Why I'm Chill week 30
Photo Credit: D. Kelly @ Grant Co., WV
REFLECTION
Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden and I will give you rest." (Matthew 11:28, ESV).
Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden and I will give you rest." (Matthew 11:28, ESV).
Question of the week: How do we plan our days?
A DEEPER LOOK
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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Saturday
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IMAGINE THIS
It was Saturday, March 8, 1997.
I glanced at the clock, 11:45 am.
So much yet to do: laundry to dry, lunch to make, and
toys to pick up.
I didn’t have plans for the afternoon.
Still the panic set in.
It was almost noon.
Over the noise of the television I started barking
orders:
Pick up your toys.
Turn off the TV.
What do you want for lunch?!
And just like every other Saturday for the past nine
years…I swallowed tears and wished I were more like my mother.
As a young wife and
mother, I needed a new perspective. God granted me one.
His revelation gave
me power over an entryway full of shoes. They no longer send me into a full
blown panic attack. But it took me years and a lot of prayer to realize that I
needed a new life perspective.
When my kids were
small, I dreaded the weekend – but I didn’t know why. By noon on Saturdays, I
was literally a nervous wreck. My family
learned the signs of mom getting like that and took cover. Sunday through
Friday, I was okay. But those darn Saturdays were my downfall.
After sincerely
praying about my Saturday anxiety attacks, God gave me a revelation that
changed my life. I was not only claiming them as my attacks but inadvertently
scheduling them. Every glance at the clock took me closer to picking it up. I’m
not going to blame my mother…but…
Because of her
schedule and routines, she had programmed to believe that the work week ended
at noon on Saturday. Every Saturday.
What I had failed to
realize was that she was able to do so with help. Side-by-side, we worked to
get things done. Then, the next 36-hours were free to do whatever we liked. It
was great!
Then I had a family
of my own...and shadow anxiety dared to develop. At that time, I was clueless
about anxiety, panic attacks, or associated triggers. What I did know, and knew
it well, was that I hated to see the weekend come. How sad for my family.
After the great revelation,
things changed. Weekday evenings found our family performing some type of chore
– things normally set aside for Saturdays. Before long Saturday afternoons once
again became a time of pleasure and recreation…not one of anxiety.
Revelation + Change
= Problem Solved.
MY THOUGHTS
Journal your thoughts here
When I accepted the
fact that I could not do everything on my own, I turned to God for direction
and He gave me peace, wisdom, and a new perspective. And inadvertently…my
children learned valuable work skills.
If you find yourself
out of control in a certain area of your life, try setting safeguards in place.
You will need to tweak them in a way that works for your lifestyle.
Ask God for a divine revelation in an area of your life that tends to control you and establish a plan to bring it under His authority.
Today is: and I’m feeling:
In Christ with love and compassion - Coach Kelly
#YourLifeCoachingWV #BeyondTheMirror
[Published:
2018-07-24;
2017-07-18]
[Published:
2018-07-24;
2017-07-18]
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