"Give Yourself Time"
I mean I know we all have our days when were stressed out, and I understand that we all have things in our lives that are hard or stressful, some more then others, but when it comes down to the very bone of it all, you've gotta give yourself time.
We can't go through our days, weeks, months years without ever talking to ourselves. I mean I'm a strong strong believer in the fact that if I need to say something about how i'm "feeling" or what i'm thinking about that I know I shouldn't splurge verbal diarrhoea all over to the next walking thing I see, because that is just going to work me up more when I hear their opinion, or their thoughts on it, when CLEARLY you have enough thoughts of your own, that you sure as heck do not need anybody elses in there to just build up your frustration or hurt or whatever it is you're dealing with.
So!!! Recommended dosage for that is: Give yourself time!! For just you! Even for 10 minutes. I'm not saying you have to do this everyday by any means, or that you have to do it at all, you can do whatever it is you want. If you want to diarrhoea over everybody your thoughts and issues go for it, but from personal experience... many times... and still some days... it's not worth it ... and it doesn't help the majority of the time.
Let me make very clear that I am not saying don't seek council or cut your friends off from your life, all I'm saying is... think before you speak.. make sure you deal with yourself and organize your thoughts before you go and talk to somebody about it, because I can guarantee you that if you go right in the moment you are just hurt or frustrated, or reminded of something and talk to somebody about it... i can absolutely guarantee you that it's not going to help you at all.
I may be sounding harsh, but simply all I'm saying is ... give yourself time .... before you go to somebody else, because you are you, and you know yourself best and who knows you even better is God, and if you go with Him and with yourself for a walk and just talk.. talk out loud... you're going to feel a lot better that when you do talk about it with somebody else, you're gonna feel better about what your saying, or you may not even have to talk to to anybody else about it because.. you've dealt with it yourself.
You know I've dealt with a lot with my mind, and I still am! I am still very very much learning, and by no means am I saying I've got it all figured out at all, or that what I do is the only way, but it's what I do and what I find helps me, but the more you grow and get to know yourself more during these times with giving yourself time, you'll find what works best for you.
When I'm with friends and I'm reminded of something that upsets me, I have to literally walk way and go into the wash room and look at myself in the mirror and say to myself the opposite of what I'm thinking, or sit and say to myself "I'm okay, i'm okay, i'm okay, i'm gonna be okay" then I can walk back out and be relaxed and not worked up about this memory that makes me happy that it makes me sad, or hurt that it makes me angry, or just simply makes sad. I have to do this its crucial, because if I don't I know myself well enough I'm gonna beat myself up for it or sit and ponder on these thoughts, when I don't want to.
So everybody please give yourself time! Give yourself time to talk out loud to what seems the air, but God is listening, and He already knows what you're going to say because He knows you better then you know yourself. But He's gonna listen to you and in His listening He's going to work within you to help heal whatever it is you need, weather it's just somebody to talk to or a deep hurt.. He can work through that, and help you with it all, but only if you're willing to let Him be there for you to comfort you, because that's what He wants to do.
During this time with yourself, you'll really get to know yourself better, and your heavenly father better too, and when you're in that place, its the greatest and happiest peaceful place you can be and feel okay, and know you're okay and that you're gonna be okay.
Facebook Note:
I ironically signed into my Facebook (which I technically erased over a year ago, and sign in every like 6 months to connect with a few people from a worship school I attend last summer 2011) and their was a posting on the wall of this group I'm "part of" from the worship school, and she said this and I just thought I would add it to the end of my blog posting, it fits perfectly pretty much everything I said in a number of paragraphs into one paragraph so here it is.
"How badly do you want Him? Somtimes, He's waiting to see if you'll reach out to Him when there is no goosebumps and say "Father, You're worth going after despite the hassles with my weak flesh, the doubts in my mind and the dull ache in my heart, and the resistance I am feeling, You are worth the risk, worth the pursuit to me. What You have to offer is everything I crave." He wants you not to give Him gifts, or works, but just give Him yourself. It is not the accuracy of your seeking, but rather its the yearning of your heart that moves Him. When you want Him as much as you want air, you will find Him. He really wants you. Do you really want Him? Have a beautiful day little world changers." - Briauna Hoyt
- Bible gateway Verse of the Day:“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.” Jeremiah 29:11-13 NIV
- ErinCaitlins Verse of the Day: "You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you." - Isaiah 26:2-4
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