UNGLUED CHAPTER 2

   I'M NOT A FREAKED-OUT WOMAN

Are you a women that freaks-out when things go wrong? Even the simple non-essential stuff that gets in our way? Slow traffic, someone pulling out in front of us, the cable/satellite goes out, the phone not working? Have you ever tried to fix something only to make it worse? Do you hit on an appliance or equipment when it doesn’t work the way you want to?

This reminds me of a co-worker hitting on a medication bin in our Pyxis when it didn’t open like it was supposed to do. I can remember when I was still at my house about twice a year the trash truck would knock down my telephone line.  It would take about 5 days or more before they would come and fix it. I didn’t care cause I has my cell phone but it would get bother my mother (even though she called me on my cell). She would even tell me to tell them that I was on emergency call at the hospital and needed that phone. I did that once, but it didn’t work.

Sometime we get so wrapped up in the emotions of the situations, that we do or say unwisely things. We think that there is no good could come out of a bad situations, especially if it happens to us personally, but I can. For example, the author talks about her computer got a virus and she couldn’t even get to her files. She had to get another new computer (ugh). Then after a month that computer and gotten stolen, but if it wasn’t for the first one getting the virus, she would not have made backups of her files. She realized that the virus on her first one was a blessing. What “once seemed like a curse became a precious gift”.

We need to change our thought patterns sometimes. Sometime unfortunately thoughts associated with emotions are easy to remember. To develop new response we need to develop new thoughts. This is crucial if we don’t want to become “unglued”. The Bible encourages us to renew our minds. Romans 12:2

The Scriptures also teaches us that we can accept or refuse thoughts. 2 Corinthians 10:5

We need to remind ourselves that we have a choice. We can chose to have destructive thoughts or constructive thoughts. We can wallow in what is going on that is wrong  and make things worse or we can ask God for His perspective to help us see good even when we can’t see or feel it.

I just watched this video on Jerry Clower. Some of you may know him. But he talked about the time when he got a call about his son being in a wreck and "he wouldn't wake up". He talked about how Christians are supposed to give praise to EVERYTHING. The good and the bad. And he was going to do just that. And to make a long story short, he did just that.

When things get out of control we don’t need to do the same thing. It only makes matter worse. More stress and anxiety to the situation.

Do you trust God? Do you believe He is working out everything for your good, even when you can’t see the good? If so, you need to stop “freaking out” trying to fix everything on your own. God is the one who is in control, therefore you can face things that are out of control without you being out of control yourself.