Effectively managing stress can be a big challenge to weight loss. Right now in my life, stress is mounting. Ruth, the girls and I are seeking God and expect our departure day for Bangladesh to be in 36 days. There are many stressful things to navigate through between now and then. The biggest stress for me though is regarding my house. We have decided to rent our house out for the first two years as missionaries. After two years, we will come home and will most likely list our home for sale and auction off our belongings. Just over a week ago a gentleman heard that our home was available for rent through a dear friend of mine and contacted us. This gentleman was moving to my area from Chicago for work and after seeing our home, he decided to rent it! What a stress relief this was and certainly something to be very thankful for!
Today though, stress reared its ugly head in a big way in my life when this gentleman called and informed me that he had decided not to rent my home and decided to rent another home. After a short conversation I wished him the absolute best and hung up the phone feeling like I had just been socked in the (now smaller) gut. Other than crying, the first thing that I wanted to do after hearing this news was to eat a lot of candy bars. I did do one of those two activities, but I am proud to say that it was not eating the candy bars!
My belief that God already has a renter picked out for my house has not changed. Yes, I submit to you that the person I thought was going to be my renter is indeed not that person, but they were obviously not the right person either. In fact, I am glad that they decided never to move in rather than moving out after not paying any payments months after moving in with my family being in Bangladesh all the while.
When I become burdened by stress, my initial desire is to fall back to the trusty comfort of food when really I need to instead rest in Christ. Today I am weary, and rather than eating I need rest.
Matthew 11:28-30 Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.
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