had been wanting to hear again. "Stress" and "tired" is what I could hear. The past two weeks I had been running myself into the ground, barely forcing myself to even stop and sleep. So, I looked up some bible verses on stress, and frustration, and it clicked that I don't need a timetable to get it all done. It's ok to stop and 'smell the roses' so to speak. Matthew 11:28-30. When you start to feel worried, stressed, overburdened, frustrated, tired, Just pray and lay it all at his feet...and leave it there! Philippians 4:6-7, *in my Bob Marley voice* 'don't worry bout a thing, cuz every little thing, is gonna be alright'. Pray, give thanks, don't get anxious or overwhelmed. When you pray, and just let him take the reins, the overwhelming peace you feel it's dumbfounding. It's like the feeling you get after you finished that incredibly hard project you were given to finish in 2 days for class...except like 10x better lol. Luke 21:34, we really should be careful on what 'freaks us out' and 'weighs us down'. In the end, if you let it overwhelm you, it really does feel like you're in a trap. It's not a fun experience.
When it comes to being frustrated, which I am aware they both go hand in hand, I have found countless verses to try and remember also. While stress is more white rabbit's "I'm late, I'm late, for a very important date!", frustration is, for me, more like 'crap, there's a test today! ok, I got this' *looks at test and braindumps everything*. You can't think straight, or hardly at all depending on the level you're at. Deep breaths don't even seem to help any as you try to reanalyze the situation. I have 4 verses lined up: Isaiah 41:10, God is with us and will help us overcome our stress, fear, worries, he's always with us. John 16:33, Jesus overtook the world. Not even death itself could stop him. With that kind of father, why should really fret? human nature yea, but with the constant reminder of this, it definitely helps ease the load. 1 Peter 5:7, He cares for us. He WANTS us to lay down our worries, our troubles, our burdens, our happiness, our tear, everything. All He wants for us is to spread His word, show love, humility and have peace. And lastly, Philippians 4:7, the unexplainable peace of God. When you give everything to Him, the peace and security you feel is...well...unexplainable. It's almost like when you were a kid, and you were scared so you ran to be comforted in the arms of a parent..but somehow..it feels more peaceful than that.
All we have to do is pray and have faith.Undeniable faith.James 1:6, believe with all your heart, other wise, you just get all wishy washy. Mark 11:24, Pray and you shall recieve. Believe it and it WILL be yours. All it takes is even a little faith, be it, graduating school and going to college, starting a new job, learning how to adult, etc. John 11:40, believe in God and you will see Him move before you. Matthew 17:20 even with the faith the size of a mustard seed, God will help you move mountains that are set before. The more faith, the more peace, the more you grow closer to God by leaps and bounds. Soon, looking back, what you thought was a mountain, was just a grain of sand compared to the power of God. You learn to just completely trust him, and that no matter what, He will bring you through whatever storm you face, and He'll bring you out of there shining brighter than you could imagine. Mark 10:27, with man, it's impossible. But with God, ALL things are possible. So, If you've been feeling like me, or know someone who's been in this 'rut'. I hope this helps you all some how. Have a blessed day <3
Good morning my dears! It's been a while. Guess I was in another one of those 'seasons'. What's a season you ask? well, lemme tell ya...It's not fun. This lovely young man, explains it better than I ever could. I seem to cycle through the 'winter' phase frequently as of late. It's extremely stressful and very frustrating. I'm sure it doesn't help that when it starts, I can almost immediately notice it and then, like most women(or it might just be me), start racking my brain thinking I did something wrong. So then I stress out trying to figure it out, I pray, I apologize, I pray some more...and I get no dice. Or at least, it feels that way. I start getting so bent out of shape, that only can I not think straight, I end up closing *myself* off from God. Then I freak about how stupid I was being and the whole slew of other womanly stuff. Maybe it's just me lol. I have no idea. So if anyone else is out there, male or female, and you get like that, please let me know I'm not alone! LOL.
So what we're going to go over, hence the title and my little rants are stress and frustration and how to handle it. Well, try? It's still a very big work in progress for me which is why I seem to get stuck in 'winter' mode quite often. If anyone knew me or knew a family member that knows me, it was very easy for me to get bent out of shape. Between timetables, having my things in a certain way, my personal space tends to be that of what one would call 'organized chaos', and the rest of my house thanks to the Kon Mari method and my mother, needs to look like it came from a magazine and all sorts of other minuscule things, I would get wound up tighter than a wind-up toy. I believe these are also known as control issues? But I've improved quite a bit I think. I still like my timetables, but it somethings happens that destroys said plan of the day, week, or month, I can now just go '*sigh* ok...' and carry on, adapting to it how I can. Over the course of a few minutes and some dedicating praying, I just go "ok God, So can't do this right now. it's slightly irritating, but I'm done having my little tantrum, here's my deep breath, you pick the right time. I'm not going to dwell on it anymore, not going to fret or fuss. You take it, I wash my hands of this" and I just go on my merry way. I try to do this in all aspects of my life. Frankly, the fact I get so easily wound up irritates me more than anything.
Well, this past 'season', It was brought to my attention that I was starting to get back into that old stress over stress over stress issue I have by the dear Lord the past 2 weeks. At this point, I was just so wrecked with myself, I finally sat still long enough to breathe and well, be still. I finally heard that little whisper in the back of my mind that I had been wanting to hear again. "Stress" and "tired" is what I could hear. The past two weeks I had been running myself into the ground, barely forcing myself to even stop and sleep. So, I looked up some bible verses on stress, and frustration, and it clicked that I don't need a timetable to get it all done. It's ok to stop and 'smell the roses' so to speak. Matthew 11:28-30. When you start to feel worried, stressed, overburdened, frustrated, tired, Just pray and lay it all at his feet...and leave it there! Philippians 4:6-7, *in my Bob Marley voice* 'don't worry bout a thing, cuz every little thing, is gonna be alright'. Pray, give thanks, don't get anxious or overwhelmed. When you pray, and just let him take the reins, the overwhelming peace you feel it's dumbfounding. It's like the feeling you get after you finished that incredibly hard project you were given to finish in 2 days for class...except like 10x better lol. Luke 21:34, we really should be careful on what 'freaks us out' and 'weighs us down'. In the end, if you let it overwhelm you, it really does feel like you're in a trap. It's not a fun experience.
When it comes to being frustrated, which I am aware they both go hand in hand, I have found countless verses to try and remember also. While stress is more white rabbit's "I'm late, I'm late, for a very important date!", frustration is, for me, more like 'crap, there's a test today! ok, I got this' *looks at test and braindumps everything*. You can't think straight, or hardly at all depending on the level you're at. Deep breaths don't even seem to help any as you try to reanalyze the situation. I have 4 verses lined up: Isaiah 41:10, God is with us and will help us overcome our stress, fear, worries, he's always with us. John 16:33, Jesus overtook the world. Not even death itself could stop him. With that kind of father, why should really fret? human nature yea, but with the constant reminder of this, it definitely helps ease the load. 1 Peter 5:7, He cares for us. He WANTS us to lay down our worries, our troubles, our burdens, our happiness, our tear, everything. All He wants for us is to spread His word, show love, humility and have peace. And lastly, Philippians 4:7, the unexplainable peace of God. When you give everything to Him, the peace and security you feel is...well...unexplainable. It's almost like when you were a kid, and you were scared so you ran to be comforted in the arms of a parent..but somehow..it feels more peaceful than that.
All we have to do is pray and have faith.Undeniable faith.James 1:6, believe with all your heart, other wise, you just get all wishy washy. Mark 11:24, Pray and you shall recieve. Believe it and it WILL be yours. All it takes is even a little faith, be it, graduating school and going to college, starting a new job, learning how to adult, etc. John 11:40, believe in God and you will see Him move before you. Matthew 17:20 even with the faith the size of a mustard seed, God will help you move mountains that are set before. The more faith, the more peace, the more you grow closer to God by leaps and bounds. Soon, looking back, what you thought was a mountain, was just a grain of sand compared to the power of God. You learn to just completely trust him, and that no matter what, He will bring you through whatever storm you face, and He'll bring you out of there shining brighter than you could imagine. Mark 10:27, with man, it's impossible. But with God, ALL things are possible. So, If you've been feeling like me, or know someone who's been in this 'rut'. I hope this helps you all some how. Have a blessed day <3
So encouraging!! Thank you for keeping it real!
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