I am learning the difference between owning stress and stress owning you.\u00a0 <\/p>\n
Stress hits me hard physically\u00a0even when I am walking well spiritually.\u00a0 I used to try to deny this and in the end pay more\u00a0physically when practicing this dishonesty.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The\u00a0weight of\u00a0stress sneaks up and one doesn’t always realize how they have been walking\u00a0painfully under it until there is a let up.\u00a0 Those storms of life can be so long you can be unaware of their effect until they give you a break.\u00a0 I no longer believe being stressed is a fault, as stress in this life is inevitable, BUT I also no longer allow myself to define myself or limit myself based on life’s storms or stress.<\/p>\n
A couple weeks ago I got up early and had breakfast alone.\u00a0 It was so quiet I had time to collect my thoughts.\u00a0 It quickly occurred to me I had little\u00a0pain of heart\u00a0to push through to find my joy.\u00a0 I had\u00a0none of that stress that is\u00a0so\u00a0demanding that it can cloud all that is so continually beautiful about my life.\u00a0 I was experiencing a pause in the pain.\u00a0 With this break came a welcomed breeze of encouragement.<\/p>\n
Sorrow and\u00a0pain, can exist without defining me.\u00a0 I can be in a time\u00a0of stress and not be hopeless, or faithless, or joyless.\u00a0 All this and more I find myself able -in Christ alone-.\u00a0 I still don’t usually charge through the hurricanes of life but I find myself more and more able to slowly carry on, thank GOD!\u00a0 More and more that -still small voice- reminds me of truths that I can submit my emotions and my personality to.\u00a0 This submission and obedience to his\u00a0voice at\u00a0such a time is always\u00a0to my benefit.\u00a0 Holy Spirit is indeed our comforter if we will allow him.<\/p>\n
“Come, Holy Spirit, Come” 1. Come, Holy Spirit, Come!<\/em> 2. Revive our drooping faith,<\/em> This post is an opportunity for me to reflect back to this positive hope filled experience.\u00a0 Encourage one another.\u00a0 Let yourself be encouraged! \u00a0We need these moments of pause… I need these moments of pause.<\/p>\n I am anew seeking to walk well through an unwelcome but\u00a0familiar storm.\u00a0\u00a0 In Christ alone I place my trust.<\/p>\n I would be blessed in knowing that\u00a0you have had a chance to pray for me.<\/p>\n TTFN<\/p>\n Lady Mac an Rothaich<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I am learning the difference between owning stress and stress owning you.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1772,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[15,5,14,31,25],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.ladymacblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1770"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.ladymacblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.ladymacblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.ladymacblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.ladymacblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1770"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"http:\/\/www.ladymacblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1770\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1780,"href":"http:\/\/www.ladymacblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1770\/revisions\/1780"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.ladymacblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1772"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.ladymacblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1770"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.ladymacblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1770"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.ladymacblog.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1770"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n<\/strong> by Joseph Hart, 1712-1768<\/em><\/p>\n
\n Let Thy bright beams arise;<\/em>
\n Dispel the sorrow from our minds,<\/em>
\n The darkness from our eyes.<\/em><\/p>\n
\n Our doubts and fears remove,<\/em>
\n And kindle in our breasts the flame<\/em>
\n Of never-dying love.<\/em><\/p>\n