No one is bigger than stress. No one is smarter than stress. But you can do something about it.
To manage your stress, don’t do too much. Control what you can control. Do not take on what you cannot do. And never forget who you are.
Be grateful for what God has done for you. Do not worry about what you don’t have.
Keep your hope alive. Because ‘God has a better life in store. A life full of laughter, contentment, provision, peace, and joy.’
‘People who regularly get upset over small things are easily frustrated and highly stressed. People who shrug those things off are much happier.’ Do not worry about little things. What God has for you is bigger than what you are trying to keep.
Before you do anything, always remember that you are not alone, that God is with you. ‘Anytime we don’t keep God first, life gets messy and we get stressed out.’
Submit your life to God. Submit your stress to God. Because God knows you more than you know yourself. ‘The quickest way to peace is learning to submit every decision in your life to God.’
Because you can’t do all things on your own. ‘With God’s help, we can move from dependence on self to dependence on God.’
Stress happens when we are not being honest with ourselves. ‘Most of the things we are stress about aren’t real dangers- they’re perceived dangers.’ You can invite peace into your life by focusing on what is possible, what you have the power to do.
Do your part. Do not leave everything for God. God is your partner. To get what you want, to manage your stress, trust God, your Father. ‘Our part is to trust God and His part is to provide the answer we need.’
Don’t panic. You are not going to get anything done if you do not put yourself together. Do not react to what you are going through. Instead, respond to what is right in front of you.
‘Instead of reacting in a panic, wandering how you are ever going to make it through, you can choose to act in confidence.’
But ‘It would have all been different if she had made one simple decision: I’m going to make the exchange.’
Exchange your stress for peace. That is what you need right now. Because ‘Stress is something that happens in our lives- and many times- through no fault of our own.’
‘In order to exchange your stress for His peace, it is important that you stop getting upset about little things that you can’t control.’
In Christ, it’s possible to live in God’s rest and find relief from the demands of stress and worry.’
‘It’s easy to get so preoccupied with our problems that we forget the promises of God.’
That is who we are. We can’t stop thinking about what we are going through. We try to do too much.
The question is, ‘Whose pace are you moving at? Are you keeping the pace God has set for you or someone else’s?
You will do well when you follow your own path, when you take one step at a time. Because ‘every step you take is important, but perhaps the most important step is the first one.’
If you want to win, do not be afraid to take the first step. Do not focus on what you cannot do. Focus on how you will get a few important things done.
‘If focusing on what is going wrong is a cause of stress, naturally a curse for stress is to focus on what is right.’ When you focus on what is right, you get what is right.
‘Rather than dwell on all that is wrong, we can choose to dwell on all that is going right!’
‘The next time you feel your peace slipping away and your stress picking up stream, take a moment to stop and remember the benefits you’ve been given as a child of God.’
To de-stress yourself, do not take on too many things at the same time. Because ‘having too many choices can negatively affect us and actually bring us a tremendous amount of unnecessary stress.’
‘If we allow ourselves to get distracted by the dizzying array of modern options, we can easily fall into the stress trap.’
‘Anytime there is a decision to be made, we can go to God and ask for His guidance and direction.’
Do not rush it. ‘Good decisions are rarely made in a rush.’ Believe in what you are doing. Success is not about quantity. It is about quality.
‘Confidence will carry you forward-past doubt, around indecision, and over uncertainty.’
‘No matter how big or small the decision you are facing, you can be at peace, knowing that you are not expected to make that decision on your own.’
Don’t do it on your own. Submit everything to God. Follow God. Do not focus on what others are doing. Focus on where God is taking you. ‘The more you compare your life to those around you, the less you’ll enjoy the life God has given you.’
The only thing you can do to de-stress yourself is to do what you can do. ‘Any time we try to do something that God has not given us an ability to do, we are inviting stress into our lives.’
You can invite peace into your life by telling yourself positive things. Because words are powerful. ‘Words can lift us into ecstacy or they can cause some of the worst emotional pain we can feel as humans.’
You are better than that. Don’t feed your mind with negative things. ‘Instead of feeding ourselves a steady diet of bad news, we should choose to read, watch, and talk about good things.’
You can take care of your stress by telling yourself what you need to hear, by being real to yourself. ‘It is quite possible to avoid a lot of stress by just making an effort to not talk unless you have something worthy of being said.’
Say what you really want to hear. If you do not want to experience something, then don’t support it. The choice is yours.
We can choose to be joyful… we can choose to be content… we can choose to love life regardless of the circumstances around us.’
‘You can choose to be in control, instead of letting your circumstances control you.’
You are not alone. You are not walking alone. God knows what you are going through in your life. ‘God knows what you’re going through, and if you’ll trust Him. He will restore your joy.’
If you’ll trust God, He will help you. ‘With God’s help, we can attack stress instead of sitting back, waiting for it to attack us.’
‘If we’re being led by God’s Spirit, saying yes when He says yes and no when He says no, we should be to accomplish what He gives us to do and walk in peace.’
‘The right mindset and the right attitude can completely turn a situation around.’
‘We sometimes get so focused on our daily problems that we lose sight of God’s divine purpose.’
‘Obsession with self is a breeding ground for stress, pressure, and anxiety.’
‘Love is not just a feeling or a theory; it’s a decision we make and an action we take.’
‘Regardless of the pain, the pressure, the anxiety, or the stress you’ve been living with, God wants to give you a brand-new start.’
When you are in trouble, remember that ‘Jesus is not only with you, but He is also for you.’
If God is for you, no one can touch you.
As always, ‘you are more, not less!
Source: Meyer, J. (2016). Overload: How to Unplug, Unwind, and Unleash Yourself from the pressure of Stress. The Hachette Book, Inc.
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