Field of Daisies

Stress

It seems the more I try to de-stress my life, the more stressful it gets. The more I try to de-clutter, the more cluttered things become. Today, I feel like the fish swimming upstream. It *feels* as though the current is against me and I'm losing ground instead of gaining it.

The truth is, however, that I am blessed! I have a family and friends who love me. I have a home that is pleasant to come home to--even with the clutter! I have a church family to worship and grow with, and a dog who loves his "lucy." (Inside joke.) Actually he loves me and lucy. :-) And best of all, I have a God who is always there for me, watching over me, hemming me in behind and before (with His love and protection), and making my path straight before me. All the events of my life are sifted through His loving hands for my highest good and His perfect will.

If anything is a destressor, that is it. I don't have to stress over the bedroom that's still not finished, or the plethora of items that didn't work for the remodeling project that must be returned, or the school books that need to be sorted through, or the new curricula that I need to familiarize myself with, or the laundry that's piled high.... All things will be taken care of in time according to His plan, and I can rest in that.

I can also rest in the knowledge that I blessed a friend today just by being available to her. Even though I didn't accomplish all I wanted to today, I accomplished that, and I wouldn't trade having all that other stuff taken care of if it meant I couldn't be there for my friend.

So yeah, things are still in chaos a little bit here, but that's okay. In the big picture, I am resting in the loving hands of my Father in heaven, and there's no better place to be....

Where can I go from your Spirit?
Where can I flee from your presence?
If I go up to the heavens, you are there;
if I make my bed in the depths, you are there.
If I rise on the wings of the dawn,
if I settle on the far side of the sea,
even there your hand will guide me,
your right hand will hold me fast.
~Psalm 139:7-10