Handling Stressful Situations

There are times we will be put into stressful situations. Sometimes our children will be present, other times they will not. How do you respond when these things happen? How we react can mean all the difference in how people respond to you.
If you get angry and throw a temper tantrum, you will only put everyone else on the defensive and scare them. Your children will be scared and lose a littl trust in you every time it happens.
You could get emotional and start blubbering all over the place. Your waterworks (whether intended or not) are more likely to cause disrespect and even embarrassment on everyone's part. Your child will worry and not know what to do, and may even try to parent and comfort you.
Some people shut down, some people Put up a wall of immobility.

And yet others are just gifted (or have done their homework) and have the spirit of trainability. They sit or stand, open, eyebrows up just enough, and have the look of total attention. They indicate a willingness to learn more and demonstrate a sense of equality and even, common footing by looking others in the eye and standing tall and straight.

I am not one of those people, but there is hope for you and I. We can work on this thing together. we can beat it. Our children are looking up to us. Our reputations are at stake.

“Come, follow me,” Jesus said,
“and I will make you fishers of men.”