My Facebook friend and former high school classmate, Cindy, shared this picture this morning and, as this particular saying usually does, it set me off a bit. I fully understand that it's supposed to be a positive, uplifting thought, but it truly is one of my least favorite quotes. I think it should be Too blessed to be TOO stressed. To me, the way it's written sets up people who do feel stressed to feel like faith failures. So, in my opinion, the normal version is a failure. Even Jesus felt stress in the Garden. He felt anger at the Temple. He also felt sadness, loss, fear, uncertainty and the whole gamut of normal emotions. Those emotions are necessary for humans to be well-rounded, whole beings. Without feeling, acknowledging, and dealing with them we can never truly feel the joy that being free of them brings. And we can never learn to fully rely on God's love and strength because if we don't falter we won't need him to hold us up.OK, off the pulpit now.
Wishing you Peace, Blessings, Stress, and God's abundant, uplifting Love!
Hmm. So according to the quote, if you're stressed you are obviously not blessed. I am SO with you on this Damama!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Dragonstar! Nice to see you, by the way. Wish I had more time to get on here because I sure do miss everyone! I'm going to try to get back over here a bit more often than every couple of years! LOL! (((((HUGS)))))
ReplyDeleteThis was such a good post for me to read today. You're right, people often think that if they're stressed or depressed they are failures as Christians. I think you put the emphasis in the right place. Of course we're going to be stressed in stressful situations, but we don't have to be overwhelmed, with God's help.
ReplyDeleteI agree. I do some of my best work when I'm a little stressed/pressured. Without stress I would probably never accomplish much of anything.
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