We are going 100 miles a minute almost ALL the time…
Sometimes we just need a break. A time out. A rest.
Two things that help amidst chaos and overwhelm are prayer (aka letting go) and journaling.
When we decide we’re no longer going to shoulder the burden, God has been waiting all along for us to lay it at his feet. It can be hard to fully let go, and if we can’t see a way out or think of HOW God is going to help or solve our strife, we don’t trust it will happen, so we remain in the struggle.
“Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God
so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all
your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.”1 Peter 5:6-7
>> Final thought: If you’ve not yet developed a daily journaling practice, why not start today? Grab a pen and scrap paper–it doesn’t have to be fancy. Just start by reflecting on your day. See what comes out. Were there any challenges today that you need to dig into to learn, grow and let go of? Any unsettling feelings come that you should delve a little into the roots of? Simply writing them out will bring you more peace and clarity to help you give them over to God, not as a last resort, but as your “go-to” Redeemer.
~Dr. Melody
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I find it fascinating when I survey people or am doing market research that many Christians have not correlated the call to action for our health as being related to our spiritual life.
Perhaps most people do on some level, but not as a daily intentional aspect of how they live their lives and how they care for their bodies. And how much differently would they look and feel if they did!
Our society makes it so easy to pack on the pounds and go down the sugar-induced-coma-lethargy cycle and we wonder why we’re always tired, sluggish and unhappily overweight.
As Christians, if we decided to take the command seriously to treat our bodies as the personal and holy temples of the Holy Spirit (1 Cor. 6:19), how much would that change our actions–and thus our outcomes?!
>> Final thought: I encourage you today to evaluate how sacredly are you treating God’s temple? Is it thriving with energy, enthusiasm and love, or is it weighed down, tired and unhappy? That simple mental switch can be the catalyst to drive your actions toward creating a healthier and more vibrant body on the outside, which inevitably creates a happier, healthier you on the inside.
Your sister in Christ,
~Dr. Melody
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The amazing and omnipresent thing about God is that He already knows your needs and has already prepared the answers and solutions–we just haven’t yet caught up with them!
God is not bound by time. He lives outside the confines of our temporal reality.
So He sees and lives in all time frames–history and future–simultaneously. That is almost impossible for us to grasp, as it’s the dimension we live in–and are bound by–but not God.
So when we are in a crises, or uncertain about our future, or not knowing or seeing the answers as to what is to come–God is already ahead of us. He’s already been there, prepared a way for us, worked out the details. But we’ve not yet caught up.
Rest assured, my darling, that God has it all under control. Ask for His peace in your situation, not fretting that He has forgotten you or doesn’t know the outcome–He’s gone before you and it’s already done.
Now He asks for us to TRUST Him and have PATIENCE and FAITH as we move through our 24 hours in a day, until we catch up to His solution.
>> Final Thought: What are your worried about, fretting that God is not there, doesn’t understand or can’t help you? Where do you need to have more faith to trust that He’s already gone before you–created your solution–and His word says “Do not fear” and “Trust me” over and over again, but you still haven’t let go….?
Your sister in Christ,
~Dr. Melody
P.S. Happy Father’s Day to all the amazing Dad’s out there, mine included, and even more so to our Heavenly Father.
Thank you, God, that you love us even more than our earthly father’s can, even in their best attempts. You are the one who never fails, showers unconditional love on us, and offers us the gift of eternal life. Thank you for your love that we still can hardly comprehend. Amen.
