God Is With Us Always.. Even Those Stressful Days

Colossians 1:29 "To this end I labor, struggling with all his energy, which so powerfully works in me."

Have you ever woken up knowing it's going to be a stressful day?

Well, I recently had a day just like that. My day started off with a volunteer's phone call waking me up asking for instruction. This got me out of bed and I quickly got on the road to start taking tools around to the sites. That day I had a team coming in around noon so I tried to settle my other teams before then. All morning I checked on the other teams and ran tools around to make sure they were good to go so I could dedicate all my time to this large team coming in. I thought I had succeeded and even had time to grab lunch, but when I checked my phone after the orientation I had 4 missed calls from my other team. As I ran my new team around and got my other team supplies I anxiously glanced at my watch making sure I wouldn't miss my 4:30 appointment with a homeowner. The day was hectic and stressful, but as I carried tools to a site I prayed that God give me the patience and strength to keep going. I prayed that he refocus my eyes on his will and not to get frustrated with all the tasks that seemed to overwhelm me that day. God rewarded my efforts when I got to hear a homeowner's story. As, I listened to her proclaim God's love and grace in her life I thanked God for allowing me to witness how much he had worked in her life. He showed me that even during the most stressful days he is there giving us the strength to go on. He is there to give us the patience we need. He is there to open our eyes to see his greater plan and not to focus on the plan we have created. He is there to reassure us and allow us to give up our trials and worries for him to carry. God is always there to be the support we need. He is the only one who can give us the strength to get through anything.