Are you going through a difficult time and it seems an end to it is far? RELAX. You are in debt and don't know how to get out? RELAX. Your relationship isn't working the way you thought? RELAX. You failed an exam and it seems that's the end of life? RELAX. You are afraid of the future or the next stage of your life? RELAX. No matter what situation you are in and have lost your peace already, please RELAX.
To relax is simply to rest, to be less tense, to be worry-free. Life is too short that you can't afford to live your life full of worries. Worrying is an emotional state in which your mind is filled with concern and fear. In fact worrying about the situation you are in does not proffer a way out of it rather it makes things more complicated. A man full of worries ends up being a nobody because such a man will consistently make mistakes. Your mind will answer most questions if you learn to relax and wait for the answer. Each and everyday of our lives we will always have one thing or the other that will want to cause us to worry but then, we can decide not to worry about it and you will see it sorted out without stress. Let me share with you the consequences of worrying.
1. Worrying will cause you to make great mistakes thereby loosing your position/standing.
2. Worrying kills and can send you to your grave early. When worries eat you up, you are prone to high blood pressure which is killer disease.
3. Worry results in mental and psychological stress. Actually, most of the time, what you worry about does not happen.
4. What you worry about at times happen. Worry is about imagination and of course as a man thinks/imagine in his heart so he is.
5. Worrying puts you in bondage; worry produces fear and fear torments. Once you're fear-full you're bond and breaking free might take some time.
6. Worrying blinds you from seeing opportunities and advantages in every situation.
7. Worrying can be contagious, affecting everyone around you negatively.
So what do I do now, You ask? Every time worry comes, just do the following:
1. Pray; spiritual perception of issues matter most. Ask God for wisdom to handle and go through the situation, you can ask him for directions too. Just one revelation is enough to put out your worries.
2. Cast your worries, cares and burdens on Jesus. Jesus is your burden-bearer, in fact he delights in helping you with your worries. So cast that worry on him and don't pick it up again. When the thought of worry comes, tell it you've cast it on Jesus, so you don't have to worry anymore. And know that He is always available, ever dependable, always reliable. He's able to handle it.
3. Picture your glorious future in your mind and claim it; - Focus on your dream, create good mental picture of your future. The future you cannot conceive in your mind/head, you cannot create/invent.
4. Confess the word(promises) of God over your life. But then the promises are in his word, and therefore you must be diligent enough to read and study the word. Feed your mind with good things; listen to correct songs not those that instill fear and doubt, read books that edifies, listen to correct messages from proven men of God. All these makes room for the word to dwell richly in your heart and making it easy for you to declare God's word. And the more you study,listen and declare, the more faith you generate and the more stronger you become.
Challenges comes everyday but we all need to trust God to fill our heart with His peace that passes all understanding that even in the storm we are not perturbed. And finally, you can just say what I normally say when worry comes; 'God's Got it'.
©theINSIGHT 2015
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