C H O F Ministry

Tag: #Stress

  • “Impeccable Tranquility”

    1 13 2020 Isaiah 26 3
    You know Beloved, we reside in a world overflowing with apprehensions, worries, and contradictions. We can feel it on our jobs, when we drive, in civic philosophies and company politics, as we think about our financial position, and even in our churches and ministries.

    This all falls under the heading called “STRESS!!!”
     
    Last year First Lady Donece and I went through a situation that came out of nowhere that was meant to devastate (destroy) us but our faith in God saw us “through it without missing a beat (a smooth transition). ✝️😊
     
    Beloved, stress “worrying” can devastate us in every area of our lives with its overpowering elements. Each day we all are prospects that face many opportunities to capitulate to these forces. We might feel tension to produce results or measure up to the successes of others. We might be apprehensive about family members, our jobs, or our finances. We may feel ambiguous about the decisions we need to establish, or requirements placed on us. We may be worried about what others think about us or just concerned about the future.
     
    In all these situations, God promises an oasis, a place of “impeccable tranquility.” This is a place where anxiety, tension, fear, and worry are expelled, where there’s only room for tranquility (peace) because here God rules supreme.
     
    The Bible says that we can experience this tranquility if our minds are “stayed on” God. This means that we completely rest in Him, totally lean upon Him. We don’t permit worry to build up but persistently exercise our mental focus on trusting in Him.
     
    Beloved, no doubt we’ll still go through challenging situations. We’ll still have to go to work, drive our cars, and face uncertainties. But if we trust in God, we can depend on His everlasting strength and have His wisdom. And our lives can be filled with His impeccable Tranquility!!! Amen? Aaamen. ✝️❤️😊
     
    Let Us Pray:
    Dear Heavenly Father, each day I pause to focus on You. I give every tense, situation to You. I thank You for allowing me to lean on You. Thank You for Your tranquility. In Jesus’ name, I pray, Amen and Amen. ✝️❤️😊
     
    Beloved, life is very short. It comes and goes like an unannounced gust of wind. None of us know the hour or day when that gust of wind will enter our earthly room and blow out our candle. So, reach out and touch the ones that need your agape, dissolve the divisions among you, continue to encourage one another, be united in the same mind, the same reasoning and continue to build one another up.
     
    I LOVE YOU ALL!!! Have a marvelous Monday and a fantastic week. ✝️❤️😊

  • “Overcoming Worry Inducing Situations”

    Morning Blog

    Hello friends!!! I hope your weekend was great.

    My blog for you today is about one of the most common happiness stealing habits around.

    *It’s the worries that drag us down and holds us back from living the life we deep down dream about.

    So today, I am going to just quickly share one tip that really helps me out with this issue.

    It’s a simple two question combination that I have asked myself over and over until it has become a habit. These questions often pop up automatically in my head in worry inducing situations.

    The first question goes like this: How many times the things I’m worried about has happened to me or would happen in my life? Normally, most things that we fear will happen, never happens. They’re just sinister things that occupy space in our own mind.

    And worrying is most often just a surplus of mental energy to use time. Now before you start throwing stones at me, I want you to know “I” for one, know this is easy to say. But, if you remind yourself of how little of what you feared throughout your life that has actually happened to you, can start to release more and more of that worry from your thoughts.

    So, I ask myself this question to remind myself of how little of the things that I have worried about over the years that have actually become real.

    Honestly and realistically, *what is the worst that could happen?*

    You see, I’ve come to realize that when fears feel vague in your mind, when you lack clarity, then it’s very easy to get lost in exaggerated worries and disaster scenarios.

    So, you must find clarity in a worry-inducing situation by asking yourself: Honestly and realistically, what is the worst that could happen?

    When I have answered that question, then I follow it up with spending a little bit of time on figuring out what I can do about it, if that unlikely thing happens.

    In my experience, the worst that could realistically happens is usually not as scary as what my mind could make up when it’s running wild with vague fears.

    Beloved, spending a few minutes on finding clarity in this way can save you a whole lot of time, energy and suffering.

    I hope this question combo will help you also, to calm yourself down and to think more clearly and optimistically again.

    Take care, and take it one step (one day) at a time.
    You’ll be glad you did.

    Have a wonderful Monday and great week ahead!!! 😀