Alright folks. It's time. Here it is, in the flesh (well, in the pixels): the last post about being so stressed out. Now, I know what you're all thinking "But Christopher, we love hearing you complain so much! What will we do without your whiny posts about how terrible your life is?" I promise you all, you'll be able to survive without my excessive immature complaints. So why am I trying to get away from talking about stress? Well, there are a number of reasons. The largest being that talking about stress stresses me out. Unfortunate, isn't it? So instead of focusing on the stress. I've chosen to focus on something else.
Last night I told you all that I was going to be going to the doctor's soon to deal with my stress. Of course, I meant this metaphorically since I didn't actually go to the doctor's office to deal with my stress (although that is a valid option). But just like when our bodies are in pain we go to someone who has dedicated their life to studying and understanding the human body, when stressed it is wise to seek counsel from the one who understands our stress the best. Of course, I'm talking about Jesus.
See, when I'm super stressed, there's a few verses that come to mind.
For I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength. Philippians 4:13
Be still and know I am God. Psalm 46:10
It's the second one that I have so much trouble with. In such a hectic world, it's difficult to "be still", you know. So, that's what my "doctor's appointment" was about. I had to take time to do something that is very contrary to my typical nature: I had to surrender. See, like a lot of American's, I'm very much a control freak. I like to be in charge of my future, my surroundings, my relationships, my education, everything. I try to do it all and use that first verse as my encouragement, but I'm missing an important part of it.
I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.
I'm trying to do all things, but I'm forgetting that in order to do so, I need God's help. That means I need to give Him complete access into my life. I need to stop trying to control everything and give it to God instead. That doesn't mean that I stop working or getting things done. It just means that I give God complete permission to take over in my life. This can be a scary thing because with God in charge, I have no control over what will happen next, but the reward is well worth it.
Stress wasn't something that I was supposed to live with. It wasn't a burden I was meant to bear. So, I'm giving it to Christ, because He is willing and able to bear it. Not only will He bear it, but He already did. Just like Christ died so I no longer have to live under the curse of sin and death, I'm no longer obligated to live under stress either. So, since Christ has paid the price and bore my stress and sin on the cross, I'll just focus on bearing Him.
Phew. It's good to be done with stress. Such a relief.
I hope you aren't super stressed and that things are going well!
Best of luck in the real world and God Bless,
-XTopher
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