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Is Your Heart in Anguish?

Is Your Heart in Anguish?

Dear Lord, I pray for wisdom for those whose hearts are in anguish. In Jesus’ name, amen.

“Ever have the urge to just fly away? David, the psalmist, did. His heart was in anguish. He was trembling. He was overwhelmed with horror.

In Psalm 55:4-8 (ESV) David says what he would do if he had wings.

“My heart is in anguish within me;
the terrors of death have fallen upon me.
Fear and trembling come upon me,
and horror overwhelms me.
And I say, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove!
I would fly away and be at rest;
yes, I would wander far away;
I would lodge in the wilderness; Selah
I would hurry to find a shelter
from the raging wind and tempest.”

Want to escape? Unable to fly away? Trust God. He will provide.

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Are You Stressed Out?

Are You Stressed Out?

Is your life hectic and chaotic?

Or, is it calm and peaceful?

Is there another adjective or adjectives you would use to describe your situation?

Are emotions under control, or would you say, “No, my emotions are out of control.”

Here is a quick exercise.

Add up all the things on your To Do List.

Then, add in deadlines.

Then, add in people with competing agendas.

Then, add in emergencies.

Then, add in last minute scheduling changes.

Do all the tasks in your life add up to make you feel overwhelmed?

If stress is getting out of control, take a moment and recall the lyrics of the first of Simon and Garfunkel’s song, The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin’ Groovy):

“Slow down, you move too fast
You got to make the morning last
Just kicking down the cobblestones
Looking for fun and feeling groovy
Ba da-da da-da da-da, feeling groovy”

Take a few breaths. Slow down. Pace yourself. Be good to yourself. Ask for help.

Tell me what you think below and please join me every day as we pray for wisdom by taking part in the Wisdom Prayer Challenge.

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Increase Your Odds of Success

Increase Your Odds of Success

Feeling overwhelmed?
It is time to make a list!

Not just any list…

Write ALL you have going for you.

That’s right.

Right now, jot down a personal inventory of the attributes that equip you to succeed.

Don’t be modest.

It’s time to make a list that will prove to yourself you have the seeds of greatness.

If you have been procrastinating, begin a new project or get back to the one that is stalled out.

Based on your list, you have what it takes to finish what you’ve started.

Even if the odds are not in your favor, make progress and celebrate every victory.

When success seems illusive, look at the list to be reminded of how you can be an overcomer.

Post your list where you can see it.
Read it out loud. Often.

Now that you know your strengths, lean into them, and get to work.

Although your list is not a 100% guarantee of success, reminding yourself of who you are and what you are capable of has increased your odds.

Have a great week!

Tell me what you think below and please join me every day as we pray for wisdom by taking part in the Wisdom Prayer Challenge.

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The Tyranny of Technology: Take a Technology Free Day

The Tyranny of Technology: Take a Technology Free Day

Take action! Why wait? The next “National Day of Unplugging” is March 25, 2022.

Do you feel overwhelmed? Are friends and family being neglected? Are you so consumed with the day to day, you have forgotten to take time to pray?

Perhaps it is time to turn off the cell phone, put away the iPad, shut the laptop computer, power down the desktop computer, turn off the television, turn off the music, and put an end to the tyranny of technology.

Accept the one-day challenge: Do without emails, podcasts, webinars, Zoom, and Skype. Take off the high-tech watch, and wind up an old clock or wristwatch. Turn the tech off for a day.

So family and friends do not panic, tell them in advance you are taking a technology-free day.

Gather in person. Get others to join in a day without technology.

How might life change? Would you communicate? Listen to others? Hear what they have to say? Look them in the eye? Speak without having to shout to be heard?

Ask yourself: “Who me? Unplug?”

Pick a day. Take action! Why wait?

Tell me what you think below and please join me every day as we pray for wisdom by taking part in the Wisdom Prayer Challenge.

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Wisdom Prayer

Is Your Heart in Anguish?

Is Your Heart in Anguish?

Dear Lord, I pray for wisdom for those whose hearts are in anguish. In Jesus’ name, amen.

Ever have the urge to just fly away? David, the psalmist, did. His heart was in anguish, he was trembling, and overwhelmed with horror.

In Psalm 55:4-8 (ESV) David says what he would do if he had wings.

My heart is in anguish within me;
the terrors of death have fallen upon me.
Fear and trembling come upon me,
and horror overwhelms me.
And I say, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove!
I would fly away and be at rest;
yes, I would wander far away;
I would lodge in the wilderness; Selah
I would hurry to find a shelter
from the raging wind and tempest.”

Want to escape? Unable to fly away? Trust God. He will provide.

Tell me what you think in the comments below.