I am sorry for such a lack of postings over the summer. My summer was pretty swamped and so much has happened. I am home today, as I am on Tuesdays and Thursday so I can get as much school in as I can while still working. Work has been pretty stressful, and as I am into my work and care a lot about the company I work for, I deal with it all the time. I am praying for the company and the positions that we are in right now. That by His grace, things will be good and that we will make it through this rough patch. God is bigger than these problems and people- I know that He is.
The 10th passed by this last Saturday. It started out pretty rough. But in the end, we all had a good day and a nice time together. I am still sad that even now, some people still need the attention and how they do things towards us in order to get that. I pray for their souls and relationships.
I am feeling pretty overwhelmed this morning. I have so much to do, and no time to get it all done. I have to buckle down and work, work, work for as far as I can see. Some days I just get overwhelmed and long for heaven so much. I think this morning is one of those mornings.
I know that being this stressed is not good for me at all. For the first part stress and worry IS SIN. IT is sin over, and over, and over again, no matter way you look at it. God is handling everything just the way it needs to be handled, and in a beautiful way that brings Him the glory! Why should I want anything other? Well, because I am a human. Because I want things that make ME happy, and that make ME feel good. But that is not what I want, by God's grace. I want HIM to be glorified and HIM to be praised. Stress affects me physically, as well. Normally I break out with a virus or get sick to my stomach and lose my appetite for several days, but this time, it broke out with Strep B, which resulted in 104 degree fevers on the way home from AR last weekend. Mama took me in to the dr. last Tuesday and they didn't know what was wrong with me until they sent the results out. Mama found out that Strep B stays in your system forever if you have it, but it also flares in various ways-- my stress is the flare cause and so that is why I have been getting sick so much. I was down for about 5 days with that, but I am doing better now and back at work again. I am thankful for God's provision in these things.
Even as I sit here on the couch on this beautiful morning, I can see all of the beauty that Christ is working this morning. My stress level is lower already after prayer and meditation on Him, writing here, and some issues at work being almost resolved.
Please pray, friends. I need it so much right now.
I love you all so very, very much.
Elizabeth Kara
