OK I am going to keep this short and sweet today . Well atleast attempt to :) ! I always feel as though my blogs are serious and sad and when God laid something funny on my heart this morning I just couldn't wait to share it. Ok so my devotion this morning from Proverbs 31 ministries was about the "tight places" in our lives that we are good at hiding but on the inside just wanting to pull our own hair out! I could totally relate to that ! I feel that way about a million times a day as well as many women out there. Especially those with marriages,children, &/or crazy schedules. But anyway the verse they talked about was: "Psalm 4:1 (NIV) "
"Answer me when I call to you,O my righteous God.Give me releif from my distress;be merciful to me and hear my prayer."
Ok now how many times have we said that ? Really "God please send me some relief" . Honestly I lost count a long time ago!! But what I have learned over the past few months is this.When I call out to God I feel as though he releives that stress by giving me something to do that calms me. Especially in the car ! Ha! My stress releiver in the car in singing ! I have this huge case of cds (mostly southern gospel,but I am working on building my collection with some newer stuff). And usually in the car is where all my thoughts consume me at once. I guess I have time to think while I am driving and I just get so consumed . sometimes its so bad that I dont even remember getting from one place to the next because I have so much on my mind. The girls schedules,my schedule, laundry, cleaning , pictures to edit, I mean the list goes on and on much like most women out there. But sometimes out of NOWHERE I get this thought SING!!! Now let me just say my girls hate it when this happens HAHA ! (which is some of the reason my collection is changing ) :) so I throw in a cd and just sing to the tops of my lungs . And its usually something that goes along with how I am feeling,but Always no matter how many times I sing a song I learn something differently from it. Its crazy but I love it . I used to get a little embarrased if I am at a stop light and look over just to realize that someone in the car next to me is staring at me and probably thinking those poor little girls having to ride in that car with that crazy woman. But now I really dont pay it much attention I just keep on singing. In fact sometimes I just roll my window down. who knows if God puts a song in my heart that helps me it may also help the person in the car next to me. I guess what my point to all this is this. you know the old saying "Too Blessed to be Stressed" sure ya do it used to be on every t-shirt and bumper sticker you see . Ha ! well the fact is its true. We are! I know that knowing that doesn't keep us from feeling overwhelmed,stressed out ,and in a "tight place", but knowing when to call out and say Ok God I really need some relief now before you lose your mind, or your temper, or let yourself develop major road rage when it really isn't the other cars fault. Instead listen to God if he lays something on your heart that may seem extremely silly to you at first ,its probably not ,not only will it releive your stress ,but it may also allow you to bring Glory to Him! You never know what the person in the car next to you is going through or the person in line in front of you at the grocery store.What you do with what He gives you could totally change someone elses life. You never know how your smallest or silliest little action to releive your own stress could be doing to help someone. He has all the tools we need to be less stressed . All we have to do is ask for them ! You may not feel an instant lift of stress off your shoulders ,but he will fill us full of song or laughter,or something to let you know he is there and everything is OK !!! :) I hope you all have a Great day !
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