Do you remember the times as a child when you were so excited about Christmas that you couldn't sleep? You would lie awake for hours to see "Santa Claus" bring the presents. I remember those fun times. I also remember feeling so excited when dad would come home from work--do you remember those moments? It's amazing that as a child anxiety is a good thing...but oh how it changes when you reach your adult years....
Suddenly you want medication to calm your nerves...you want just a moment of peace...when you come home from work the last thing you want to deal with is a nagging child... Man, what has changed our perception??? Why have we allowed so many things to steal our joy? And how do we recover?
I think we just allow life to make us so busy that we begin to take the good things for granted....suddenly our job becomes more important than our relationships...finishing your new project takes you away from your kids... I am sure we could come up with thousands examples. But the point is that what we really cherish, what we love, gets the back-burner treatment. Why do we do that???!?! I think we just assume that because people love us they can handle our abuse or they will "always be there."
It is so important that we don't estrange our friends, family, kids, etc. We have to protect our relationships. Although these people love us, at some point you could cross a line that you cannot come back from. We just have to constantly remind ourselves just how important these things/people are to us. We have to remember the great memories and what a joy it is to be alive. We have to remember that no matter what the circumstances, God will bring us joy. No matter whats struggles come our way...God is with us in the fire. No matter where we go or what we experience...God is with us and when we choose Him, we choose joy. So take a deep breath and allow God to take away your anxiety and embrace Him and His joy.
Life is so much better with God...how did I ever make it without Him?
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Praise the Lord, it's a miracle! You've updated! LOL!
It is very true that a lot of times we seem to put off relationships. We get so caught up with other "more important" things that we push our friends and family to the side and say, "I'll get to them later" or "I'll work on that relationship when I'm done worrying about such-and-such...." It is so important that we put people before tasks, and relationships before jobs. If every soul really matters to God, then we'll put them before things without souls. God didn't create jobs in His image and to worship Him daily, He made people that way.... Thus, people take a higher spot on the totem pole.
I also like it when you said, "God is with us and when we choose Him, we choose joy. So take a deep breath and allow God to take away your anxiety and embrace Him and His joy." In response to a daily quote in Oral Communication earlier this week about the pursuit of happiness, I said that you can't chase happiness, you have to choose it. Happiness is a choice. But there is only one way to really feel true happiness and that is through Christ. To choose joy, you must choose God.
Cool thoughts. I love reading your posts every other 15 months. LOL!
Since I see that you've finally updated, I'll comment on your blog.
This is a necessary reminder for me because I DO get caught up in what I'm doing so much of the time. I forget the importance of people around me, and I also forget the importance of quietly reflecting on who I am as a follower of God, apart from what I do (i.e. the tasks and projects I take on). Your's is the second blog I've read this morning about this. I'm gonna take it as a necessary push to quiet down my life this week and actively cherish my friends, family, and ultimately God himself. Thanks, Chris.
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