When Life Gets You Down

posted by Kristen Davis

There are many a times, that quite frankly, Life Can Get You Down. The pressures of work, money, home life, children, etc, can build up until you feel like you have just had enough. What do yo do when that happens? Do you just stop everything all together, do you throw a fit, do you whine and complain to everyone person willing to listen? All these things seem so tempting at times, but will only give a little bit of relief until the next thing surfaces.

I have done all of these things and more, only to find out that I feel the same and most times worse afterwards. You hear people talk about “looking on the bright side, keeping your head up, etc” and I wonder if they have ever had a rough go of things. But in my heart I know that those words that sound so aweful at the time or right. Positive thinking and speaking are important in out lives. But more importantly, finding peace and rest in the midst of our struggles will keep us going.

I wat to encourage you today, that if you are struggling in any area of your life, you are not alone. We have all been there or will be there at  some point.  When you don’t know how much more you can take, release your burdens to one that is higher than you. The person I speak of is the Lord. He made you and knows all of your quirky ways. He can help you in times of trouble, he will give you peace in the midst of crisis, joy when you are sorrowful and he can put a song in your heart that wil get you dancing rather than kicking and screaming (I mean we really don’t want to model that behavior in front of the kids do we?).

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