Friday, July 27, 2018

Got any Stress?

I found this on some random website:

"Stress is actually a normal part of life. At times, it serves a useful purpose. Stress can motivate you to get that promotion at work, or run the last mile of a marathon. But if you don't get a handle on your stress and it becomes long-term, it can seriously interfere with your job, family life, and health. More than half of Americans say they fight with friends and loved ones because of stress, and more than 70% say they experience real physical and emotional symptoms from it."

So the answer is, yes, we all have stress.  Life is full of stressors and it’s going to come and go, ebb and flow, as we journey through life.   When we are stressed we are not sinning and there is no commandment that says “thou shalt not be stressed.”   It just is what it is.

BUT, there are some things we can do when we are stressed that help.

1)  Doing everything we can to stay as healthy as possible is one thing.  Eating right — avoiding processed foods and sugar, sleeping, getting exercise, and staying hydrated are all things that make us stronger.

2)  There’s also a need to do things that we enjoy and find fun.   If we give up all of the things that we enjoy for the sake of the greater good, we end up burned out and can’t do the important things because we are too tired.  So whether it’s reading, or playing candy crush, or going to movies, or doing a craft — take time to do things that you enjoy.

3)  Don’t allow yourself to feel like you are doing something wrong or that you SHOULD be coping better — that just adds more layers of stress.

4)  Spend time with people you truly enjoy who replenish you.

5)  Remember that God does not call us to DO more or better, He just asks us to BE better.   When we are concentrating more on who we are than on how much we get done, we can find ourselves experiencing less stress.  

I don’t recommend watching this whole video, but having it on in the background might lesson your stress.

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