STRESS RELIEF

“But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength;
they shall mount up with wings as eagles;
they shall run, and not be weary;
and they shall walk, and not faint.”
Isaiah 40:31

Stress is nothing new.
Noah had it when he was building the ark with no rain in sight.
Martha had it when she was preparing a meal for our Lord.
Stress is the gap between the demands placed on us
and the strength we have in meeting those demands.
It is not a sin to be stressed, nor a sin to be weary.
However, you should seek to lessen your stress
which tears down the temple of the Holy Spirit, your body.
Where is your answer?
In waiting upon the Lord — waiting in the midst of demands.
When you learn to wait on Him,
God steps in to bridge the stress gap with His mighty strength.
Isn’t that a comforting thought?
Even though we may not understand it all,when we wait on the Lord,
He gives us what we need to deal with stress.
We can also contribute to our stress by being disobedient and sinning.
When we do that, we can sense the separation of our fellowship with the Lord
– the One we depend on.
That “gap” we’ve created can introduce stress (a feeling of uneasiness) into our lives.
For example, many folks either do not attend worship services, or have stopped attending them.
That is rebellion since the Lord commands us to worship together (Hebrews 10:24-25).
When we rebel against His commands, we are committing sin against Him.

Ask God to equip you to be a stress-buster today.
Just whisper to the Lord, “I am waiting on you Lord”.
God wants us to depend on Him as opposed to being independent.
Being independent says, “I don’t need you Lord”.
The truth is we DO need Him
– He provides every breath we take and every beat of our heart.
You may have a boss or a friend who is “stressed out.”
You have the opportunity to share God’s love with them.