I sometimes wonder if the cause of pretty much ALL stress is getting things "out of sequence", you know? God has His priorities, and we have ours, and too often, they don't - quite - match up very well - if at all. The result? Stress! Well, duh! (sound of slapping forehead)
On the other hand, the counterintuitive step, "slow down", is the one that's hardest for most of us, though. And what's worse; it takes a step of faith to actually, you know, do it!
But oh, the rewards!
Heather Goodman
· 1 year ago
Yup. Sorry. Don't have time to say more than that. Too stressed and busy. There's also the aspect that seasons are busier than others. I've had a nice calm season for a while. Now I'm embarking on a crazy busy one, and to be honest, I'm not excited. But here I am. And I feel like for this season, I need to do this. Hopefully, it'll be short. Hopefully, I'll have calm in my schedule in about 3 or 4 months. Hopefully.
Heather Mitchell
· 1 year ago
Sounds to me like you've heard from God!
Tom
· 1 year ago
Whoa, dude. I'd appreciate it if you stopped getting inside my head!
Here's the most recent chapter to my story. My boss got promoted. Her boss looked out and say that I would be a good replacement. It would mean more responsibility, more money, more money and, if I didn't mention it, more money. Only one problem. I'd have to uproot my family and move, live my job instead of my life, and still possess and demonstrate the very qualities - kind, generous, helpful, smart - that brought me into the consideration set to begin with. I looked at it for all of 45 seconds and realized I couldn't do it. And then I had the strength of my convictions to actually say, "I can't do it." I live my life. I want to keep on living it.
And you know what? The sun came up the next day. The kids kept going to school, having good days and bad days and wanting me to live it with them. And my wife smiled so sweetly and waited patiently for me to find my place.
Moral of the story: Have the courage to do what your heart, your conscience, and probably the Holy Spirit tells you to do. You will be happier on the other side. And it sounds exactly what the Spirit is telling you to do.
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On the other hand, the counterintuitive step, "slow down", is the one that's hardest for most of us, though. And what's worse; it takes a step of faith to actually, you know, do it!
But oh, the rewards!
Sorry. Don't have time to say more than that. Too stressed and busy.
There's also the aspect that seasons are busier than others. I've had a nice calm season for a while. Now I'm embarking on a crazy busy one, and to be honest, I'm not excited. But here I am. And I feel like for this season, I need to do this. Hopefully, it'll be short. Hopefully, I'll have calm in my schedule in about 3 or 4 months.
Hopefully.
Here's the most recent chapter to my story. My boss got promoted. Her boss looked out and say that I would be a good replacement. It would mean more responsibility, more money, more money and, if I didn't mention it, more money. Only one problem. I'd have to uproot my family and move, live my job instead of my life, and still possess and demonstrate the very qualities - kind, generous, helpful, smart - that brought me into the consideration set to begin with. I looked at it for all of 45 seconds and realized I couldn't do it. And then I had the strength of my convictions to actually say, "I can't do it." I live my life. I want to keep on living it.
And you know what? The sun came up the next day. The kids kept going to school, having good days and bad days and wanting me to live it with them. And my wife smiled so sweetly and waited patiently for me to find my place.
Moral of the story: Have the courage to do what your heart, your conscience, and probably the Holy Spirit tells you to do. You will be happier on the other side. And it sounds exactly what the Spirit is telling you to do.
You're my hero Marcus! Tom