“In his kindness God called you to share in his eternal glory by means of Christ Jesus. So after you have suffered a little while, he will restore, support, and strengthen you, and he will place you on a firm foundation.” 1 Peter 5:10 (NLT)
All day I have had to stop and think "Is today Monday?". It's been one of those days. And as the day progressed my heart got heavier and my mind got tired of the bags of negativity that were dropped in front of me and I picked up to carry. As the day went on, the load was heavier and heavier, until that all my heart longed for was alone time with God. Like, my heart knew what it needed to be repaired. I longed to block all the stress, negativity, disappointments, frustration and hurt of the day out and just rest in the presence of God. And let Him do the work.
It is hard to learn how to immediately dismiss negativity as soon as a person throws it at you. With me, it's hard. It hurts my heart! And I pick that negativity up and carry it the rest of the day. I allow it to sit and fester and make a mess, to where it effects my positivity and makes me have this "yuck" feeling. Like a thunder cloud! And I hate it! I'm learning how to not let the negativity stay around for so long. Not just push it to the side and let it pop up every now and then , but dismiss it fully, extend grace to whoever brought the negativity and out shine that with positivity! It is hard, let me tell you, it isn't easy. But it is worth it. In the end of whatever situation that brings that thundercloud of negativity, when you pause and allow God to work through you and let your positivity shine, that sunshine blows that thundercloud away!
I wish I would have paused today in the midst of my storm to allow God to speak to me and calm me. I allowed the cloud to grow and upset me and distract me. I shouldn't have. But once I was able to leave work and get in my car and crank up the praise music, I could feel God calming me, hear Him saying "My child, you can't fight this negativity on your own, let me help you! Let me protect you and reset your heart!" And when I got home and talked with my mom(which is a cure-all!) I told her all of my frustration with the day, all the hurt, anger, stress. I let it out and let it go. Those bags were not meant for me to carry, so I dropped them and walked on.
Allow God to help you drop those bags that you are carrying, that are weighing you down, those bags that you are not meant to carry. Drop them at Christ's feet and let him deal with them! He wants you to depend on Him and release your troubles to him. Because we can't fight the fights we face alone, we can only be victorious when we allow God to lead us and give us strength! When you feel the "yuck" coming near, pause and talk with God. Bring your honesty to Him! He wants you to be honest and spill your heart out to Him! When we do that, that is when He does His best work, He will restore you, strengthen you, and give you peace!! Lean into Christ and seek His peace and guidance for your life! Trust Him!
Next time the Thunderclouds roll in, Pause. Allow God to hit your "Reset" button, and relax in His presence and peace!
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