{"id":12221,"date":"2013-05-31T01:01:14","date_gmt":"2013-05-31T05:01:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/?p=12221"},"modified":"2013-05-30T19:07:02","modified_gmt":"2013-05-30T23:07:02","slug":"glorious-living-w-coach-megan-stress-management","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/2013\/05\/31\/glorious-living-w-coach-megan-stress-management\/","title":{"rendered":"Glorious Living w\/ Coach Megan: Stress Management"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/GL-header.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-10750\" alt=\"GL header\" src=\"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/GL-header.jpg\" width=\"596\" height=\"221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/GL-header.jpg 851w, https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/GL-header-300x111.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 596px) 100vw, 596px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">Dear Megan, <\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">I have been feeling really overloaded and burned out lately and I&#8217;m not sure what to do to make it stop. I was on your GCH call last week and I completed the exercise you gave us and talked about in your blog last Friday&#8230;. <span class=\"GINGER_SOFATWARE_correct\">but<\/span> I just feel stuck with what to do next. I know I need to delegate more and God showed me some tasks He does not intend for me to do, but I feel like I could be handling it all (especially the stress) better. I&#8217;m hoping you can give me some advice on this! <\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><em><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">~M.<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Sweet sister, <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Thank you for taking the first step by doing that <a href=\"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/2013\/05\/24\/glorious-living-w-coach-megan-managing-your-time\/\" target=\"_blank\">exercise from last week<\/a> ! I pray it was a blessing for you to be able to see in black and white how you are spending your precious resource of time. Our world makes it easy for us to feel overloaded, over burdened and over worked! What I heard through your cry for help is that you are looking for some practical stress-management tools to help you now that you are beginning to spend your time more wisely (as God intends you to).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Adopting healthy stress management skills will enable you to slow down, stop, yield and reduce speed at appropriate intervals on your path of life. In turn, your pace will be regulated and you will be lifted out of the ditch of <span class=\"GINGER_SOFATWARE_correct\">overload<\/span> and burnout. As you work through this exercise, you will see how you can begin to walk the road to transformation in the peaceful assurance that God will never call you to do more than He gives you time and ability to do (1 Thessalonians 5:24).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>SLOW<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><\/strong> <span style=\"color: #800080;\">{<em>Slow down<\/em> and make the necessary changes for good physical health}<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Do you eat a balanced and healthy diet?<\/li>\n<li>Do you exercise at least three times a week?<\/li>\n<li>Do you take at least one day of rest per week?<\/li>\n<li>Do you get <span class=\"GINGER_SOFATWARE_correct\">adequate restful sleep<\/span> most nights?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"heading passage-class-0\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Psalm 127:2<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em> <span class=\"text Ps-127-2\" id=\"en-NIV-16124\"><sup class=\"versenum\">\u00a0<\/sup>In vain you rise early <\/span><span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"text Ps-127-2\">and stay up late,<\/span><\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span class=\"text Ps-127-2\"><span class=\"GINGER_SOFATWARE_correct\">toiling<\/span> for food to eat\u2014<\/span><span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"text Ps-127-2\">for he grants sleep to those he loves.<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">{<em>Slow down<\/em> and evaluate your priorities}<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Do the exercise from last week if you have not done so (Link up above)<\/li>\n<li>Consider other priorities that should be on the list<\/li>\n<li>Choose your commitments with careful prayer<\/li>\n<li>Eliminate unnecessary stressful obligations<\/li>\n<li>Don&#8217;t accept impossible deadlines<\/li>\n<li>Don&#8217;t give in to the pressure of urgency<\/li>\n<li>Tackle only one problem at a time<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"heading passage-class-0\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Ecclesiastes 4:6<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"poetry top-05\">\n<p class=\"line\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span class=\"text Eccl-4-6\" id=\"en-NIV-17388\">Better one handful with tranquility<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"text Eccl-4-6\"><span class=\"GINGER_SOFATWARE_correct\">than<\/span> two handfuls with toil <\/span><\/span><span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"text Eccl-4-6\">and chasing after the wind.<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">{<em>Slow down<\/em> and nourish your spiritual life}<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Remind yourself daily to &#8220;be still, and know that (He is) God&#8221; {Psalm 46:10}<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Open lines of honest communication with God about your concerns, needs, and fears<\/li>\n<li>Set aside time daily for personal prayer and Scripture meditation<\/li>\n<li>Memorize Scripture that builds assurance of God&#8217;s love {Psalm 36:7; Jeremiah 31:3; John 14:21; Romans 8:39}<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"heading passage-class-0\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Psalm 119:71<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em> <span class=\"text Ps-119-71\" id=\"en-NIV-15970\">It was good for me to be afflicted <\/span><span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"text Ps-119-71\">so that I might learn your decrees<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>STOP<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">{<em>Stop<\/em> and look at the real reason you are experiencing stress}<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Do you try to meet your own needs instead of waiting on the Lord?<\/li>\n<li>Do you think God cannot accomplish His purposes without your over-achieving?<\/li>\n<li>Do you seek self-worth through <span class=\"GINGER_SOFATWARE_correct\">proving<\/span> your adequacy and effectiveness?<\/li>\n<li>Are you Spirit-led or people-pressured?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"heading passage-class-0\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Galatians 1:10<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span class=\"text Gal-1-10\" id=\"en-NIV-29068\">Am I now trying to win the approval of human beings, or of God? Or am I trying to please people?\u00a0 <\/span><\/em><em><span class=\"text Gal-1-10\" id=\"en-NIV-29068\">If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a servant of Christ.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">{<em>Stop<\/em>, confess and turn away from any known sin in your life}<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Do you manipulate or control others?<\/li>\n<li>Do you feel envious or jealous of others?<\/li>\n<li>Do you express your feelings inappropriately?<\/li>\n<li>Do you overreact to criticism?<\/li>\n<li>Do you have impure motives?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"heading passage-class-0\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Proverbs 28:13<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em> <span class=\"text Prov-28-13\" id=\"en-NIV-17210\">Whoever conceals their sins does not prosper,<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"text Prov-28-13\"><span class=\"GINGER_SOFATWARE_correct\">but<\/span> the one who confesses and renounces them finds mercy.<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>YIELD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">{<em>Yield<\/em> to God&#8217;s sovereign control over your circumstances}<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #333333;\">What is God doing in your circumstances?<\/span><\/li>\n<li>In what way does God want you to change?<\/li>\n<li>How does God want you to respond?<\/li>\n<li>Do you have impure motives?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"heading passage-class-0\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Proverbs 21:1<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"top-1\"><span class=\"text Prov-21-1\" id=\"en-HCSB-16986\"><em>A king\u2019s heart is like streams of water in the <span class=\"small-caps divine-name\" style=\"font-variant: small-caps;\">Lord<\/span>\u2019s hand:<\/em><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<em><span class=\"text Prov-21-1\">He directs it wherever He chooses.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">{<em>Yield<\/em> to God your rights and expectations}<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Dear God,<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;I yield my right to control my circumstances.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;I yield my right to be accepted by others.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;I yield my right to be successful.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;I yield my right to be heard and understood.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;I yield my right to be right.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"heading passage-class-0\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Proverbs 3:5<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"poetry top-05\">\n<p class=\"line\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span class=\"text Prov-3-5\" id=\"en-NIV-16461\"><sup class=\"versenum\">\u00a0<\/sup>Trust in the <span class=\"small-caps\" style=\"font-variant: small-caps;\">Lord<\/span> with all your heart<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span class=\"indent-1\"><span class=\"indent-1-breaks\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"text Prov-3-5\"><span class=\"GINGER_SOFATWARE_correct\">and<\/span> lean not on your own understanding<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"line\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>RESUME SPEED<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"line\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">{<em>Resume speed<\/em>, living in the presence of God}<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"line\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Dear God, <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;I choose to let Christ live His life through me.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;I choose to live in the present, not worrying about tomorrow.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;I choose to refocus my thoughts away from my pressures to Your purposes for allowing these pressures.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;I choose to have a thankful heart regardless of the pressure I feel.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;I choose to call on You, Lord, for wisdom and peace.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;I choose to commit to talking less and listening more.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"heading passage-class-0\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Psalm 62:1<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"poetry\">\n<p class=\"line\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"chapter-2\"><span class=\"text Ps-62-1\"><em>My soul finds rest in God alone; <\/em><\/span><\/span><span class=\"text Ps-62-1\"><em>my salvation comes from Him<\/em> <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"line\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Blessings,<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em><strong>Coach Megan \ud83d\ude42<\/strong> <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Megan, I have been feeling really overloaded and burned out lately and I&#8217;m not sure what to do to make it stop. 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