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Good morning. One summer, I enjoyed a wonderful holiday camping in France. I came back to work feeling refreshed but within a couple of weeks I was completely stressed. It was as if I had never had a holiday. A serious situation that had been rumbling in the background before I went away was now much worse. I hadn鈥檛 noticed it was taking a toll on my mental health and now my resilience was low. I was dreading going into the office. It didn鈥檛 feel like I had many options. I could have thrown the head up and resigned but I couldn鈥檛 afford to do that. I could have started applying for other jobs but that was going to take time. I could have had another go at working out a solution with colleagues, but it hadn鈥檛 made any difference last time. I was stuck and I didn鈥檛 know what to do.
I decided to talk to God about the situation. I began praying specifically and I asked others to pray too. It was amazing how the power of prayer changed the atmosphere. Praying about the situation also changed me. I was able to see things from a different perspective, and I grew in wisdom. I realised how much emotional energy I had wasted trying to work it all out by myself.
We don鈥檛 always see our need for God鈥檚 wisdom. In the Bible James encourages us to ask God for wisdom especially when we are going through trials. Almighty God, you are an infinite source of wisdom - give us courage to trust you with our difficult situations. Enlighten our minds with fresh perspective and change the atmosphere by the gentle power of the Holy Spirit. Amen.