Happy Labor Day!
Hello everyone, I hope you have been enjoying your Labor Day weekend. I have certainly taken the time to rest this weekend and I am so glad that I did! I wanted to share an eye opening story that happened to me this past week. So I have been really stressed out over various things the past two weeks and the stress caught up with me. I started feeling bad Thursday evening and of course the first thing that I think of is I must have covid. I thought it was sinuses and allergies because I usually have a sinus infection around this time of year, but I wasn't sure. I had a runny nose, a earache, and a scratchy throat. I finally decided to go to the doctor and get a covid test just to make sure. Of course I prayed to the Lord that it wouldn't be covid and that it would be nothing more than just an infection. Well, the Lord answered that prayer and it was a viral infection and not covid, praise the Lord! I am still praising Him today for answering my prayer. While I was waiting for my results in the doctor's office, the Lord began to reveal some things to me that have been eye opening for me. If you would like to find out, continue reading!
God spoke to my heart and said, "I want you to take better care of yourself." I thought, "What in the world are you talking about?" I take my vitamins, I get enough sleep, I try to eat as healthy as possible, what more do I need to do? He revealed to me that the enemy was trying to overload me with so much stress and it was about things that I couldn't control. The Lord also revealed to me that I wasn't getting the proper sleep that I needed and I was running on fumes. Can anyone relate to this? So with that being said, I just wanted to encourage you that the only person you can control with the help of the Holy Spirit is you. You are responsible for you, your actions, your thoughts, and your words. We are definitely living in circumstances that we cannot control, but there is One that is still in control and He has not left His throne and that is the Lord God Almighty. He sees everything that we are facing on a day to day basis, He knows what stress can do to us and it's not good.
Friends, stress lowers the immune system and if your immune system is lowered because of so much stress then it's not going to function properly. God is asking us to trust Him during these trying circumstances and although they have been very uncomfortable, He is still good! He is still with us and He will continue to sustain us! So please my friends, do not allow the stresses of this world weigh you down. Cast all your cares upon Him for He cares for you. He doesn't want us trying to figure out this or that all the time, He just wants us to trust Him. I know it's hard sometimes to trust Him in the darkness, but He let me know the other day that He is in control. It may seem out of control to us, but not to Him. He has a plan and will always have one. So friends, don't get stressed out to the point where it hinders your health, it's not worth it! Make sure you are getting plenty of sleep, plenty of nutrients in your body, and make sure you are spending time with God by reading His word and prayer.
If you have to carve out some quiet time in the evenings after those long days whether at work or at home then do so. Spending time with God shifts our focus off of the stress of the world and onto Him. He helps change our perspective and gives us hope and peace. Friends, I just wanted to encourage you today to take care of yourself and to let God do all the heavy lifting. He loves you and He wants you to take care of your temple so that He can come and dwell in you. When you are stressed out all the time, He can't talk to you like He wants to so get quiet before the Lord and let Him speak to your heart today! May God bless you and keep you. Until next time!
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