"Do not let your hearts be troubled."
I've had to repeat this verse a lot this morning. I have anxiety, and sometimes it hits me without warning and without reason. This doesn't do a whole lot to help me deal with it! I like knowing what I'm anxious or upset about, but sometimes it just hits like a nagging thought that you're supposed to be doing something and you can't recall what it was, or you have SO much to do that you suddenly feel overwhelmed and can't get started at all. I'm feeling better, but anxiety isn't the best thing to wake up to in the morning!
I have started doing a lot more prayers in the evenings. It's funny how easily I can let God fall to the wayside. I will curl up on the couch in the evenings and turn on the television and just chill out, rotting my brain cells by watching two or three hours of television before bed. Imagine how much better our lives would be if we committed that much time to God each day! I don't mean just thinking about God once in a while and stopping to pray to Him every time we needed a favor, but really and truly committing time to really speak to Him from our hearts. God knows what we need before we even know that we need it. He knows our circumstances before they ever appear in our lives. All we have to do is ask Him to let US know what He wants us to do. So often we're determined to do things our way, we have this set plan of action, and then we turn around and ask God to help us because we fail miserably. Sometimes God shows us exactly what to do, He puts it on our hearts exactly the way it needs to be done, and we still refuse to listen. I am very guilty of this and it's something I'm working on. God has a lot of work to do with me. Sometimes I feel like I'm that rebellious child all over again, thinking I have all the answers and my way is so obviously the best way. I pray that He will shut my mouth and open my heart so that I do the right things!
One of my big things to work on right now is to STOP RUNNING OFF AT THE MOUTH. I cannot stand a gossip, and yet, so often I find myself speaking without even thinking about someone to someone else. Would I like it if all my business was being spread around? Of course not. The truth is, so often it's easier to spread around someone's faults and weaknesses and drama than it is to keep your mouth closed, or better yet, find POSITIVE things to say about this person instead. Gossip is a vicious cycle -- you say something about someone, and the one you say it to adds to it, and before long it's a ridiculous circle of judgment and ugliness. "If anyone speaks, he should do it as one speaking the very words of God." I will continue to work on this. It's a hard cycle to break, but me 'n' God are gonna take it one day at a time.
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Gossip
"Do not let your hearts be troubled."
I've had to repeat this verse a lot this morning. I have anxiety, and sometimes it hits me without warning and without reason. This doesn't do a whole lot to help me deal with it! I like knowing what I'm anxious or upset about, but sometimes it just hits like a nagging thought that you're supposed to be doing something and you can't recall what it was, or you have SO much to do that you suddenly feel overwhelmed and can't get started at all. I'm feeling better, but anxiety isn't the best thing to wake up to in the morning!
I have started doing a lot more prayers in the evenings. It's funny how easily I can let God fall to the wayside. I will curl up on the couch in the evenings and turn on the television and just chill out, rotting my brain cells by watching two or three hours of television before bed. Imagine how much better our lives would be if we committed that much time to God each day! I don't mean just thinking about God once in a while and stopping to pray to Him every time we needed a favor, but really and truly committing time to really speak to Him from our hearts. God knows what we need before we even know that we need it. He knows our circumstances before they ever appear in our lives. All we have to do is ask Him to let US know what He wants us to do. So often we're determined to do things our way, we have this set plan of action, and then we turn around and ask God to help us because we fail miserably. Sometimes God shows us exactly what to do, He puts it on our hearts exactly the way it needs to be done, and we still refuse to listen. I am very guilty of this and it's something I'm working on. God has a lot of work to do with me. Sometimes I feel like I'm that rebellious child all over again, thinking I have all the answers and my way is so obviously the best way. I pray that He will shut my mouth and open my heart so that I do the right things!
One of my big things to work on right now is to STOP RUNNING OFF AT THE MOUTH. I cannot stand a gossip, and yet, so often I find myself speaking without even thinking about someone to someone else. Would I like it if all my business was being spread around? Of course not. The truth is, so often it's easier to spread around someone's faults and weaknesses and drama than it is to keep your mouth closed, or better yet, find POSITIVE things to say about this person instead. Gossip is a vicious cycle -- you say something about someone, and the one you say it to adds to it, and before long it's a ridiculous circle of judgment and ugliness. "If anyone speaks, he should do it as one speaking the very words of God." I will continue to work on this. It's a hard cycle to break, but me 'n' God are gonna take it one day at a time.
I've had to repeat this verse a lot this morning. I have anxiety, and sometimes it hits me without warning and without reason. This doesn't do a whole lot to help me deal with it! I like knowing what I'm anxious or upset about, but sometimes it just hits like a nagging thought that you're supposed to be doing something and you can't recall what it was, or you have SO much to do that you suddenly feel overwhelmed and can't get started at all. I'm feeling better, but anxiety isn't the best thing to wake up to in the morning!
I have started doing a lot more prayers in the evenings. It's funny how easily I can let God fall to the wayside. I will curl up on the couch in the evenings and turn on the television and just chill out, rotting my brain cells by watching two or three hours of television before bed. Imagine how much better our lives would be if we committed that much time to God each day! I don't mean just thinking about God once in a while and stopping to pray to Him every time we needed a favor, but really and truly committing time to really speak to Him from our hearts. God knows what we need before we even know that we need it. He knows our circumstances before they ever appear in our lives. All we have to do is ask Him to let US know what He wants us to do. So often we're determined to do things our way, we have this set plan of action, and then we turn around and ask God to help us because we fail miserably. Sometimes God shows us exactly what to do, He puts it on our hearts exactly the way it needs to be done, and we still refuse to listen. I am very guilty of this and it's something I'm working on. God has a lot of work to do with me. Sometimes I feel like I'm that rebellious child all over again, thinking I have all the answers and my way is so obviously the best way. I pray that He will shut my mouth and open my heart so that I do the right things!
One of my big things to work on right now is to STOP RUNNING OFF AT THE MOUTH. I cannot stand a gossip, and yet, so often I find myself speaking without even thinking about someone to someone else. Would I like it if all my business was being spread around? Of course not. The truth is, so often it's easier to spread around someone's faults and weaknesses and drama than it is to keep your mouth closed, or better yet, find POSITIVE things to say about this person instead. Gossip is a vicious cycle -- you say something about someone, and the one you say it to adds to it, and before long it's a ridiculous circle of judgment and ugliness. "If anyone speaks, he should do it as one speaking the very words of God." I will continue to work on this. It's a hard cycle to break, but me 'n' God are gonna take it one day at a time.
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