I just wanna ask for prayer to be a better christian. I struggle everyday and I'm always really stressed out and tired from work school and taking care of 2 small kids. I havd only been goin to church for about 10 months and I feel better since I've started church but sumtimes I get overwhelmed I jus wanna ask for prayer to help me deal with my stress better and be a better person also any advise from anyone would be great. Thank you
Most of the stress I get is not wanting to accept my lot in life. When I want things to go "my
way" and they don't, I start to get stressed out. I have to remind myself that this life is just
temporary and that I'm working for the Lord. Your job, school, and kids, THAT, right now, is
a job from the Lord. And this is where you'll be rewarded, when He gives out rewards, on that
day. I just work a job and get stressed at times. I can't imagine a job, school, and kids.
But, I'm not you and may be the reason I don't have your job. He sees something in you, that
says you can do it, BUT, you'll need to stay focused on Him. In the end, we all will be rewarded
in how we did our alotted jobs in life.
What I do, if I can remember, is to picture myself as a leaf, floating down a calm stream.
The stream is the Holy Spirit that carries you along, in this life, giving His peace to do your
job. Don't focus on being a better person because that is trying to rely on your own abilities
and you'll fail alot. Just develop the relationship with the Lord and be the leaf.