Are you losing your temper? 😬

Are you losing your temper? 😬 I love speaking honestly with God. Don’t you too? Unfiltered… just as it is. And maybe your life feels like this prayer right now. Then find rest in the One who wants to give you rest. 🙏🏻 Let’s pray: “Jesus, it’s just You and me… and I know I can tell You everything. It’s like this—I am really about to lose it! I feel like everyone is pulling and tugging at me, and no matter how much I help, step in, or am there for others, it never feels like it’s enough. And not only that! I also feel like in all this ‘being there for others,’ I am really missing out myself. Oh Jesus, please help me, like Martha, to understand that it’s not about what I do, but about coming into Your rest! Help me understand that, like Martha, I am allowed to say ‘no’ sometimes to say ‘yes’ to You—and truly also say ‘yes’ to myself. Because You love me just as much as You love the people around me. And because it is my responsibility to take care of myself. I still have so much to learn. Please help me to understand this, apply it, and live it! I am allowed to say ‘no’ to have a ‘yes’ to You—and to myself! Thank You for You, Jesus! Thank You for being in my life! Amen.” How fitting is the verse from Luke 10: “‘Martha, Martha,’ the Lord answered, ‘you are worried and upset about many things, but only one thing is necessary.’” (Luke 10:41-42 NIV) That is so true. Hold on to what is true—and separate yourself from what brings unrest. And today I also say: You are a miracle! Déborah Rosenkranz