Dealing with Stress.

Well, these past few weeks have been hectic. We have had sick kids, and what not. Right now, the kids seem to be on the mend. The only thing they have going right now is runny noses. Thank goodness! I have been battling headaches. I think I determined last night, after I took painkillers and such, that they are tension/stress headaches. Now, only to get rid of the stress.

Not gonna happen anytime soon.

I think all people, regardless of age, race, religion, weight, height,...etc... go through stressful events. Some things are more stressful than others. Nontheless, everyone's stress affects them differently. Apparently, mine makes me sick. Seriously. Sick.

I don't want to go into details what my stress factor is right now. I just know it is there. I was so dibilitated last night by this headache, that I had to stay home from church. Believe me, I would have rather been at church, than watching American Idol. I missed church. I couldn't keep anything down, and I was confined to the couch...with Kamryn. It was an interesting night. I realized after JD and the other kids got home from church, that I wasn't looking in the right direction for relief of my stress. I remembered last Sunday, a very inspirational woman at church sang a song about God and how whatever crossroads you come to in your life He will bring you through it.

I decided to get out my Bible and look through it for some encouragement. JD came in the bedroom and said "What are you doing?" I said "Oh, just reading." He said, "Well, our devotion for today was Psalms 104, I think. You should read it. It was about cancer, It was either Psalms or Romans." So, I looked up Psalms 104. It didn't really sound like a passage for someone wanting to seek comfort for cancer would read. So I kept reading. Psalms 105. Keep reading. Psalms 106. Then I read it. Psalms 107! I read it, and reread it. This is exactly what I was looking for. Here is a bit of the passage:

(this is from Logan's Bible, because it is the closest one to me)

"O Give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy endureth forever..."
(it goes on to talk about some of the people and their hardships...)
" Therefore he brought down their heart with labour; they fell down, and there was none to help. Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, and he saved them out of their distresses. He brought them out of darkness.."
Psalms 107: 12-14

What a wonderful passage to read. Especially in my time of distress. This prompted me to rethink how I was dealing with my stress. I prayed for a little over an hour and I immediately felt better. I have always known to trust God with everything and he will provide, but it is really hard sometimes. I know through this time of hardship for us, God will provide. I don't know how, I don't know when. But I am at ease. Although thinking about the situation prompts me to worry, I just have to put the worry aside and pray to God and He will comfort me and He lets me know that everything will be okay!

Wow! What an amazing night.