Stress

28 Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy-laden and overburdened, and I will cause you to rest. [I will ease and relieve and refresh your souls.]29 Take My yoke upon you and learn of Me, for I am gentle (meek) and humble (lowly) in heart, and you will find rest (relief and ease and refreshment and recreation and blessed quiet) for your souls. 30 For My yoke is wholesome (useful, good--not harsh, hard, sharp, or pressing, but comfortable, gracious, and pleasant), and My burden is light and easy to be borne. Matthew 11:28-30

    I got this e-mail the other day and realized how true it is. This                                                          scripture confirms that Jesus wants to carry our stress! We are not meant to carry the load. 

A young lady confidently walked around the room while explaining stress management to an audience with a raised glass of water. Everyone knew she was going to ask the ultimate question , 'half empty or half full?'...  She fooled them all .... "How heavy is this glass of water?" she inquired with a smile.  Answers called out ranged from 8 oz. to 20 oz.  She replied , "The absolute weight doesn't matter.  It depends on how long I 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." She continued , "and that's the way it is with stress.  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 - holding stress longer and better each time practiced. So , as early in the evening as you can , put all your burdens down.  Don't carry them through the evening and into the night... Pick them up tomorrow.