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When you're on overload (3)
'Don't get worked up.' MATTHEW 6:34
Everything that can go wrong has! The computer has crashed and your assignment is due in the morning, your boyfriend has dumped you and your friends are acting downright weird, church is doing your head in, and your dog has been sick in your shoes.
Remember: 1) God's still looking out for you. When things look bad, remind yourself that God is bigger than your problem: 'Don't get worked up about what may or may not happen tomorrow. God will help you deal with whatever hard things come up when the time comes.'
2) Don't think about quitting! Every time you reach the breaking point it's a test. We have choices to make, do we quit and continually be blown around by the wind or stick with it and see it through. Paul was flogged, thrown in jail, shipwrecked and run out of town, but he refused to give in and in the end he was able to say, 'I have fought the good fight...finished the race, and... remained faithful' (2 Timothy 4:7 NLT).
3) Your breaking point can be the start of a breakthrough. Ever heard the expression 'hitting the wall'? Runners use it when they're exhausted and feel like giving up. But athletes know if they push through the pain they'll get the 'second wind' that'll carry them over the finish line. So keep going; by God's grace you'll make it!
written by Bob Gass
'Don't get worked up.' MATTHEW 6:34
Everything that can go wrong has! The computer has crashed and your assignment is due in the morning, your boyfriend has dumped you and your friends are acting downright weird, church is doing your head in, and your dog has been sick in your shoes.
Remember: 1) God's still looking out for you. When things look bad, remind yourself that God is bigger than your problem: 'Don't get worked up about what may or may not happen tomorrow. God will help you deal with whatever hard things come up when the time comes.'
2) Don't think about quitting! Every time you reach the breaking point it's a test. We have choices to make, do we quit and continually be blown around by the wind or stick with it and see it through. Paul was flogged, thrown in jail, shipwrecked and run out of town, but he refused to give in and in the end he was able to say, 'I have fought the good fight...finished the race, and... remained faithful' (2 Timothy 4:7 NLT).
3) Your breaking point can be the start of a breakthrough. Ever heard the expression 'hitting the wall'? Runners use it when they're exhausted and feel like giving up. But athletes know if they push through the pain they'll get the 'second wind' that'll carry them over the finish line. So keep going; by God's grace you'll make it!
written by Bob Gass
