by Gail Rodgers
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Little irritations can seem so big at times. The back up in traffic, the spilled milk. We all have our own list of little things that grate on us as we go through our day.
Stress experts tell us that the little stresses, which are short term and temporary, need to be managed and put behind us. If we let them come front and center in our minds they will accumulate and leave us unable to handle the larger stresses of life that come to us all from time to time.
It’s an emotional banking system really. Don’t spend your emotional energy on things that don’t matter in the long haul. Let them go. Listen to music during the traffic jam, just wipe up the milk, and give yourself a margin of time in your schedule so you aren’t always running to the max.
Life Lesson: Biblical perspective on the end times
Experience It: Walk in the power of the Holy Spirit
A friend asked me one day how I was doing. I sighed and said, “Really busy”. Her reply startled me. She said, “I guess that’s what you’re choosing.”
I didn’t like her reply but I thought about it. There was a lot in my life I didn’t have the final say on, but there was also a lot I was choosing. So I simply began to choose differently and it made a world of difference.
Try changing some small choices in your life…
* Give yourself an extra five to ten minutes in travel time to appointments.
* Eliminate some activities outside of home that are unnecessary. Do you really need to be there?
* Take time to look into the eyes of the people in your home when you speak to them.
* Identify the little stresses and determine to keep them to size.
The most important thing you can change is to “acknowledge God” as you go through your day.
* Say a prayer for strength as you need it.
* Ask for patience.
* Look for His blessings in your life and say “thank you”.
* Ask for His wisdom as you plan your schedule.
God’s Word promises that as we acknowledge Him in all we do He will direct our path. As we acknowledge God and invite Him into the details of our lives we will find ourselves living with more peace and balance. Isn’t it time for a change?
“In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will direct your path” (Proverbs 3:6).
by Gail Rodgers
visit her web site at www.gailrodgers.ca
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