This week I have had a twitch
in my eye and a very sore neck. Hmmm... Wonder if it had anything to
do with the Research Report due last night and the fact that I felt as
though I was behind in my reading?
Stress has a different effect on all
of us. If you had asked me whether or not I was stressed this week, I
would have denied it. That isn’t just me *trying* to be modest. No.
The truth is that we all find ourselves in self-denial sometimes. For
me, this week it was the stress of school that I ignored until my body
finally said, “HEY! Scott! Pay attention to your stress!”
Sometimes our self-denial manifests in
our spiritual lives. There are times that I ignore my spiritual needs.
Do you ever do that? Who really ever thinks, “Oh, yeah...I think I’m
spiritually unhealthy this week?” There is a question that is very
important, especially as United Methodists: “How is it with your soul?”
The guy upstairs (not God, but literally the guy who lives in the dorm
above me), often asks me, “How is it with your soul. I seldom respond
with a very straight answer (sorry, Tim), but having that question asked
of me on a regular basis has made me think more about my spiritual
health.
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