Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live in a stress-free zone? I think it would be like living in a bubble that no form of stress could penetrate. How much fun would you have inside that bubble? I bet you would laugh, love and give more. You would be healthy because the sickness causing stress couldn’t reach you. You would have incredible relationships with loved ones. You would have a clear mind to think, create and succeed. I want one! Don’t you?
You’re probably thinking I have really lost it by coming up with such an “unrealistic” idea. However, as I am writing this post, I am writing you from my “stress-free bubble” right now. See! I told you that when you are in the stress-free bubble you are creative, so much so that you invent the concept of a stress-free bubble.
If you have read some of my recent posts…
- Rejection Sucks, but it doesn’t Define Your Worth
- Uprooting Bitterness
- What if Failing Was Really Not Getting the Results you Want, When you Want
- Don’t Let Your Light Burn-Out, Take a Dream-Cation
…you will see that things have been a little cray cray in my life recently. However, as I stated in my Do You Ever Feel Like a Laid Out Gumby? post, I knew all of the craziness would eventually produce a positive outcome, no matter how out-of-control it got.
Well, that positive outcome is the stress-free bubble. If you are a driven, goal-oriented, hard driver who wants to control everything (even though you say you don’t), then what I am about to share might help you. If you are a couch potato with no ambition you can stop reading now and get back to your favorite TV show.
In recent months, life circumstances (in ALL areas of life—especially my health) have been really kicking my tail. It seems like I just couldn’t catch a break. None of the tools and techniques I have learned over the years were working. I was at a loss of how to turn these overwhelming circumstances around. In an effort to find a solution, I decided to do nothing. I know this might sound like irresponsible advice, but the more I did and the more I tried to solve my challenges, the worst they seem to get. So I decided to give all my challenges away. Pretty smart of me, huh? You are probably wondering who I gave them away to, right? I mean who would be so kind to take on all of my life junk on top of their own junk. The only person I know who would be willing is my husband, but then he would have double junk and that would make him a bear (grrrr!) to be around.
So I gave all my problems to Jesus! I don’t know what you know about Him, but He’s not as mean and condemning as people have portrayed Him to be. As a matter of fact, He’s the opposite. He loves us so much that He is willing to take all of our junk in exchange for love, laughter, joy, creativity and peace—you know, the stress-free bubble! So get your stress-free bubble today. Give your junk to Jesus (GYJJ)! He will sort through it for you and provide you solutions for those seemingly unsurmountable circumstances. What do you have to lose?
As I was writing this, I heard Carrie Underwood’s new song, Something in the Water. It’s a great depiction of life in the stress-free bubble. Check it out!
Thank you so much for directing me here. Cast your burden upon Jesus…. I know this is the way.. but I feel like stuck. HOW did you give it ALL to Jesus? What exactly did you do? Please paint me a picture of the day…. what you said etc.
Tamala! I love that you are in hot pursuit of the stress-free bubble. It is available to everyone and it is VERY real. I know because I have been experiencing it for weeks now. The challenges of life have not stopped but how I respond to them has. I believe no amount of “positive thinking” can cast you into the stress-free bubble. That level of peace only comes from trusting God, more than you ever have before. While people complicate the things of God, how He operates is actually quite simple. You just need to understand a couple of things: 1) He loves you no matter what. Period. 2) He loves you so much that He has created an AMAZING life for you 3) Sometimes our filter on what we think our life should look like is not totally aligned with the AMAZING life God planned for us. What is mind-blowing is that God loves us so much that he lets us live the life we think He wants for us–our filtered version. And that’s OK. You can live your entire life this way. Or…you could be willing to let go of your plans for your life so He can reveal His plans and receive a far better life than you could have ever created yourself. Embracing #3 is the secret. This was the final door I had to walk through to reach an unshakeable peace. I literally had to let go of everything…I mean everything I had ever hoped for…some things were really deep and personal things I had been hoping for. I literally had to grieve the potential of them never coming to fruition. I wept for a couple of days…and then I wasn’t sad anymore because I knew what God planned for my life would be far greater than the things I had planned. I knew the joy I would receive from God’s plan would overwhelm the perceived losses of my plan. That’s what He promises. It’s not some weak Christianese mindset where people think they have to suffer or sacrifice for God. No! That’s not how He works. Following His plan is far from a sacrifice because He knows what you need and desire and will deliver it better than you ever could.
I know this kind of a brain dump. I know you right there…ready to enter the stress-free bubble. Give Him ALL of your hearts and desires and you will experience joy and peace like never before. He’s your loving Daddy! He won’t leave you hanging! I promise!