When the Going Gets Tougher

It seems that when things are tough, other things want to add to it.

Last night I did laundry and must've had the clothes in the dryer too long. (It was a really huge load of laundry, so I figured it needed it.) Anyway, they shrunk. Some things aren't too bad, but the jeans are the worst- especially since I only have two pair... and they were both in there.

Some of you might know why this is particularly hard for me. I just managed to squeeze into them, looked at myself and cried. This it the exact worst time for this to happen to me. When I'm stressed, I always feel like I need to lose weight (to try to control something again). But, this made me feel like I "need" to lose so much weight in a way that's filled with negative feelings. Now it's really hard to fight them off. I know it seems stupid- all because of an overactive laundry machine- but isn't it usually stupid. Isn't it usually the trivial things in life that can really get to us?

Void, if you're out there, please say an extra prayer for me today. I'll pretend that this prayer is for me... and for all of us who are just having a tough time today... It's time to pull out that secret weapon: He who STRENGTHENS us... please strengthen us today, Lord.

14For this reason I kneel before the Father, 15from whom his whole family[a] in heaven and on earth derives its name. 16I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, 17so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, 18may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, 19and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.

20Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, 21to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen
-Ephesians 3:14-21