This is the best way to bust all the stresses you have in your life. Ready to hear them?
Get up about 30 minutes to an hour early every morning.
Start your day with prayer and devotion.
Write in your journal what God shares with you so that you can look back to see where He brought you.
Fill your soul with God's Word each day then your sanity won't have a breakdown with the things that come about in your day....
This has been a great little book...now on to other GREAT books I'm currently reading (6) of them right now.. I will be sharing from those as God shares with me. See ya later.
Showing posts with label Stress Busters. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Stress Busters. Show all posts
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Stress Busters Day 6
Mrs. Charles Cowman author of "Streams in the Desert" wrote this phrase,
"Two wings are necessary to lift our souls toward God: prayer and praise.
Prayer asks and praise accepts the answer."
This is why we should find the time to lift our concerns to God in prayer, and to praise Him for all that He has done.
When we do that we won't stay stressed for long.
Pray and Praise today and watch your stress melt away.......
"Two wings are necessary to lift our souls toward God: prayer and praise.
Prayer asks and praise accepts the answer."
This is why we should find the time to lift our concerns to God in prayer, and to praise Him for all that He has done.
When we do that we won't stay stressed for long.
Pray and Praise today and watch your stress melt away.......
Sunday, January 4, 2009
Stress Busters Day 5....
Let God Handle Everything....that's today's stress buster lesson
God is our never ending source of support and courage.
When we are weary, he gives us strength
When we see no hope, God reminds us of his promises
When we grieve, God wipes away our tears.
When your life comes to nothing but inevitable challenges hand all of them over to God completely.
He knows your need and He will meet your needs in His way and in His time, if you will let Him.
Bill Hybels wrote: "Pour out your heart to God and tell Him how you feel. Be real, be honest, and when you get it all out, you'll start to feel the gradual covering of God's comforting presence. Enough said.
Psalm 121:1-2, "I will lift up my eyes to the hills. From whence comes my help? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.
God is our never ending source of support and courage.
When we are weary, he gives us strength
When we see no hope, God reminds us of his promises
When we grieve, God wipes away our tears.
When your life comes to nothing but inevitable challenges hand all of them over to God completely.
He knows your need and He will meet your needs in His way and in His time, if you will let Him.
Bill Hybels wrote: "Pour out your heart to God and tell Him how you feel. Be real, be honest, and when you get it all out, you'll start to feel the gradual covering of God's comforting presence. Enough said.
Psalm 121:1-2, "I will lift up my eyes to the hills. From whence comes my help? My help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.
Saturday, January 3, 2009
Stress Busters Day 4....
OK todays stress buster is teaching us about making sure our priorities are right.
We all know that we can't do "everything" so we have to make ourself priorites.
One question we can ask ourselves right now is when do we set our priorities, when we first get up in the morning, or as the day goes on?
If we fail to prioritize our day at all we must know it will happen with or without us or God being involved, life just happens like that.
We need to also ask ourselves if we are trying to organize our day by our own ideas and plans or by God's plans.
If we want to bust the stress in our life and have a day that will give us time to worship, time for our family, for our jobs, for exercise and some personal time left over just for us then we must turn over the priorities to God each morning and allow Him to help us and show us exactly what and where His plans are for us.
Our challenge each day is to use our time wisely in the service of God's work and according to His plans. The more we allow God to control everything the more stress we are busting every day!
We all know that we can't do "everything" so we have to make ourself priorites.
One question we can ask ourselves right now is when do we set our priorities, when we first get up in the morning, or as the day goes on?
If we fail to prioritize our day at all we must know it will happen with or without us or God being involved, life just happens like that.
We need to also ask ourselves if we are trying to organize our day by our own ideas and plans or by God's plans.
If we want to bust the stress in our life and have a day that will give us time to worship, time for our family, for our jobs, for exercise and some personal time left over just for us then we must turn over the priorities to God each morning and allow Him to help us and show us exactly what and where His plans are for us.
Our challenge each day is to use our time wisely in the service of God's work and according to His plans. The more we allow God to control everything the more stress we are busting every day!
Thursday, January 1, 2009
Stress Busters Day 3....
Today's stress buster lesson is teaching us about the direction of our thoughts.
This book is very bold and to the point and really tells us where we should be and what we need to change. I hope the parts of them that I share with you are helping you in some ways like they are me. Here is what today's lesson shows us.
Our thoughts have the power to increase the amount of stress we experience in our lives--but our thoughts can also eliminate stress period.
When we focus our thoughts on things that honor and glorify God, or make our families happy and content we will find that we reap many rewards, but when we let our thoughts go awry and we get distracted from where we should be that's when stress and troubles start creeping in on us.
The lesson teaches us that negative thoughts are habit-forming but thankfully so are positive thoughts, and with practice we can form the habit of focusing on God's priorities and when we do we will discover that we will spend less time fretting about our challenges and more time praising God.
Here are two paragraphs from this day's lesson that speak loudly to us all if we will truly take it in then the stress can begin to peel away from us I'm sure.
"Watch what you think. If your inner voice is, in reality, your inner critic, you need to tone down the criticism now. And while you're at it, train yourself to begin thinking thoughts that are more rational, more accepting, and less judgmental".
"Remember that your life is an integral part of God's grand plan. So don't become unduly upset over the minor inconveniences, and don't worry too much about today's setbacks-they're temporary.
Psalm 139: 23-24, Search me O God and know my heart; test me and know my thoughts. Point out anything in me that offends you and lead me along the path of everlasting life.
No matter where we go or what we do we can never be far from God's comforting presence.
What direction are your thoughts today and if the path of your thoughts are not where God wants it to be do you need to change your path? God is changing my path...thank you Lord...continue to take me where you want....continue to direct my thoughts.....I so look forward to where you will take me this year Lord...Bust these stresses and take me where you want Lord.
This book is very bold and to the point and really tells us where we should be and what we need to change. I hope the parts of them that I share with you are helping you in some ways like they are me. Here is what today's lesson shows us.
Our thoughts have the power to increase the amount of stress we experience in our lives--but our thoughts can also eliminate stress period.
When we focus our thoughts on things that honor and glorify God, or make our families happy and content we will find that we reap many rewards, but when we let our thoughts go awry and we get distracted from where we should be that's when stress and troubles start creeping in on us.
The lesson teaches us that negative thoughts are habit-forming but thankfully so are positive thoughts, and with practice we can form the habit of focusing on God's priorities and when we do we will discover that we will spend less time fretting about our challenges and more time praising God.
Here are two paragraphs from this day's lesson that speak loudly to us all if we will truly take it in then the stress can begin to peel away from us I'm sure.
"Watch what you think. If your inner voice is, in reality, your inner critic, you need to tone down the criticism now. And while you're at it, train yourself to begin thinking thoughts that are more rational, more accepting, and less judgmental".
"Remember that your life is an integral part of God's grand plan. So don't become unduly upset over the minor inconveniences, and don't worry too much about today's setbacks-they're temporary.
Psalm 139: 23-24, Search me O God and know my heart; test me and know my thoughts. Point out anything in me that offends you and lead me along the path of everlasting life.
No matter where we go or what we do we can never be far from God's comforting presence.
What direction are your thoughts today and if the path of your thoughts are not where God wants it to be do you need to change your path? God is changing my path...thank you Lord...continue to take me where you want....continue to direct my thoughts.....I so look forward to where you will take me this year Lord...Bust these stresses and take me where you want Lord.
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Stress Busters Day 2.....
Today the Stress Busters book teaches us that maybe one of the reasons we have stress is because we don't get enough rest.
Hello, being physically exhausted is more than likely God saying to us "Hey slow down"
Did you know that God intends for us to rest. Read these verses: Matt: 11-28-30
28 Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy to bear, and the burden I give you is light.”
In today's world it's no wonder we aren't resting, we work, we come home, cook, clean, get the kids their baths, check homework, getting things ready for the next day, watch some TV, stay up very late at night, and get up early and begin those things and more all over again.
Do you "hear" the word "rest" in any of the above. Nope, I see and hear nothing but the word "tired, exhausted, pooped" After we do all that "stuff" we are too tired to "rest" in Him.
Our spiritual batteries are running low, we are not going, going, going like the Energizer Bunny instead we are gone, gone, gone. When we get to that point that is when we give up having times with God so we can "rest". We say things like I'll catch you later God, I'll do double reading and praying tomorrow God. OK let's admit it, how many of us really keep those promises. I don't think we could ever catch up for those times when we've put God off because we are tired.
If we begin and end our day with God, we can keep going, going, going and we will begin to experience the true "rest" in Him that we need and even when we have busy days like noted above it won't seem like it because He gives us "rest" when we spend time with Him.
I'm ready to "rest", how about you?
Hello, being physically exhausted is more than likely God saying to us "Hey slow down"
Did you know that God intends for us to rest. Read these verses: Matt: 11-28-30
28 Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy to bear, and the burden I give you is light.”
In today's world it's no wonder we aren't resting, we work, we come home, cook, clean, get the kids their baths, check homework, getting things ready for the next day, watch some TV, stay up very late at night, and get up early and begin those things and more all over again.
Do you "hear" the word "rest" in any of the above. Nope, I see and hear nothing but the word "tired, exhausted, pooped" After we do all that "stuff" we are too tired to "rest" in Him.
Our spiritual batteries are running low, we are not going, going, going like the Energizer Bunny instead we are gone, gone, gone. When we get to that point that is when we give up having times with God so we can "rest". We say things like I'll catch you later God, I'll do double reading and praying tomorrow God. OK let's admit it, how many of us really keep those promises. I don't think we could ever catch up for those times when we've put God off because we are tired.
If we begin and end our day with God, we can keep going, going, going and we will begin to experience the true "rest" in Him that we need and even when we have busy days like noted above it won't seem like it because He gives us "rest" when we spend time with Him.
I'm ready to "rest", how about you?
Monday, December 29, 2008
Stress Busters Day 1....
Someone gave me a book named "Stress Busters" for Christmas. It's a really great book.
Here is some of what I learned from Day One - "Beating Stress One Day at a Time"
Isaiah 50: 4-5:
The Sovereign Lord has given me his words of wisdom, so that I know how to comfort the weary. Morning by morning he wakens me and opens my understanding to his will. The Sovereign Lord has spoken to me, and I have listened. I have not rebelled or turned away.
We need to wake up "EVERY' morning and spend time with God, this will be the only way that our spirits will be lifted, therefore our stress will be relieved.
When we spend time with God He will align our day with His will and we won't go about making all the decisions on our own which only causes our stresses to get bigger.
Are we trying to just "squeeze" God into little corners of our day just when we need Him? If we are we need to re-swizzle and get Him at the TOP of our daily list, as soon as our feet hit the floor.
If we really need to get rid of stress in our life then we need to put Him (Jesus) at top of our morning. He is ready and waiting. Are we?
To relieve "Stress" - wake up with Jesus every morning
Here is some of what I learned from Day One - "Beating Stress One Day at a Time"
Isaiah 50: 4-5:
The Sovereign Lord has given me his words of wisdom, so that I know how to comfort the weary. Morning by morning he wakens me and opens my understanding to his will. The Sovereign Lord has spoken to me, and I have listened. I have not rebelled or turned away.
We need to wake up "EVERY' morning and spend time with God, this will be the only way that our spirits will be lifted, therefore our stress will be relieved.
When we spend time with God He will align our day with His will and we won't go about making all the decisions on our own which only causes our stresses to get bigger.
Are we trying to just "squeeze" God into little corners of our day just when we need Him? If we are we need to re-swizzle and get Him at the TOP of our daily list, as soon as our feet hit the floor.
If we really need to get rid of stress in our life then we need to put Him (Jesus) at top of our morning. He is ready and waiting. Are we?
To relieve "Stress" - wake up with Jesus every morning
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