In this life there are usually things that invite stress. Stress filled things in different stages of life. The stress that may concern you when you’re a young student may be centered around a test or quizzes or getting into the college of your choice. When you’re in college much of the same is there except paying bills along with early adult financial responsibility are arriving, yet all are manageable day-to-day stressors. Take caution. But don’t let the stress take you
But then we step into another area where the reality of life hits such as losing loved ones, divorce, having kids, custody situations, stress around if you make the right choice and with your career and my spouse, who is that going to be? Health problems, medical problems, learning to let go of things, all sorts of different levels of problems that exist. It is like as life unfolds and plays out we have evolving stress that will surely test us.
As aging adults we have to shift into learning to let our children branch out, learning to trust that we’ve done a well enough job to release them to the world. The threat of health problems and things like getting a will done, life insurance and where am I going to end up in my later years? These middle-age questions. Then there’s the end of life stages how do I find purpose in my a final years? What does golden years mean and why retire at all as long as your doing something you love? Life moves. Don’t allow Stress to crystallize you. If so get ready for wrinkles and brooding. If you can turn it around maybe you hold off the wrinkles a little longer.
Still, it’s important that I say all of this because no matter what stage you’re in, the consistent factor is that there will be stress, there will be challenges, old challenges falling off and old challenges keeping a bit of a grip. New challenges. There will be problems, there will be questions, but the key is in all of that, within all of that, in all the craziness and unknowns, the fear-based apprehensions and thought patterns.. Please do one thing in the twists of all the stresses. Find the good times, find those precious spots of peace, the world can’t take them from you and you know when and where you have them. Even if its looking back to better times while you wait on the next ones, protect your peace. Find reasons to smile and shift to gratitude. Remember that someone else might have more stress than you and even shifting your focus to them may allow you to find relief in your stress. Remember to give it to the Lord and seek him. Look to others for both support and to be supportive.
Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. (Galatians 6:2, ESV)
Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you. (1 Peter 5:6-7 ESV)
Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. (Matthew 11:28, ESV)
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