Who doesn\u2019t want to reduce stress?<\/p>\n
I would venture to say we all do. \u00a0With raising 5 young children, caring for a husband who works tirelessly to provide for our family, meeting the needs of the women I serve, and running my household, I can become overwhelmed and inundated with a bevy of things to do. \u00a0The list never seems to end. \u00a0In fact, the moment you wash all the clothes, here comes another pair of socks.<\/p>\n
To take my eye off of all the “many things to do” and to focus on what matters most, I choose to embrace<\/a> Thanksliving. \u00a0That list of things to do will always be there waiting for me but an opportunity to minister to the hearts of those whom I love may not be. \u00a0I don’t want to miss a God moment in the midst of “DOING”. \u00a0I am a HUMAN BEING not a HUMAN DOING. \u00a0It is in moments of being, of giving thanks, that my perspective is aligned with HIS eternal perspective and I see how infinitely blessed am I.<\/p>\n So join me in my 20-Day Countdown to Thanksliving. Seven days ago I began this journey of doing away with Thanksgiving to embrace Thanksliving (Read that post here)<\/a>. To catch up on prior days, please visit Inspired Life on Facebook by clicking here<\/a>; and while you\u2019re there, LIKE the page because you don\u2019t want to miss any subsequent posts.<\/p>\n Day 7: The Service of Thanksgiving<\/p>\n Believe<\/strong><\/p>\n You will be made rich in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God.\u00a0\u00a0This service that you perform is not only supplying the needs of God’s people but is also overflowing in many expressions of thanks to God.<\/em> 2 Corinthians 9:11-12<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Standing in a dark, rainy parking lot I unloaded my 5 children from the car. With my hands full of people, purse, laptop and workshop materials, I couldn\u2019t even hold up an umbrella to keep from getting wet. As my sweet children proceeded to help me get everything and everyone inside, someone I know walked pass. I called her name to say hello and she immediately came over to assist. She ended up helping me further once we got inside as I need to set-up for a workshop I was delivering. Additionally, she ended up entertaining one of my children because he wasn\u2019t comfortable without his siblings or me. I believe she had intended on attending the workshop but she surrendered her plans to allow the Lord to use her to be a blessing to me. Her availability, attentiveness and willingness to serve, gave me the opportunity to service 40 others. Her service to me was really unto God and He received it as an offering. The scripture above shows that we are blessed to be a blessing. We\u2019ve been blessed with time, resources, abilities and more. Will we reinvest what we\u2019ve received to be a blessing to someone else? Or will we take our blessings and keep them for our own use? I thank my sister for blessing me with her time.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Do<\/strong><\/p>\n Today be more attentive, aware and sensitive of what\u2019s happening around you. Who knows if God needs to use you to make someone else\u2019s burden just a little lighter.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Reducing Stress, Embracing Thankliving<\/p>\n <\/p>\n As always, it is my prayer that you’ve been Inspired to Live Fully!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Who doesn\u2019t want to reduce stress? 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