PreacherRich
Seasoned Expediter
Tire goes flat, load gets cancelled, you get shorted on your pay, shower time and no water pressure, someone treats you disrespectfully, the scales say you gained 5lbs, the Dr's report says....
How do you deal with moments like these? It is very easy to find ourselves dwelling on a negative issue. We think about it again and again, and one or two things can get us so worked up, we let it destroy a whole day. I am not talking about evaulating a situation to see what we can do better, I am talking about switching into whining and complaining mode. Been there? Done that? Me too.
The truth is we get to decide how we are going to deal with a situation. We control how we are going to react when things happen. We do not have to let situations and circumstances kick our back sides. The best thing is to put a plan in place ahead of time, so when a bad day starts to happen, we know how to deal with it. When we have a bad day, our safety and the safety of those on the highway with us is at stake.
There is a lot more to it than I am going to post here and now. But there are couple things that work for me.
1) Pray and ask God to help you with the emotions that you are feeling.
2)If you need to forgive yourself or someone else, do it. If you can't, ask God for help. having a prayer partner or someone you can vent to is important as well.
2) Replace negative thoughts with positive thoughts. when you find yourself unhappy, stressed, mad or hurt, decide ahead of time to think on things that make you smile. Your wedding day, the birth of a child or grandchild, major accomplishments in your life or the lives of loved ones, your favorite places, your favorite smells. Think of things that are good, think about God. Before you know it the stress, anger and sadness begin to fade. It is not always an easy thing to do but is does make a difference.
Philippians 4:8
Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.
These principles work for me but it is sometimes easier to whine a bit first. Then I catch myself and move on. We are all wired a bit different but I pray you can find a nugget here that may help the next time a bad day trys to happen.
Be Blessed
How do you deal with moments like these? It is very easy to find ourselves dwelling on a negative issue. We think about it again and again, and one or two things can get us so worked up, we let it destroy a whole day. I am not talking about evaulating a situation to see what we can do better, I am talking about switching into whining and complaining mode. Been there? Done that? Me too.
The truth is we get to decide how we are going to deal with a situation. We control how we are going to react when things happen. We do not have to let situations and circumstances kick our back sides. The best thing is to put a plan in place ahead of time, so when a bad day starts to happen, we know how to deal with it. When we have a bad day, our safety and the safety of those on the highway with us is at stake.
There is a lot more to it than I am going to post here and now. But there are couple things that work for me.
1) Pray and ask God to help you with the emotions that you are feeling.
2)If you need to forgive yourself or someone else, do it. If you can't, ask God for help. having a prayer partner or someone you can vent to is important as well.
2) Replace negative thoughts with positive thoughts. when you find yourself unhappy, stressed, mad or hurt, decide ahead of time to think on things that make you smile. Your wedding day, the birth of a child or grandchild, major accomplishments in your life or the lives of loved ones, your favorite places, your favorite smells. Think of things that are good, think about God. Before you know it the stress, anger and sadness begin to fade. It is not always an easy thing to do but is does make a difference.
Philippians 4:8
Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.
These principles work for me but it is sometimes easier to whine a bit first. Then I catch myself and move on. We are all wired a bit different but I pray you can find a nugget here that may help the next time a bad day trys to happen.
Be Blessed
