Hello siblings, I need to share what happened the last few days. First, thank God for Ritan and that I can come here and share stuff and talk to sisters and brothers. My manager has resigned. she is an an amazing manager. My colleagues are planning a potluck and want to get her a gift certificate. I was so busy the last few days that I did not read properly the posts from my colleagues regarding our plans. Then I noticed the amount we had to etransfer to get her a gift certificate. When you add up all the donations, it will be a $450 plus the food for the potluck. That is quiet a bit of money, I posted that this is too much money. Other colleagues said "we already agreed on this.........." Anyway, in the end I said I will transfer the amount but nobody should be suggesting such amounts to be donated for the gift. I did apologize at the end. they said it's OK. I am doing the money transfer later tonight. My super at the building has asked me for money several times. He said he is struggling financially and does not have enough food to it. I gave him $20 a few times to help out and said you can pay it back later. A few days later he says: I still didn't get my money, I can't pay it back. then I tell him it's Ok he can do this or that for me. I end up having him do stuff for me instead of paying me back. I arrived home today, there was a text message from him saying that he only needs $10 cause he does not have enough food. I called him and shouted away. ( too much stress at work, big donation for my manager, my super trying to make me feel sorry that he needs help............) I told him I can't keep giving him money and that he still owes me $50. I told him to never again ask me for money. he is coming in to bring a new stove so it will be awkard to see him. I also hope he doesn't start harassing me or making my life uncomfortable in any way. I am shaking from being very tired and angry. thank you for reading this. Sounds like you’ve had a tough week. Maybe instead of giving him money you could give him some food. At least you’ll know that the money spent actually went to food and not something else that you would not have given him money for. :prayer-hands: Lord, grant our sister your peace from her week of stress and wisdom to know how to handle the situations she faces. Thank you, Yohanan and Terry. That is a really awkward position that you have been put in at home and at work! Prayers for you 🙏🙏💕 Heidi, these days are stressful for sure, and you've spoken of stress for a while now off and on. I hope you are loving yourself by finding meaningful time away to do things you enjoy, alone or with others. It's important to find and have those quiet times, where you can be filled up by whatever is good, where the Lord can refresh your soul. I pray discernment for you in every situation, to close the doors to wherever the enemy is sending stress-filled situations your way. Praying the Lord will give you His peace, and to know what is of Him, and what is not. It is ok to know your limits, and to know where you can involve yourself, and where you shouldn't, before the Lord. The previous two verses plus the one Kolleen posted above are my go-to verses for stress. (Phil.4:6-7) "Be anxious for nothing..." Also, Matthew 11:28-30. "Come unto Me all ye that labor and are heavy-laden..." Also, John 14:27 "Peace I leave with you..." And my favorite stress relieving verse, that literally saved me from more than a year of terrible insomnia -- and gets me to sleep in no time (thank you Lord!): Isaiah 26:3 "You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on You; because he trusts in You". I believe it's important to read these verses out loud from your Bible (or recite them) and do what the verse tells you to do. Think about the words. Stick with it -- it sometimes takes a while for these powerful words to reach our inner beings because of distractions and worry in our minds. Stress can be so destructive -- fight it with the Word! Trust Him -- He wants to help us because He loves each one of us more than we can ever imagine! Thanks. Also for sleeping, Psalm 4:8, In peace I will both lie down and sleep; for you alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety. Oh dear. In looking that up to copy it in I realized I've been saying Oh God instead of O LORD. I hope He doesn't mind. Thank you Kolleen, Melissa, Paul, Terry. I read the verses out loud and will continue to do so. I copied them on a word document. :rose: :bible :rose: 
