Learning to recognize

Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you. (1 Peter 5:7 NLT)

 When it seems there’s much more to be done than there is time to do it, it’s easy to get under pressure. Stress hinders us in a number of ways: It puts extra strain on our nervous system, which diminishes our mental capacities.
 Learning to recognize when we’re starting to get under pressure and then taking positive steps to counter that feeling is probably one of the most important work habits we could build. Allowing ourselves to get under pressure is counterproductive in every way. And the very best way to do that is to ask the Lord for help.
 To get the Lord’s perfect peace, you have to take time with the Lord. To take time with Him, you have to trust that whatever urgent work you have is in His hands and under His control.
 To trust Him, you have to understand and embrace the wonderful truth that He loves you so much that He wants to help you with every aspect of your life. He is concerned about you and your happiness. He wants to be involved. He wants to help you with your workload, and He will help you as much as you let Him.
 He wants you to bring your problems to Him, and if you will, He will soothe your ruffled nerves, calm your mind, and show you what to do. —Maria Fontaine [1]

 We must persevere in prayer that He may not permit our hearts to faint. Prayer and perseverance are necessary in our daily conflicts. The best remedy to the weariness is diligence in prayer. —John Calvin (1509–1564)

[1] Anchor Feeling Pressured?