Playing so many roles can be a daunting task. Though I enjoy being a wife, a stay a home-homeschool mom and a mompreneur, it takes a lot out of me as a person. Mentally, emotionally and spiritually I become depleted.
When I am drained, I can become less enthusiastic, irritable and impatient. I even find that I lack creativity. This is not a way for me to do anything well.
Yes, even my normal, daily tasks of being me can become weighty…just a lot to bear. Sometimes this can happen once week, other times, though I am busy I don’t feel the weight of my tasks for several weeks. What I have been called to do is a great work, so when I do feel the heaviness of it all I know it’s time to unload, to sort things out and put them in their proper place.
I find a place where I can be alone…my bedroom, bathroom, on my balcony or even in my car and I let it all out. I cry out to the Lord. I talk, I journal…I talk some more. I share with Him frankly, all that I am feeling…my anger, my frustration, my disappointment in others as well as myself. I pour out to Jesus with no filter. He knows me and I feel free to just let it all out.
When I talk with the Lord, I know he is listening; it blesses me so. Talking to Him relieves me of stress and gives me a renewed perspective. My heart and mind become clear of the clutter of emotions that encompass me. It gives me strength. Honestly, I don’t know where I’d be without Him. I am His child. He’s always available to me and it is in His presence that I find hope to carry on. How do you manage to make it through stressful times?
Fruit of Her Hand 