A stress free life would be awesome huh? I seriously have no idea what that feels like. I hear some people who say we need to have a certain level of stress and then I hear others who say we should have a stress free life because that’s what God wants.
This post isn’t going to be long because I seriously feel that I have ZERO time to write, but writing is a certain stress reliever. The past few weeks have seriously been the most stressful days of my life and the next week I feel will be the craziest. I am not looking for a pity party or anything.
I have been talking my stress out with Jenna and she keeps saying “you can get through it”, “you can do it” and when I let those words sink in I feel the weight begin to lift off.
The modern day Christian culture and evangelism pushes a form of Christianity that says that we are always supposed to be smiling like Joel Osteen, and live completely stress free, and somehow this is all magically related to our wealth and prosperity.
But when I read the scriptures I see and get a glimpse of a God who says “come to me and I will give you rest”, it’s like a parent who opens up their arms and lap for their kid who is hurting to just come and sit and find rest and comfort.
I don’t have 10 steps to a stress free life and I know their are things that I can work on to help manage stress. But I know one thing I need to do is to let the voice of God that says “you can do it”, “you will get through it” sink in and lift the weight.
~Justin
206 days until I am married…YES!
