Greetings Prayer Warriors,
Everyone deals with some family stress in their life. Maybe you are a parent of young or teenaged children. Enough said there! Maybe you are an adult child dealing with the declining health of your parents. Or perhaps you are sandwiched between both generations and feel the tug-of-war. The stress and resultant helplessness can be overwhelming.
Yet, stress is as old as time. We are not meant to be sheltered from it, but rather to allow it to help us grow in faith. Jesus endured the most extreme stress imaginable…out of love for us. As you struggle and sacrifice out of love for your family, meditate on how Christ teaches us to respond when we feel helpless.
He advanced a little and fell to the ground and prayed that if it were possible the hour might pass by him;he said, “Abba, Father all things are possible to you. Take this cup away from me, but not what I will but what you will.”
Mark 14:35-56
Lord, help us to surrender to your will. Help us believe in your unfathomable love for us. You never give us more than we can handle for you equip us with everything we need…even the grace to trust you more. As we surrender our will and allow you to reign in our lives, may we one day rest in the fact that we are too blessed to be stressed.
Peace, Joy, and Love,
Janet
Help one who is too stressed to realize they are blessed. Pass it on!
