Stress, Stress, and more Stress! Most of us know we have stress in our lives. That is the name doctors have given the state of feeling life is out of control.
We all experience times when we feel that everything is out of control. God challenged me to look at things differently. I don’t have to be in control. The hearts and minds of my friends, family, and children are completely out of my control. Truth be known, I have trouble controlling my own!
God told me to not worry. Worry is a sin, and stress comes from worrying. God wanted me to rest in Him. He is in complete control; I don’t have to be!
To let go of my worries, I had to let go of fear. Yes, stress comes from fear, that is its root cause. When I look back at all of the times I was stressed over money, I was living in fear that I could not pay the bills. Yet, to this day, God has always provided for me. Just recently through a series of issues with my mortgage company, I was terribly over charged. Since I paid my mortgage automatically, the money had simply been taken out of my account. This put a huge burden on my finances and I did not know how the bills were going to be paid. It was to be weeks before they would return my money.
I had to leave the situation in Gods hands. He worked out a solution. A client wanted to hire me for an extra project. They pre-paid for the work and I was able to pay my bills on time. Yes, God has always had a solution to every problem I have faced.
It is hard to relearn how to think and I still mess up and let my fears take hold sometimes. However, learning to rest in Gods strength, Gods love, Gods knowledge, and His abilities is important. It is a lifelong process but never fear, God will always be there.