Stress

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Thoughts for the day:

TLDR; it will be alright, God will pull you through.

You aren't okay. But that's okay.

You may be thinking, "what Mikey??". Here's what I mean...

There is always something to worry about, it seems. There is always something stressing us out. There is always something upsetting us. Always something weighing us down, whether it's big or little, it's there. That's how it's going to be, so that's alright. Don't feel like you're a bad person for being stressed or even depressed.

I'll list some topics of stress, in no perticular order. Look at them and privately mark down what you're currently going through or went through recently that stressed you out, like I did.

✔️ going to college
✔️ death of a family member
◻️ being bullied at school
✔️ heartbreak
✔️ abandoned by a family member
◻️ marriage issues
◻️ quitting smoking/drinking
✔️ money for car repairs
✔️ moving
◻️ bad fighting with parents/siblings
◻️ family member away in the military
◻️ house/car/etc flooded
◻️ traffic tickets
◻️ sickness or family member being sick
✔️ self esteem issues
◻️ being homeless/losing your house
◻️ getting laid off of work
◻️ your kids moving out
✔️ finances
◻️ first day of high/middle school
✔️ loss of a favorite pet
✔️ wrecking your car
◻️ buying your first house
◻️ going to a new school
◻️ taking care of a baby
◻️ learning to drive
✔️ losing a best friend
◻️ anxiety from meeting new people
◻️ flying for the first time
◻️ starting a new job
◻️ facing fears
◻️ medical bills
◻️ social anxiety
◻️ upcoming surgery
◻️ peer pressure
◻️ battling addictions
✔️ stepping out of your comfort zone
◻️ trying new food/hobbies/etc
◻️ school decisions
◻️ anything else that's stressful

Before we go any further, please take time to thank God that you only have the issues you checked. Everyone has different issues, but I think we need to be grateful for the issues we DON'T have. I think the reminder that it's not as bad as it could be is very helpful.

Once you've done that, please continue reading.

You may now be thinking something like:
"Golly Gee, thanks Mikey now I'm thinking about all my anxieties and I feel horrible, you suck."

And I'll say:
"Good, because now you can see what God has solutions to. Now you see what stressers God can take off your chest."

You see, we aren't supposed to be able to control our lives. The Bible says that even the "best" (for lack of a better word) of Christians will go through trials. Even the person who has their life 100% in order with God still has troubles. I mean my goodness, look at Job from the Bible. He lost EVERYTHING except his own life, but he put his trust in God and ended up blessed with twice as much as he had lost. He had every reason to be stressed but he kept praising God. If you haven't read Job's story, then you should, because he had it worse; it's an eye-opening read to say the least.

So give your stress to God. Let Him lead you. Let Him fix it. Pray & listen for His guidance, even if you aren't a practicing Believer. Because with His guidance comes peace and relief from the stress, trust me. He is there for you, whether you are a Believer or not, and He loves you.

He sees your big picture, and He knows where you're going to end up at the end of your life, at the end of this sentence, and at the end of next week. All you really know for certain is what you're eating for dinner tomorrow, and that's sometimes not even clear 😋. Let Him absorb your stress, and guide you out of it.

There will still be stress sometimes, but when you give it to God it becomes SO much easier to handle. Ask Him what He wants you to do in your situations, and do your best to follow that path He lines out, because He will when the time is right.

Your life is a road. One day you see something blocking it. Get out of your car & find a way to go around it, through it, or go over it. At the VERY WORST, you need to wait for the city or firefighters or whoever (God) to come move it for you. But the idea is that eventually you'll get past it safe and sound either way.

Persevere driver, you can do it, and you can do it smoother with Gods help. Never forget that.