Sometimes I forget in the chaos of life to stop and just say thank you God for this day. I too quickly get overwhelmed by life's circumstances and feel defeated and discouraged. Its in those moments its important to stop and take a few moments to put my feelings in check. When we listen to our feelings we begin making decisions based on things that are not necessarily true. Our feelings are finicky, one moment we can be mad, sad, happy all within relatively same time. Its in the moments that we want to fall apart the most that is most important to stand firm on what we know to be truth. We can feel that God doesn't hear us or see us because life isn't going our way but its not the truth. We can feel forgotten but that's not true either. We know he sees every hair on our head. One thing I constantly have to remind myself is to not set my standards of myself to anyone elses. Gods opinion is the one that matters. We can try to find our security in what others say about us but we will feel good when people say nice things and bad when someone has something negative to say. Its so important to listen to the right voices- the first voice is Jesus. In Deut 33:12 it says "Let the beloved of the LORD rest secure in him, for he shields him all day long, and the one the LORD loves rests between his shoulders." He is carrying us between his wings. We need only be still and remember we are His beloved!
The crucial test to save any relationship including friendship and marriage
Do you know what your love language is? Focus on the Family has made it their mission to help marriages in ways not many others have found solid ground. Having been frustrated in long term relationships and then in my own marriage we sought out answers as to why we don't FEEL loved for years. Through counseling years ago, research and learning tools in our marriage we were able to pin point key reasons why we didnt show each other the love the way we interpret and need to be loved. After taking The test I found out my two love languages are Acts of Service and Quality Time. Acts of Service Can vacuuming the floors really be an expression of love? Absolutely! Anything you do to ease the burden of responsibilities weighing on an "Acts of Service" person will speak volumes. The words he or she most want to hear: "Let me do that for you." Laziness, broken commitments, and making more work for them tell speakers of this language their feelings don't ma...
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