Toil instead of Boil
Lately I can't seem to shake the feeling that my last nerve is about to snap. I've been seeking God's guidance in this matter, for the sake of myself and all those in close proximity to me. Many of the things I know will work to lift this dark cloud, I can't make myself do. When I sit down to read scripture my mind spins and wanders, when I consider exercise I get about a 15 minute walk in and I'm done. The internet says to "eat right" and change your attitude, even the thought of "dieting" leads directly to chocolate chip cookies with a side of gummy bears.
So I decided to just "be still" and listen to God. I put the brakes on random thoughts that paraded in and tried to ignore my dog who was pawing at my arm to get up on my lap. (She rarely does this, why now?) God was quick as He knows my attention span, I felt Him reminding me that my mind is very active and always has been. When I leave it to its own devises it gets busy stirring up toil and trouble until I'm ready to boil over with worry and fear. He seemed to suggest my problem won't be solved by trying to figure out my problem, but rather by getting to work, toil at what I enjoy doing and my mind with get busy being productive rather than destructive.
I have a friend, Bobbie, that often shares this advice for trials in life, "Just do the dishes." Sometimes, against popular advice, we need to lower the bar, and work just where we are, do something we love and give it to the One we love and He'll do the rest.
So I decided to just "be still" and listen to God. I put the brakes on random thoughts that paraded in and tried to ignore my dog who was pawing at my arm to get up on my lap. (She rarely does this, why now?) God was quick as He knows my attention span, I felt Him reminding me that my mind is very active and always has been. When I leave it to its own devises it gets busy stirring up toil and trouble until I'm ready to boil over with worry and fear. He seemed to suggest my problem won't be solved by trying to figure out my problem, but rather by getting to work, toil at what I enjoy doing and my mind with get busy being productive rather than destructive.
I have a friend, Bobbie, that often shares this advice for trials in life, "Just do the dishes." Sometimes, against popular advice, we need to lower the bar, and work just where we are, do something we love and give it to the One we love and He'll do the rest.
One thing I enjoy is scrapbooking, it tells a story with pictures. I love a good story!
2 Corinthians 10:5
We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.
We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.
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