I say, this is the day the Lord has made. I will rejoice and be glad in it. So Wednesday, I salute you with a big cup of Door County Red Velvet Mocha Coffee.
Today as I pen this blog I am writing for a friend who is experiencing some great stress. The particulars are not important. What is important is the message to my friend.
The overwhelming pace of today's life is speeding up day by day. We can feel the impact of this pace on our bodies, and our thoughts. Unfortunately stress becomes and integral part of our lives. Our thoughts are often drowned in trivialities and our spirit is not nourished with positive and uplifting thoughts. This takes us to spiritual malnutrition and steals our peace of mind. We are robbed.
It is imperative that we spend time alone with God to prevent stress from overtaking us. Jesus is our perfect example to follow. Despite the impact and busyness of His ministry, Jesus often took time to be alone and pray. This is where He found his peace and strength.
Each day as I move into my daily grind, I spend time alone with God in solitude. No matter how little the time is, I get that alone time. When we don't, we tend to overestimate our own abilities and strength. Our strength is limited as well as our abilities. We need to rely on God. Better to have only two minutes with Him than to spend twenty minutes with our minds wandering through the issues of life.
Don't think of your prayer life and Bible time as a test of endurance. Think of those times in the Word and prayer as a tranquilizer to calm you in your busy and crazy life. Allow the peace of Jesus to descend upon you and let the stress flow from you to Him.
Think about the things of heaven, not the things of Earth. Colossians 3:2
Dear ones, life is too short to let stress rob you of your health and happiness.
Slow down, trim the list of to do's and spend time alone with God.
Marty
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