As Soon As I Pray

As soon as I pray, You answer me;
    You encourage me by giving me strength.

Psalm 138:3 

 

When stress comes, and it will with a vengeance, and it feels like you're in the middle of a hand-to-hand battle...what do you do?  Honestly, I tend to fight a losing battle until I am exhausted, frustrated, and defeated.  THEN I remember that God is on my side and He commands us to be still and let Him fight for us.  That's when I feel the thump to the forehead and I remember to pray.  When I pray, I have to keep praying until I can honestly let it go and let God deal with it. Why? Because I'm stubborn like that.

 

When I let God deal with it, He fills me with His peace and refills me with the strength that stress had drained from me.  It's not easy letting go of stress, anxiety, worry and frustration. But when we pray, God answers!