Is it Tuesday already? Welcome to Tasty Tuesday! On Tasty Tuesdays I give myself permission to focus on non-food items that feed the brain, the spirit, or the soul.

I haven't recovered from last week. It was very physically demanding. We did two shipping containers for missionaries in Haiti. We finished Saturday afternoon and I'm still tired this week.

When I am overly tired, stressed or overwhelmed I tend to make bad decisions. My outlook gets skewed and I tend to think the weight of every decision is on my shoulders. I tend to be overly crictical and hypersensitive. Since I already know this about myself, I know I need to pray about everything right now. I know I can't trust my judgement but I can always trust God.

The mighty redwood tree stands tall in the midst of all that nature can place against it-fire,wind, and torrential rains. In much the same way, when life hands me more than I can bear, circumstances overwhelm me, or I am tempted to make the safe choice rather than the right choice, God gives me the opportunity to stand firm.

So how do I stand firm......the following are helpful suggestions in the key of "S"

SEEK God first
SUSTAIN God's perspective
SATISFY your spiritual hunger
SAVOR the love God has for you
STRENGTHEN yourself agains the attacks of the enemy
SPEAK truth to yourself and others
STEM the time of mediocrity
SUFFER like a saint
SERVE wholeheartly
STAND firm until the end

At age 20, we worry about what other people think of us.
At age 40, we don't care what other people think about us.
At age 60, we realize how little other people ever thought about us at all.

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