The Mess of Stress

Stress happens, to everyone. Everyone has some kind of strain in their family at some point. Whether it is the death of a loved one, an addiction, or even just fighting everyone has it at some point. So what can we do when our families experience stress?
1. Realize that there is a problem-so much of our problems stem from not acknowledging the elephant in the room. This is the first step to solving our problem.
2. Lean on each other-that is what family is for! We are there to rely on one another, especially in marriage. We should be able to turn to each other for comfort.
3. Stop saying you can't handle the problem-you are never going to work through the crisis if we are so caught up with the fact they we can't handle. We have to be able to have the mental mindset of fixing the problem, and we cant do that if our mouth is saying something else.
4. Counsel together (see next post)
5. Look to God- for hope, help and healing.