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On this day, God wants you to know

... that you cannot free yourself from a problem by shutting your eyes to it. To free yourself from a problem you have to acknowledge it and face it with your eyes and heart open.

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 This kind of ties in with the post under this one about house work.  I have really been struggling with it and well....plain and simple this answers loud and clear!! just gotta put my big girl panties on and go for it LOL

 

When its too overwhelming!!!

By Pamela Van Atta

Piles of dishes, loads of laundry, and a To Do List a mile long overwhelms even the best of women. The difficulty with housework stems from the simplicity of it. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to vacuum the floor, nor can anyone win a Nobel peace prize from making the bed.
Because of its mundane, routine nature, society undervalues work in the house. And unappreciated work creates unappreciated workers. And unappreciated workers eventually buy into the idea that their work is worthless. Without believing in the worth of housework, disorganization, inefficiency, and apathy run rampant through the home.
So can God help me with my housework? I mean he did create the heavens and the earth. Do dust bunnies fall under the heaven and earth category? I believe they do. And I believe he can prescribe a tailored remedy to your housework challenges.
Thousands of books exist ready to transform the clutter bug. But any book I read, I find only one or two suggestions that work for my family. Frustrated with my overwhelming household chores, I inquired of God, himself.
I found a parable that spoke volumes about my housework. In Isaiah God says, “When a farmer plows for planting, does he plow continually? Does he keep on breaking up and harrowing the soil? His God instructs him and teaches him the right way” (28:24, 26 NIV). So many things can go wrong in farming. But God says, “I’ll teach you the right way.”
“So God,” I said, “What am I doing wrong?” I took out a pen and began to journal. Then somewhere in the midst of my scribbling, I noticed a theme emerge. Apparently, I acquired a rather lousy work ethic for chores. I quickly explained to God, “Lord these chores are mind-boggling-boring! How can anyone be inspired to do such basic things?”
In a flash, the “Virtuous Woman” of Proverbs 31 sprang to mind. I read the passage several times in my NIV version of the Bible, but nothing seemed to make sense. Then I read it in the Message which says, “First thing in the morning, she dresses for work, rolls up her sleeves, eager to get started. She senses the worth of her work (Prov. 31: 8-9).
A light burst on in my head. My lousy work ethic stems from my inability to sense the worth of my work. Immediately I asked God, “Teach me the worth of my work.” Not long after, I remembered a friend of mine giving a testimony at church.
Mary stood in front of our Sunday school class with tears streaming down her sweet face. “I feel like an ugly old troll,” she said. “I’ve felt like this since I can remember, but have no clue as to why.” She told us she asked God to heal her from this feeling. And miraculously he did. “I remembered going to school dirty. And the school sent me home because of my filth,” Mary said, still crying.
I see how my children’s self-concept grows from their environment. I now realize the worth of my work. If my children live in a chaotic, cluttered environment, they will feel chaotic and cluttered. But if they dwell in an organized, clean home, they will graft that order into their own lives.
This knowledge improves my work ethic. Now I sense the worth of my work. However, this is what God taught me. What God uses to inspire me in my housework may not be the same he will use to inspire you. Therefore, take a few minutes and ask God, “Teach me the worth of my work.” What does he say?
Once I received motivation to do my housework, I inquired of God again. “Lord,” I said, “Teach me the right way to do my housework.” And God answered. Within no time, ideas fell from heaven. Laundry, for instance, is a constant thorn in my flesh. My method of dealing with the laundry is denial. I simply deny its existence, which clearly is not the right way to do laundry.
God knows my tendency to become overwhelmed by laundry. So his idea for me is to do only one load per day. And for me, it works. I’m never overwhelmed because I’m always caught up. I look into the dirty clothes hamper and think, “I can do that.”
God also taught me the right way to put clothes away. Putting clothes in the washer is one thing, but folding clothes and putting them away is a whole other world. I absolutely hate folding clothes. So God’s solution for me was a no brainer. He said, “Try hanging them up.” And I did. I hang everything up now except for underwear and socks.
Laundry at this point in my life is relatively easy, with the exception of socks. “Lord what do I do about the sock fiasco in my house?” I can’t tell my oldest son’s socks from my youngest. My husband’s socks never seem to wind up in the same load. And being left with three socks, none of which match, makes me want to pull my hair out.
God’s answer was a stroke of sheer genius. He gave me the idea to throw out all socks. Now my two sons wear the same sock size. So I bought both of them all new socks only each pair was completely identical. I did the same with my husband’s socks and my own. Everyone has nine pairs of matching white socks. So when I do the laundry, I don’t match the socks. I simply put them in the sock drawer. And whichever two socks we pull out, they match.
My laundry dilemma God solved himself. He knows my personality, and my unique tendencies. He understands what I can handle and what I can’t. And he knows you inside and out. He can solve any household chore that challenges you. I promise no pile of laundry is too high for him. All you have to do is ask, “Teach me to do things your way in my house Lord.” What does he say?
©2007 Pamela Van Atta. All rights reserved. Used by permission.
Bio:
Pamela Van Atta is the founder of Healing Works Ministry, which provides affordable biblical teaching to kids and adults. Prior to her work in ministry, Pamela spent a decade working in rehab as an Occupational Therapist, but found physical healing incomparable to spiritual healing. Today, she speaks at various organizations to facilitate a deeper relationship with God. To contact Pamela, please see her website at www.healingworksministry.com.

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I myself have been feeling overwhelmed by my daily chores.  I tend to start to think about them needing to be done and then I go to bed cuz it hurts too much to think... so I googled the question housework too overwhelming and this is what I found.  It spoke to me in an awesome way and I hope it helps you too!!!  God Bless

Eagles and Storms

Did you know that an eagle knows when a storm is approaching long before it breaks?  The eagle will fly to some high spot and wait for the winds to come.  When the storm hits, it sets its wings so that the wind will pick it up and lift it above the storm.  While the storm rages below, the eagle is soaring above it.  The eagle does not escape the storm.  It simply uses the storm to lift it higher.  It rises on the winds that bring the storm.  When the storms of life come upon us - and all of us will experience them - we can rise above them by setting our minds and our belief towards God.  The storms do not have to overcome us.  We can allow God's power to lift us above them.  God enables us to ride the winds of the storm that bring sickness, tragedy, failure, and disappointment in our lives.  We can soar above the storm.

Who cares?

A friend and I were discussing a particular restaurant that we both really like.  During the discussion I was reminded of a time in my high school years that I would eat at this restaurant every day but I would gorge and eat enough for 3 or 4 people.  Well that gluttonous action lead to me weighing 500 pounds.  I got to thinking about the underlying reason for the gorging.  I worshiped the ground that a  certain boy walked on in high school.  This boy never "told" me that he felt the same way about me.  However, his actions did show that he felt the same for me but I was blind to it.  Because of the fact that he didn't confess with his lips his love for me, I felt rejection.  I was rejected by everyone in my family from birth so I was hungry to know that I was loved.  Because I never got that affirmation, I subconsciously fed myself the love that I was missing.  It wasn't until late in my life that I learned how to take a step back and study people and why they do the things they do.  All the adults in my family had very serious problems both mentally and emotionally and they did the best that they could do with what they had.  My boy friend  and I became the best of friends and I learned that he also had very serious emotional rejection from his parents as well, in fact we had a lot in common.  I now understand that none of my childhood and how I was being treated was any fault of mine and I stopped blaming myself and kicking myself and literally punishing myself with unhealthy lifestyles.  I also know now that I am a beautiful person that Jesus and God love very much.  In fact, my name Sarah is a biblical name that means God's princess.  I am very proud of my name and I take it  literally to be very endearing to a very personal level, because God has kept me under his wing all these years and has taken very good care of me.  So...Who cares?  God cares and Jesus cares--That's who!  And if you are reading this know that he cares so much for you and loves you so much that he lead you to this site to read this post to know that you are not the only one feeling the things that you feel and that you are not alone.  He is always with you.  I pray that if you are in a similar situation that this will lead you out of a very dark and scary place in your life into the light of Jesus Christ!

You reap what you sow

Galations 6:7 says that you reap what you sow.  I caught the middle of a story told by Joel Osteen earlier this evening and wanted to comment on it.  He was telling a story about a father and son, now I didnt hear where they were exactly so just for the sake of making a point, lets say that they were at the Grand Canyon.  He was saying that the little boy yelled out HELLO and in a few seconds someone yelled back HELLO, then he yelled out HOW ARE YOU and in a few seconds someone yelled back to him HOW ARE YOU.  He asked his father, Daddy who is it that is yelling back at me and the father explained that it was an echo from the canyon that sends back every word that is said to the person that says it.  Well as the bible says life is like that ...every action and word sent out is sent back to the sender.  I personally think in pictures, when I was younger I imagined a giant boomerang and on the boomerang written in big letters was the treatement that I had dished out to a person whether good or bad or the words in all caps that I had spoken whether negative or positive well that boomerang was thrown out into space and hurled right back to me.  The first time that this really hit home was after I had my first child.  I am embarrassed to say this but I wasnt the most respectful daughter to my mother and grandmother, in fact I was a brattiest brat there was.  Now my daughter is almost 23 and sometimes the way she treats me is like looking in a mirror as to when I was her age with regards to the way I treated my parents.  They are gone now, and believe me I wish I could turn back time, but as we all know that is not possible, so the best thing that I can add is when you send that boomerang with your actions or words written on the top in all caps remember, that it is returning to you the way you sent it out.  Hope this helps someone out there that knows what I am speaking of.

Psalm 143

LORD, hear my prayer.  Listen to my cry for your favor.  You are faithful and right.  Come and help me.  Don't take me to court and judge me, because in your eyes no living person does what is right.  My enemies chase me.  They crush me down to the ground.  They make me live in darkness like those who died long ago.  So I grow weak.  Deep down inside me, I'm afraid.  I remember what happened long ago.  I  spend time thinking about all of your acts.  I consider what your hands have done.  I spread out my hands to you in prayer.  I'm thirsty for you, just as dry ground is thirsty for rain.  LORD, answer me quickly.  I'm growing weak.  Don't turn your face away from me, or I will be like those who go down into the grave.  In the morning let me hear about your faithful love, because I've put my trust in you.  Show me the way I should live, because I pray to you.  Lord, save me from my enemies, because I go to you for safety.  Teach me to do what you want, because you are my God.  May your good Spirit lead me on a level path.  LORD, be true to your name.  Keep me alive.  Because you do what is right, get me out of trouble.  Because your love is faithful,  put an end to my enemies.  Destroy all of them, because I serve you.

Whether you are a christian or not, we are all human and whether we admit it or not we need Him.  You don't know how many times I personally make mistakes (almost every second) of my day.  I just pick up where I left off and start all over.  He is faithful to us that ask for his help.  His mercy covers much and his Love is forever!!