Stress!!!

Stare at that picture for a couple seconds!!! The feeling you get from looking at the picture is how my head feels lately!!! It's not like a MAJOR life crisis, it's just a bunch of little tiny things, and maybe a couple medium weight things. But added up, it feels like 1 BIG thing!

Why do we go through phases in our life where it seems overwhelming? Times when you question everything? Times when you are impatient, irrationable, anxious, tired, angry, unhappy, and just plain worn out?

Granted, it's all mental and spiritual and emotional. I know it's not reality! I KNOW!!!

But how do you get what you know to convert into what you feel? Feeling is just soooo strong! Granted, knowing is stronger because it can actually win the battle and control the actions ... but if the mind/will becomes weak, the feelings will take over.

What is the most frustrating about being stressed in life is how it can affect those around you, most importantly, those you love. I get upset easier, and raise my voice easier, and don't think through my responses as carefully, and I know I hurt my wife and my kids. I HATE THAT! Cause than I feel more stress b/c I'm making mistakes.

Jesus, I need you to help me get perspective today! I am sooo blessed, and I just need to get the 30,000 foot view, and not this ground level view that is currently overwhelming. Give me perspective. Please!