Stress or did someone say change!!

Its been some time, since I have done some blogging, so I decided whatever happens, I'm doing some writting ... Well, the next challenge..."What to put in".. So let me start by what I and most of us are constantly going through - STRESS!!! 

I tried to look for some pictures and I pretty much liked the one I just posted here... "Hanging by the thread" , coming back to Stress, since we can't escape change and most importantly, the stress that goes with it, let's look at some ways to handle it!!

So here's a few:

1. Choose our battles wisely, dont jump into something you cannot handle.

2.Try becoming more adaptable, acceptance could also be the word that goes well here.

3.Welcome new experiences.

4.Learning to live with uncertanity.

Well, this I realise when we stop caring, life looses its charm and ironicaly, we end up being more stressed, also when moving forward in life, our surroundings are constantly going to change, yea change is inevitable. Well if they are not, trust me we're going in circles.

Phil 4: 11 says "I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances"

Paul here says that he has learnt ( a process that took him some time), in whatsoever state to be content.

 Well that just means that clinging to the familar than accepting change, might buy you some comfort today, but trust me,that going to be at tomorrow's expense.

Like someone said " Trying to stabilise in an ever changing world is like trying to push water up hill - as soon as you get tired, or you stop, the water is just going to gush back on you!! So its best to learn to live with the loose ends that life holds, knowing that "He is in control", rather than trying to make sure that life happens on our term's.

Cast you burdens on him.

Psalm 55:22 :- "Cast your cares on the LORD and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous fall." (NIV)

Sometimes it feels so strange that we carry heavy loads on ourselves, even though Jesus has asked us to cast our burdens on him. Often in life even though we are aware of what the scripture speaks, it is so true that we are not ready to lay down our burden at the cross, we are so attached to the luggage’s that we carry that we are too not interested in laying them down at his feet.

We carry the luggage as a back pack down to the cross of Calvary and stand there looking at the cross and speaking out loud “Thank you lord, thank you for helping me reach here to your presence, I didn’t think I could make it out  here"

Then we stand and wait there with the luggage, Jesus looks down at us and expects us to throw the luggage down and shout "I'm Free", but most of us would stand their like a small child who does not want to give away his teddy. We end up being so emotionaly attached to the luggage we carry, that we cannot detach ourselves from the luggage.

Friends, just as it is important that we carry our luggage’s that burden us to him, it is also important that we cast it there in his presence. Let us learn to do away with our luggages, let us learn to be free...

So sing aloud “I’m FREE"