Stress Causes a Mess

There has been a mess called Stress in my life this last week. Last Tuesday, my Gram called and informed me that she had been to the doctor that morning and he was sending her for testing that day. Slight unexpected bump in the road but, we will make it work. The testing was fine and we went for lunch afterward. Feeling accomplished, I came home and started my to do list for the day (at 2:30 in the afternoon). The phone rang. My Gram was calling to tell me that the doctor called and she needed to be back at the hospital right away. WHAT?!?!?! Yep, they were admitting her to the hospital. I grabbed a few things and I bolted out the door. What happened next: 2 days in the hospital, less than 6 hours of sleep in 48 hours, 6 kids at home that needed their mom, a wonderful husband that needed his wife and several items left unchecked on my to do list for the week. UGH Stress causes a mess!!

Here is what I know: everyone has stress in their lives. Here is another good thing that I know: stress does not cause our outbursts- our feelings do.

How we handle stress or unexpected situations in our lives is an indicator of our mind and heart. If we binge eat, snap at others, or behave in any way that is unhealthy for us or others we need to get our mind and heart under control. I use the term "control" very loosely here. I mean to say, we should not allow our feelings to dictate our reactions to situations. Example: I spent 2 days at the hospital with my Gram. When I got home with my family I was tired, frayed and grouchy. I should have taken the time to go to bed and rest, but I didn't. Instead, I tried to jump back in to my to-do list. What happened? I snapped at everyone, cried and threw one major hissy fit! It was so not pretty. I allowed my emotions to lead me.

We can make excuses for our outbursts but, really they stem from our own junk inside of us. When ugly boils over, because we haven't dealt with it, we spew it out on others (or even hurt ourselves).

"A good person produces good things from the treasury of a good heart, and an evil person produces evil things from the treasury of an evil heart. What you say flows from what is in your heart." Luke 6:45

I certainly had a lot on my plate last week, well for goodness sakes, we all do- every week!! How we choose to handle it is so important. Deal with the treasury of your heart and stress can't cause a mess in your treasured home.

hugs,
Chandra

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