Monday, February 18, 2008

WHEN THINGS GET TOUGH

Hey, I do hope you had a fabulous valentine season, here’s what we’re talking about this week, it’s something WE ALL have experienced and probably still will, but we’ll know better by the time we’re through reading.

…….$!*CRASH*@%! (I’m not cussing o)….yea, we all have moments when we’re completely worn and exhausted and so experience all sorts of emotions - fear, worry, anxiety…and the rest. And I am not immune to them. Sometime last night…I totally had that moment. But, I did have options

A) Keep worrying myself and wearing myself out to the point of major major panic mode

B) Cry it out if I must, talk to God about it, talk to someone about it, and ask myself “what is the way forward?”

So that’s what I did, I admitted that I was indeed worn, I told God I really needed to feel that relief and I just really needed a way out…..Learn this, the holy spirit takes what…like 3 minutes to get you that relief, so I called up a friend, I cried my eyes out, he listened, let me finish (I really felt like a baby, but trust me I was glad to have that). When I was done, we went to “what is the way forward?”…Know this that at times like this, you never really can point out what is making you feel stressed. So we noted all possible causes, and solutions to all these. I hadn’t tried any of these before I went to bed, but knowing that I had let it all out, was the biggest relief.


WHEN THINGS ARENT EXACTLY RIGHT?
DO
- Talk to God. Be honest with him. Admit that you’re helpless and you really need to feel relieved and you really need his help. Do this and you’ll strengthen your relationship with him.
DO NOT
- Keep panicking and dwelling on all the things that have gone wrong, things that you have no control over. You’re already in a pit, don’t keep digging deeper.
DO
- Talk to someone, someone you can pray with and you can confide in. At this point who you talk to matters a lot, don’t talk to someone you know isn’t the best person to be talking to at that point (and trust me, we do know who not to talk to).
DO NOT
- Bury it. Try to hide it or get temporary relief by hiding behind work or something else (trust me I should know, that was my specialty). It does no good except magnify the problem actually, coz you have to face it when you least expect.
DO
- Relax. I get inspired to write whatever, a song, poem…hey this is a product of it. Write it all out if you want to…Just chill out, BREATHE!!!
DO NOT
- Stop trying to solve the matter on your own. You already tried that before, that’s why you were feeling worn in the first place. Especially don’t try to handle it without God.
DO
- Lastly, keep testifying (Rev 12:11A) “we overcome……….and by the word of OUR testimony”. Just keep telling yourself things are going to be fine. It’ll gear you up.
DO NOT
- Give Up. You’re not going to be in this forever (Romans 5:3-5). So people, take a chill pill and keep holding on, you’ll get there.
I know it may seem "oh its easier said than done", and trust me I did feel like that, but it isn’t so hard to do…in fact it’s not as hard as worrying, panicking and bottling things up, and it's especially less stressful. Try it out and give me a feedback, I’d love to hear about your experience (boostxyc@gmail.com)
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Anonymous said...

Heyyy Cry Cry baby....don't mind me.
"thou troubles may last for a night but Joy comes in the morning"
KAPISH!!!

February 18, 2008 at 5:12 PM

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