God! humility:

applying to my own life

the things You show me.

That's how i felt today. Overwhelmed on all sides, my body conspiring against me and breaking out into hives! Clearly there are cares I need to cast on the Lord. God had me write out a list of everything that contributed to the physical outbreak of stress hives. The actual stressor was such a minor thing that it's ridiculous and I won't even mention it. The accumulation of stress was more than my body could handle.

God: "Roll it onto Me. None of it is yours to carry and most of it isn't your concern anyway."

Tears in the car as I, once again, cast my cares on the Lord. He cares for me. He's my Abba.

Me: "Lord, You are the answer to every question. I'm not the answer for my neighbor's problems. You are. I'm not the answer to my finances. You are. I'm not the answer for other people. You are. I'm not my answer. You are. Hallelujah! I choose to praise."

And I do. I sing along to an anointed song in the car as I drive, and feel my stress level decrease. I read Psalm 91 aloud and then do it again for good measure, and I feel my stress level decrease as my faith level rises. Practice what you preach? Definitely.

Comfort from the scripture: Blessed be the Lord who daily bears our burden | The God who is our salvation. (Psalm 68:19) I'm so thankful that God takes the daily burdens and not just the "BIG ones" (but definitely those too). I'm commanded not to worry. Every day I roll my burden over onto God. Sometimes it seems like they want to roll back at me like stray marbles. If I'm not diligent to stay in His rest, I can find myself with a lap full of marbles and hives on my face wondering what happened! Thank God, His mercies are new every morning! You are faithful God!!

I love my Abba and He loves me: Psalm 139, Psalm 103