God must be playing games with me. There are so many decisions that will be solely up to me to make. I asked for something...prayed about it every night, and He gave it to me. Of course I should've known that it wouldn't be that easy. He gave me what I asked for, but....It's true. Be careful what you wish for...
I guess God is really challenging me to think about what I really want in this one life I've got to live; to really evaluate what will make me happy.
At this point, I think I need to just take care of myself and stop trying to cater to everyone's needs just so that I can feel like I'm being helpful to the world. Reality is, I'm only human, and I can't try to fix everybody's problems. I also can't set aside my own needs to meet others' needs/wants.
I'm praying for humility; to accept my limitations and know that I can only do so much.
On a brighter note, I was pretty down and pressured the other day, and I think God was trying to console me. I checked my email and I received an email from a person that I don't think I've even met before. This is what it said:
Words to live by :o)
Excellent advice
A lecturer, when explaining stress management to an audience, raised a glass of
water and asked, 'How heavy is this glass of water?' Answers called out ranged
from 8oz. To 20oz.
The lecturer replied, 'The absolute weight doesn't matter. It depends on how long
you try to hold it.'
'If I hold it for a minute, that's not a problem. If I hold it for an hour, I'll
have an ache in my right arm.
If I hold it for a day, you'll have to call an ambulance.'
'In each case it's the same weight, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes.'
He continued, 'And that's the way it is with stress management. If we carry our
burdens all the time, sooner or later, as the burden becomes increasingly heavy, we
won't be able to carry on.'
'As with the glass of water, you have to put it down for a while and rest before
holding it again. When we're refreshed, we can carry on with the burden. '
'So, before you return home tonight, put the burden of work/life down. Don't carry
it home. You can pick it up tomorrow.'
'Whatever burdens you're carrying now, let them down for a moment if you can.
Relax; pick them up later after you've rested.
Life is short. Enjoy!'
And then he shared some ways of dealing with the burdens of life:
1 * Accept that some days you're the pigeon, and some days you're the statue.
2 * Always keep your words soft and sweet, just in case you have to eat them.
3 * Always read stuff that will make you look good if you die in the middle of it.
4 * Drive carefully. It's not only cars that can be recalled by their Maker.
5 * If you can't be kind, at least have the decency to be vague.
6 * If you lend someone $20 and never see that person again, it was probably worth it.
7 * It may be that your sole purpose in life is simply to serve as a warning to
others.
8 * Never buy a car you can't push.
9 * Never put both feet in your mouth at the same time, because then you won't have
a leg to stand on..
10 * Nobody cares if you can't dance well. Just get up and dance.
11 * Since it's the early worm that gets eaten by the bird, sleep late.
12 * The second mouse gets the cheese.
13 * When everything's coming your way, you're in the wrong lane.
14 * Birthdays are good for you. The more you have, the longer you live.
15 * You may be only one person in the world, but you may also be the world to one
person.
16 * Some mistakes are too much fun to only make once.
17 * We could learn a lot from crayons. Some are sharp, some are pretty and some
are dull.. Some have weirdnames and all are different colors, but they all have to
live in the same box.
18 * A truly happy person is one who can enjoy the scenery on a detour.
* * * * Have an awesome day and know that someone has thought about you today ! ! !
Be yourself....
Everyone else is already taken!
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