look at the world around us? we go through each day overflowing with things that we have to do and items that need to get done. Satan has created a full schedule in our lives to make us feel overwhelmed. i have realized over the last couple of months, we will never have enough time in the day.
so what can we do now?
- live today for today. don't worry about tomorrow for tomorrow will worry about itself. we tend to see the whole picture in many details and get overwhelmed. stopping worry yourself about the items that cannot be taken care of today. plan for them yes, but don't dwell on them, hence spending way too much time worry about things.
- look at your day with a purpose. what are the non-negotiables that you must get done today? if you can get just one thing done today what would it be? get something done that will be productive and accomplish that.
- prioritize your life. easier said than acted upon. truly think about this. priority means putting what is most important in your life first. most would like to put God first, but sit back ask the question, "do my actions show that?" if your family is second to God then what are you doing to improve on that priority today. prioritizing your life means investing your time in the day to accomplish growth in those life areas.
- give back what you have been given. God does not ask for much, but the one thing he does ask for is huge. US!! God has given each one of us eternal life and all he wants back is for us to accept and continually give our moral life back to Him daily. how are you given back to God daily?
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Good thoughts. I think it important to create down time in our schedules. Although we may not have anything "scheduled" ... it doesn't make it available.
We create most of our schedules (exception would be person who travels for work ... although they choose to work in that environment).
Time is our greatest treasure. Once it is gone it can never be replaced. How am I going to spend it?
hence spending way too much time worry about things. ( THIS IS ME) hahah
Im striving to just not worry no more, and to understand that im in the hands of god! Im struggling with just that though. My complication is i have never had anything love me so much EVEN MORE THAN MY PARENTS which is down right amazing, how do i accept something so great, when truely im not even close to worthy of this?! Honestly, the only reason i can think of is to give jesus his purpose for his death!
Dont be afraid to respond, im all ears be honest!
Good stuff. But i really seem to be struggling with relationships lately. It seems like my dad just won't let me grow up and he wants to spend like every second with me. Time after time i get angrier and angrier with him, my mom, and my little brother, and most of the time, I don't show my anger. I am beginning to feel overwelmed and that i could just explode at any time at them. Please, i need some advice
thank you for being willing to open up about your relationship.
you are really running into a problem that most teenagers run into, but only a few really know how to deal with it. understand this before i proceed, your dad loves you so much that he does not always know exactly how to show you that love and care. sometimes parents act in ways that are irritating, confusing, and for a lack of a better word "stupid" to teenagers. he wants the best for you though.
my advice to you is communicate. if you are having a problem with your dad, talk to him. calmly pull him aside and say, "dad, can we talk?" then when you talk to him, be honest, level headed, and be vulnerable. understand that you guys will not grow in your relationship until you deal with the tough stuff first. tell him what you have been thinking, but make sure you do it without anger or an alternative motives.
i know this is going to be hard, but it must be done in order for your anger to subside.
let me know what you think.
Thanks Jared. It will be sort of hard, but i hope i can. but theres another problem. I've been trying really hard this semester in school but i now have a c. Whenever that happens, my parents dont believe that im trying at all. And when i have low grades i get privalages taken away What should i do to prove im trying really hard?
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